banzai attack

A desperate attack by Japanese troops in World War II. Also called banzai charge.

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banzai attack

(Military) a mass attack of troops, without concern for casualties, as practised by the Japanese in World War II

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banzai attack - a mass attack of troops without concern for casualties; originated by Japanese who accompanied it with yells of `banzai'

banzai charge

attack, onrush, onset, onslaught - (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn"

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There are a lot of particulars about combat aircraft and plenty of harrowing detail on air combat, the Banzai attack of March 26, 1945 on Iwo Jima, and the loss of twenty-seven fighter pilots in the storm of June 1, 1945.

The Last Fighter Pilot: The True Story of the Final Combat Mission of World War II

On Saipan, while interrogating a prisoner, he learned of the exact timing for the final Japanese banzai attack and passed the information to higher headquarters.

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Unrein was camped, the Japanese began a banzai attack. Between them and the artillery lay the three tents at the clearing station and Mr.

The battle for Attu

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