Giretsu Kuteitai
May 1945 Japanese commando raid on Allied held Okinawa airfields
Giretsu Kuteitai
Giretsu Kuteitai (義烈空挺隊, Giretsu Kūteitai; "Heroic Paratroopers") was an airborne commando unit of the Imperial Japanese Army formed from Teishin Shudan (IJA airborne forces), in November 1944 as a last-ditch attempt to reduce and delay Allied bombing raids on the Japanese home islands. The Giretsu commando unit was commanded by Lieutenant General Michio Sugahara.
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