Kamikaze - meaning Divine Wind.
The suicide pilots were known as the kamikaze (Japanese for divine wind). Many of these pilots had no training in using bombs or torpedoes, as armaments and capable combat pilots were in short supply. It was comparatively easier to dive into ships with a plane having only one large explosive.
Kamikaze- "The Divine Wind"
Kamikaze, or "divine wind", referencing two sudden storms that saved Japan from being invaded by Chinese armadas of Ghengis Khan.Japanese pilots who crashed their planes where called Kamikaze.
A cyclone protected the japanese from the mongols, its was called the divine wind or kamikaze.
Kamikaze means god-wind and is best translated as divine wind.
The correct answer is ‘kamikaze’. The Japanese refer to two typhoons that happened in the 1200s as kamikaze, which translates as ‘divine winds’. These kamikaze saved Japan from a Mongol invasion. Kamikaze underwent a meaning change in WWII to refer to suicide attacks by pilots.
The kamikaze, or "divine wind" was a series of storms effectively destroying the Mongol fleet .
"Divine Wind" (Kamikaze) - suicide bomber .
The word means 'divine wind'.
Tsunamis destroyed the Mongolian attempts to invade Japan . In Japan this is known as the Divine Wind or Kamikaze .
Kamikaze
Kamikaze - meaning Divine Wind.
I believe that the 'Divine Wind' - when in reference to World War II - is referring to the kamikaze winds of Japan. Between the winds and water patterns surrounding Japan, the island has been naturally protected from invasion - which is where the term kamikaze or divine wind came into play. During the war, Japanese leaders butchered the meaning and convinced many of their men to become kamikaze pilots - those who drove their plane into the target essentially giving their lives for their country rather than living another day to fight again. (first 77 pages of James Bradley's "Flyboys" discusses some of this)
The suicide pilots were known as the kamikaze (Japanese for divine wind). Many of these pilots had no training in using bombs or torpedoes, as armaments and capable combat pilots were in short supply. It was comparatively easier to dive into ships with a plane having only one large explosive.
Kamikaze- "The Divine Wind"
Suicide missions in aviation by Japanese pilots in World War 2 were deliberately flying their aircraft into a ship or another aircraft. The Japanese believed this was a high sign of bravery and loyalty to their country.