The Battle of Attu: Blood, Blizzards & Banzai

This episode covers the entire battle of Attu aka "Operation Landcrab" part of the Aleutian Islands campaign during WW2.

Often overlooked, the two week long battle of Attu was akin to many of the battles in the south Pacific in its brutality and loss of life. The battle culminated in a massive suicidal banzai charge that would have made even the last samurai Saigo Takamori proud.

The batlte of attu saw 15,000 men of Major General Albert Brown’s 7th division, under the overall command of Admiral Francis Rockwell face off against 2630 of 2nd district North Seas Garrison led by Colonel Yasuyo Yamasaki. The Americans would be facing numerous difficult terrains such as Jarmin's pass, Moore Rise, Clevesy pass, Fish Hook ridge, Prendergast ridge, Sarana Pass and Buffalo Ridge. Alongside the Japanese, the Americans would be facing hypothermia, trench foot and terrible frost bite.

The battle of Attu saw 2872 Japanese killed in action or commit suicide, only 28 were captured. The Americans had suffered 549 deaths, 1148 wounded, 1200 exposure injuries with another 614 sick. For Yamasaki and those who performed the final Banzai charge, it was a samurai’s death

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Timestamp
00:00 Operation Landcrab
02:28 Patreon
02:55 Japanese defenses & Landings
03:30 Battle for Jarmin's Pass & Moore Ridge
10:55 Battle of Clevesy Pass, Fish Hook & Prendergast Ridge
16:15 Battle of Holtz-Sarana Pass Buffalo Ridge
20:30 Yamasaki's Banzai charge
24:00 Conclusion

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