banzai

Banzai Attack: Saipan. On July 7, 1944, the US Army 27th Infantry Division bore the brunt of the largest Banzai attack of the war. When the smoke cleared and the dust settled, over 4,000 Japanese troops were dead, and American dead and wounded numbered nearly 1,000. Top Image: 27th Infantry Division soldiers advancing during the Saipan Campaign. hokibet888