Kamikaze

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= **Kamikaze** = Kamikaze were suicide attacks by military aviators from the Empire of Japan against Allied naval vessels in the closing stages of the Pacific campaign of World War II, designed to destroy as many warships as possible. Kamikaze pilots would attempt to crash their aircraft into enemy ships. While the term "kamikaze" usually refers to the aerial strikes, the term has sometimes been applied to various other intentional suicide attacks. These attacks, which began in October 1944, followed several critical military defeats for the Japanese. They had long lost aerial dominance due to outdated aircraft and the loss of experienced pilots. These include a variety of suicide attacks, in other historical contexts, such as the proposed use of Selbstopfer aircraft by Nazi Germany and various suicide attacks by terrorist organizations around the world (such as the September 11, 2001 attacks), although kamikaze pilots attacked only military targets, while terrorists attack mostly civilian facility's. media type="youtube" key="SrBuT758GLU" height="323" width="520" align="center"