page_title: Banzai charge
hierarchical_section_title: Banzai charge
caption_attribution_description: Dead Japanese military personnel lie where they fell on Attu Island after a final banzai charge against American forces on May 29, 1943 during the Battle of Attu.
context_page_description: A Banzai charge was a tactic used by Japanese soldiers against American soldiers when they were losing World War II. Banzai charges were usually suicide charges. This was so they would have an honourable death without surrender. Also, the charges were a final attempt to gain success against the Allied forces, which usually had more troops.
context_section_description: A Banzai charge (or "banzai attack") (萬歳突撃) was a tactic used by Japanese soldiers against American soldiers when they were losing World War II. Banzai charges were usually suicide charges. This was so they would have an honourable death without surrender. Also, the charges were a final attempt to gain success against the Allied forces, which usually had more troops.
caption: Dead Japanese soldiers after a Banzai charge.
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