During the Battle of Okinawa, the Japanese see the opportunity to cripple the core of the Allied navies. With their conventional air and naval forces unable to challenge the Allies, the Japanese unleash a wave of mass Kamikaze attacks. Hundreds of suicide pilots smash their aircraft into the Allied fleet. This is Operation Kikusui.

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TimeGhostHistory
Or join the TimeGhost Army directly at: https://timeghost.tv/signup/

Check out our TimeGhost History YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/timeghost
Between 2 Wars: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrG5J-K5AYAU1R-HeWSfY2D1jy_sEssNG

Follow WW2 Day by Day on Instagram: @ww2_day_by_day
Follow TimeGhost History on Instagram: @timeghosthistory
Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TimeGhostHistory/

Hosted by: Indy Neidell
Director: Astrid Deinhard
Producers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson
Executive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson
Creative Producer: Marek Kamiński
Community Management: Jake McCluskey
Written by: Tom Aldis and Indy Neidell
Research by: Tom Aldis
Edited by: Karolina Dołęga
Artwork and color grading by: Mikołaj Uchman
Sound design by: Marek Kamiński
Colorizations by:
Mikołaj Uchman
Daniel Weiss

Source literature list: https://bit.ly/SourcesWW2

Archive footage: Screenocean/Reuters - https://www.screenocean.com

Image sources:
Naval History and Heritage Command
National Archives
Australian War Memorial: AWM F03521

Soundtracks from Epidemic Sounds:
Break Free - Fabien Tell
Dark Beginning - Johan Hynynen
Dragon King - Jo Wandrini
Last Minute Reaction - Phoenix Tail
Leave It All Here - Fabien Tell
Not Safe Yet - Gunnar Johnsen
Ominous - Philip Ayers
Rememberance - Fabien Tell
The End Of The World 2 - Håkan Eriksson
Weapon of Choice - Fabien Tell

A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.