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08-15-2009, 12:08 AM
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Re: Bones Surround Japanese Suicide Cliff
The civilian population of Saipan committed mass suicide by jumping off cliffs at Marpi Point or committing suicide with hand grenades in caves. An estimated 22,000 civilians died in the battle. The Japanese committed suicide at at least two different locations on the north end of the island, Suicide Cliff, and Banzai Cliff. Lt. General Saito and Navy Admiral Nagumo committed heri-kari in a cave on July 9, 1944, the day the island was declared officially secured by the US forces. - http://www.pacificwrecks.com/provinc...as_saipan.html Remember y'all...NO ONE WINS IN WAR. |