@@Mehmet_Ergin Lmao what? The IJA had medics and used them like any fighting force, any army which does not have medical staff will quickly fold to non-life threatening injuries. Please don't post things that have no basis in reality.
No offence guys, but I think some of you have watched The Pacific a bit too much. How television and movies portray the IJA isn't necessarily based in reality.
And Guadalcanal was known as "starvation island." Thousands of Japanese soldiers died of starvation on Guadalcanal, and there is well documented and widespread reports of cannibalism.
well yes its heaven in java because they easily make a army form by muslim young in the archipelgo(you can seevfrom the )flag called peta(pembela tanah air)or heiho
My gramps fought in this battle. When the Japanese reached his position, a Japanese soldier leapt on him and tried to strangle him. Gramps said he was so tense and full of adrenaline, he couldn't even feel the enemy's hands on his neck.
Saipan was one of the most brutal battles of the Pacific but it’s overshadowed by other more famous battles. It has the theatre’s largest tank engagement, and the wars largest, and final Banzai charge, that lasted hours and overran entire battalions’ defenses
Tbh, Saipan is pretty famous unlike Peleliu where also some of the most brutal fightings of WW2 took place which is around the fighting around the Airfield and Bloody Nose Ridge
@@jameschebahtah ofc it's rated low, but compare it to battles of Stalingrad, Kiev and some other battles on east fron and you will understand why it gets as much attention as we can see
@Ninja Crackpot I think it would make USA win easier, because of industrial superiority. Japan just wouldn't handle so heavy pressure, they couldn't even push the chinese at some point of the war. Brutal would be landing in Japan, because it's not easy to land with thousands of tanks on the beaches hundreds kilometers from the nearest port
The phrase “Banzai!” actually is a shorter of “Tennōheika Banzai!” which means “long live his majesty, the Emperor”. The gun they most commonly used was also an Arisaka Type 99.
Banzai is a conjunction of 万(Ten thousand) and 歳(age/years), it comes from China and it is pronounced "Wan Sui" in Chinese, later becoming "Ban zai/ばんざい" in Japanese.
Fun fact : "Battodai" was written during the reign of Emperor Meiji and the "civil war" between the Shogun's and the Emperor's forces. The melody was composed by a French military composer, send to the Emperor by the French to calm the relationship between the two countries. (France had supported the Shogun before and in the first days of the war, but abandoned him and his men when victory seamed unachievable, so the govt of the Emperor who came after had good reason to dislike the French.)
My grandfather was in this fight. He saw 500 Japanese charge on his position with only 427 men guarding it (it was the weak part of the defenses) and he almost died because someone managed to stab him and then shoot him while he was stabbed. Luckily it missed his stomach and was implanted into the middle of his body
@@afailureofaanimator6744 The game is good and you can even get the Mod called Heroes of the West. Usually when you charge as the Japanese in the game, your character will automatically yell “TENNO HEIKA BANZAI” or something like that. It adds to the experience and makes the game more fun in my opinion!
I just read a book about A soldier Who survived the banzai charge, A captain Oba Sakae. He managed to make it through the American lines and into the jungle along with a few of his men. They managed to not only survive but wage a guerrilla war against allied forces on the island until December of 1945 when he was finally convinced that the war was really over. He and 47 others had survived marched out of the jungle and went home. book is called "Oba: The last samurai" pretty good reading if you are interested in that sort of thing.
Homeland as in the occupied territories, previously invaded before someone came over to do something about it, which resulted in a one-sided handling of the Empire of Japan (even when they didn't attack in their human waves) that more like resembled the outcomes and the casualties of the battles against the indigenous nations, back in the previous century, which is something that understandably burns.
I think it's because in all of the madness going on in that audio, that's something you can personally connect with. And then it ends violently. You really feel that vulnerability.
@@certifiedbruhmomentum9989 though a late reply, only because I suddenly got a notification leading back here (fkn broken RUclips notifications) But thank you for your reply and information
the Wikipedia page about this battle is a good read. I mean who wrote that the 2nd wave of fanatical imperials consisted of men armed with "pitchforks" and even bring with them all their critically wounded men in stretchers so that they will die in the battle together.
It was THIS that even if tactically often a defeat, strategically banzai rushes WON. They never dared set foot on the main islands after all :D They needed to use dat Taxpayer Dolla to construct nukes
@@AremStefaniaKno if they landed on Japan lands they would have also needed to fight the citizens since they were also fanatics it would mean heavy losses on both side and maybe eradication of the Japanese culture
My grandpa in the Philippines fought against the japanese as part of some partisan resistance force. They couldnt all supply themselves with firearms but many of them had sickles and bolos (machetes) from being farmers. The only story that he ever told us as kids was when he and his neighbors attacked a Japanese unit at night. It was pitch black and the closest thing he saw was the Japanese soldier he was attacking and the blood in between them. He heard screaming on both sides. And by the end of it, he was the only one left screaming. By the time they left, he saw himself covered in blood and his bolo missing its blade. He told us this story only once as a horror story when we asked him.
My grandpa was Filipino, he was 10 years old and was forced to carry sacks of rocks and sand for building defenses or whatnot during the occupation in Tacloban. Only heard that from my mom and never any details cause he died before I got to ask him.
Here are some suggestions: "Ved Stanford Brua" But you're making a last stand against the English at Stanford Bridge. "My mother told Me" But you are leading the raid in Northumbria. "Leave her Johnny" but Pirate Frigate attacks your merchant ship. "Once upon a time in America" but you are a Sicilian orphan on a boat to New York. "Oh Field my Field" but you are about to run into a Panzer division at Kursk. "Комбат by Lube" but your старшина just cought a bullet near Grozny. "If War Would Be Tomorrow" but this morning, the Germans invaded USSR and you are encircled.
Also "The song of Battleship Yamato but allies overwhelmed your ship and you fight your last stand while the ship slowly sinking" It fits because the last part of the song really depict the desperation so well
Press F for those lives wasted in Banzai Charges. Perfect example of lions led by asses to the abyss. The only lion among Japanese leaders - Tadamichi Kuribayashi - forbade banzai charges.
@@yaboiarchy9718 Nah man, on Iwo Jima, Kuribayashi discovered that conserving his own men and efficiently killing US soldiers can traumatize US citizens and wear down the US. Banzai Charges were counterproductive. 30 years later, the Viet Cong were champions of this concept. IMO Kuribayashi is the only good Japanese army commander. Watch Letters from Iwo Jima. Sadly, there was one Kuribayashi, and a crowd of braindead dumbfucks like Masakazu Kawabe.
Banzai charges were ordered when either the enemy had very little firepower, which was the case in the war in China, or when everything was lost and they wouldn't bear the shame of being taken as POWs. Death as redemption and purification. Quintessentially Japanese mindset.
My great grandfather served in the IJN as a gunner on a destroyer and was alive to see both atomic bombs drop when he narrowly skipped being sunk with his crew because he got sick while on a leave. His destroyer went out a week later and was sunk, and as he was he was in the hospital he saw one of the bombs drop. My great uncle served in the Battle of Guadalcanal for the IJA and then my other part of my family which had already migrated to America before the war were in concentration camps. Crazy times those were….
I'd love to hear more. I'm American but I can't help but feel like not enough is known about the Japanese side of things. These days stories from journals and those who lived are more widely available but such information also has a rarity to it. Not just the bad stories of loss and battle but such stories such as getting drunk on duty and narrowly getting caught or even getting caught, the music they played, the songs they Sung, the jokes that were told... People forget the war is over, I feel deeply sorry for the ones who survived on the Japanese side and either resorted to Seppuku or endured harsh treatment. One thing I've realized is, the Emperors Troops all honored Bushido as no enemy boots set foot on Japanese soil (Homeland) It was the government that chose to surrender as it was the best option for the people, the military did it's duty to the fullest. (Not saying the government didn't but it was still those who lived in the Emperors Military who were blamed) May the souls of the fallen rest in peace and may the grip of shame & dishonor be cut away from them! Thank you for sharing and feel free to not share anything if you don't want to. BANZAI! BANZAI! BANZAI!
My grandfather is from Saipan, he told me stories about the war a few times. He used to hear the soldiers singing Gunka (military songs). Never asked him wich music or to sing a little bit bc he hates the empire.
@@IchBinJager He still is a smart and strong man, he was just a child when the pacific campaign really started. It's very funny to see that many "pro-imperial" coments are from non japanese
he so damn right. I mean went through such horrified war like the Pacific conflict is not a good memory enough to remind it again. Sometime the best cure for these survivors is not remember it anymore.
@@IchBinJager Indeed, you'll see all the clueless filo-soviet, imperial japanese, nazi etc spouting nonsense and being even more clueless for the first and main thing: the actual combat, and being sent to die by those autocratic regimes. Who actually WAS (usually coerced too, taken as young as possible), instead of the mere blabbering, knows instead. And can't even tell or remember it without the pain.
My great grandfather was at Iwo Jima, he had to use a flamethrower to clear out the caves that the Japanese were hiding in. I never got to meet him, but my grandmother, (his daughter) told me once that he got a documentary on Iwo Jima, and got flashbacks. I genuinely respect him
One of my great uncles was at the first charge they did against US forces and said they fired almost all of their ammo, barrels glowing red, and exhausted from lack of sleep, he said it was as if the whole brush line ran at them because by morning there were barely any trees left from how much fire they put down range
My father was at Tarawa, Saipan, and Tinian. Never a cross word about the JIA. He always spoke with deep respect and compassion. May they ALL rest in heaven. They already did their time in hell.
I'm originally from Saipan. You can actually still see some of the stuff left behind from the war there. They also have a park dedicated in memorial of the war.
"Bolszewika goń, goń, goń" but your a polish soldier in the Battle of Warsaw 1920 during the Polish Soviet War (1918-1921) Edit: changed song due to excellent incite by guy below
There is an image of a Japanese soldier charging while shouting "Hurray for His Majesty the Emperor!", but in reality, many Japanese soldiers charged while shouting the names of their family members.
Damn dude. Such a, simple? forumla, but it isn't simple: it's elegant, and odd, and entertaining, and devastating, and utterly confusing. Bravo man. Bravo.
Listen to this with headphones and you can just feel the atmosphere around you even though you weren’t there. Just close your eyes and imagine actually leading the charge, brings tears.
Saipan is genuinely one of the most interesting battles ever - but is often overshadowed by the D-Day landings which happened 9 days prior. largest tank engagement in the pacific, largest banzai charge in the pacific, the orchestrator of Pear Harbor and Midway ends his life there, the largest naval battle in human history occurred off its shores and the airfield put American bombers in range of Tokyo.
I always tear up when I see or listen to videos like these. White army charges, banzai charges, red army charges, it's like a meat grinder, that chops and minces thousands of brave men at once, burning lives like they were nothing but matchsticks thrown on a pile. The music makes it even worse. I don't know why, but it's always the music, that really drives me over the edge, and wrings out the tears. Let's respect eachother more, and even if we don't manage to eradicate war, which will likely never happen, let us at least make it a gentlemanly affair, as it was in the past.
My great great grandpa took part in the pacific,He didnt fight but built traintrack's for supply engines and almost got sent to saipan sense he was a engineer but talked his way out of it
My grandfather of the same name fought as a Marine on Saipan in WWII. I visited Saipan in December of 2019. I climbed suicide cliff on the island which is where a large portion of the islanders committed suicide. I regret that decision...
When I have a Japanese friend there is a good chance that when we visit a hotel, he is going to jump towards an inflatable buoy yelling "Tenno heika banzai" doing some sort of a human Kamikaze dive.
I am currently living here in Saipan (born and raised), it is good to know about my history and what happened, nobody really knows about our island but seeing youtube videos about it is really interesting
Fun Fact: This song is still one of the most widely used military songs in Japan, and is frequently performed by the military bands of the Japan Self-Defense Forces and Japan Metropolitan Police Department for their official military parade. In Japan, many of the military songs of the former Imperial Japanese Army are still inherited by the Self-Defense Forces. The Imperial Guard still exists in Japan as an emperor's escort unit.
I can’t help but feel bad for some Japanese soldiers. They fought for what they believed in, and never gave up. Sort of like the samurai at shiroyama in a way
I will show the respect to them for the idea of quite literally giving all you have on the battlefield, that's some intense dedication But I don't respect for their actions of _how_ they had to arrive at such dedication The cruelty of the Japanese during this period is often buried or dismissed outright in favor of the scorn being mostly focused on the Germans I am happy they are allies now yes, but no I don't want to give them more respect than that when it comes to this period of Japanese history
It was the one time in history where you'd literally get scared from tons of meat with pointy sticks charging at you even though you've got ample supply of ammunition for a turkey shoot. Gotta admit, the Japanese where really dedicated to the cause even when they knew it was a 100% fatality rate with a 10% to 20% chance of a victory...
Generally speaking it worked well against the Chinese, who didn't have automatic weapons or real training and would flee when forced into melee. Against the US it was generally done to ensure soldiers were killed rather than captured.
The charges managed to overrun many positions and were extremely deadly but it was a double edged sword. Not to mention, it wasn't just American firepower that managed to stop the attacks, it was the extensive and intense hand to hand combat training as well. Worst place a Marine back then could be was first line of defense during a suicide charge. However, it wasn't like the Americans were totally vulnerable. Many fought back, many managed to block, deflect, or stop a bayonet by dodging, gaining control of the front of the rifle, disarming, and going for the throat. They don't call em Devil Dogs for nothen! "It wasn't a matter of knowing you were killing people, they were there to kill you, in the heat of the moment, you don't think about if it's right or wrong, the brain goes into fight or flight mode and for Marines or anyone in the military, it goes to fight. Your brain is only concerned about survival. Your body becomes a weapon, your hyperfocused, your adrenaline surges, your muscles tighten, your heart pounds, and your reflexes are heightened. It's war, them or you, keeping yourself and buddies alive by any means necessary. It's not glamorous, some argue honor is reserved for the dead, and coming home alive is a blessing in itself. You want to come close to understanding what war is like? First get religious because it's the closest thing to hell the living have and God's the only one that can get you out of it" - fron the journal of a US Marine veteran of the Pacific theater WW2.
imagine leading the charge and surviving for 2min 50sec. wat a beast
Guy maxed agility
@@ptasznik5973 and speed
@@ptasznik5973 Max Dex japanese anime characters in RPG, basically
4mins and 23s is the high score for leader of banzi
@@ptasznik5973 agility isn't enough, you need max defense for this shit lmao
Garand go "Ping!" after eight shots, and the bayonet was lost during the confusion.
American soldier: "My time has come"
Start swinging the butt of your gun
Bonk
current objective: s u r v i v e
American with flame thrower: "finally a worthy opponent!"
Remember, switching to your secondary is faster than reloading
2:40
The last soldier you hear crying says: “someone… someone help me”
@@Mehmet_Ergin Lmao what? The IJA had medics and used them like any fighting force, any army which does not have medical staff will quickly fold to non-life threatening injuries. Please don't post things that have no basis in reality.
@@jerrell1169 it was in their culture and patriotism to just die fighting 100% rather than to retreat when injured i think that's what he's getting at
No offence guys, but I think some of you have watched The Pacific a bit too much. How television and movies portray the IJA isn't necessarily based in reality.
@@Mehmet_Ergin There is no such fact. Don't spread the lie
@@Mehmet_Ergin any sources of IJA soldiers getting executed for asking for help? man's spouting hollywood bullshit without any evidence
"Heaven is Java; Hell is Burma; but no one returns alive from New Guinea."
-Imperial Japanese Army saying
And Guadalcanal was known as "starvation island." Thousands of Japanese soldiers died of starvation on Guadalcanal, and there is well documented and widespread reports of cannibalism.
Java is Heaven for them and Us but it only took several months where things went from Tokyo to Nanjing vibe
heaven for them, but for javanese (or other Indonesian), Japanese then is far worse than the dutch indies
well yes its heaven in java because they easily make a army form by muslim young in the archipelgo(you can seevfrom the )flag called peta(pembela tanah air)or heiho
@winxner oh good. Man Japanese officers were assholes
My gramps fought in this battle. When the Japanese reached his position, a Japanese soldier leapt on him and tried to strangle him. Gramps said he was so tense and full of adrenaline, he couldn't even feel the enemy's hands on his neck.
Wow that's one hell of a story.
what nationality
@I used this profile pic cuz it looks cool Are you Hunter H?
My great gramps was a soldier on the other side but in Micronesia and I don’t know him bc they made him go back to japan
PAY RESPECTS TO GRANDPA [Press F]
1:17
“HOLY SHIT, GET ME OUT OF HERE”
Wow. That is truly terrifying to hear
the voice in despair is frightening, and to think that in real life all this happened is frightening ...
also you can hear a bayonet stab with his voice going silent
Battlefield 1 I think
Battlefield one had god tier audio
@@Florestrash yeah American scared voice line
Saipan was one of the most brutal battles of the Pacific but it’s overshadowed by other more famous battles. It has the theatre’s largest tank engagement, and the wars largest, and final Banzai charge, that lasted hours and overran entire battalions’ defenses
Tbh, Saipan is pretty famous unlike Peleliu where also some of the most brutal fightings of WW2 took place which is around the fighting around the Airfield and Bloody Nose Ridge
@@charlesledankuz I feel like the whole Mariana island chain campaign, which Saipan and Peleliu were both apart of, is extremely underrated
@@jameschebahtah ofc it's rated low, but compare it to battles of Stalingrad, Kiev and some other battles on east fron and you will understand why it gets as much attention as we can see
@Ninja Crackpot I think it would make USA win easier, because of industrial superiority. Japan just wouldn't handle so heavy pressure, they couldn't even push the chinese at some point of the war. Brutal would be landing in Japan, because it's not easy to land with thousands of tanks on the beaches hundreds kilometers from the nearest port
😮😱
"That One Time I Was Reincarnated As An Army Officer in Saipan"
Sounds good
Probably the shortest one as well.
Geez, at least reincarnate the mc in China so he has a chance of surviving.
@@imgvillasrc1608 thats dark lol 🤣🤣
Definitely on my watch list~ would bing on that than those cliché generic mid tier iisekai.
How parents see nerf wars: Fun with friends
How kids see nerf wars:
Everyone gansta till that 1 big group of kids start screaming tenno heika banzai
@@ricefarmer-kr4yv then they come up with type 99s w bayonets type 100 smgs and swords
@@adiamond563 all fun and games till that one american kid pulls out his nerf machine gun
@@adiamond563 then they scream "Tenno heika bazai!"
@@kwhwkshwisy6409 till one of them took a water jet from garage and used it as a flamethrower
After listening to so much drip Battotai this sounds strange to me
Same
😂😂
😂😂
that's the version of the song i listen to
Same.
0:00
Listen carefully.
Harden the sides.
Don't let any enemies escape！
Tennouheika Banzai！！
Everything was correct except the last part TENNOHEIKA means 10k years
@@AutismSurvivor Thank you！for confirming and fixing.
@@AutismSurvivor Indeed, though it also doubles as “long live the Emperor!" or "may the emperor reign for 10k years" similar to what you said.
thanks!
im pretty sure that means Long Live the Emperor Hurray
The phrase “Banzai!” actually is a shorter of “Tennōheika Banzai!” which means “long live his majesty, the Emperor”. The gun they most commonly used was also an Arisaka Type 99.
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@@renisyuy Yep.
Banzai is a conjunction of 万(Ten thousand) and 歳(age/years), it comes from China and it is pronounced "Wan Sui" in Chinese, later becoming "Ban zai/ばんざい" in Japanese.
天皇陛下万歳！！！
I’m sorry but I have to say it
This one actually gave me goosebumps ngl good job
Big ups liquid Richard
@@NotCreativeEngh my man 😂
This is sum dat good shit reel torque
Lmao what is that pfp xd
Same
Fun fact : "Battodai" was written during the reign of Emperor Meiji and the "civil war" between the Shogun's and the Emperor's forces. The melody was composed by a French military composer, send to the Emperor by the French to calm the relationship between the two countries. (France had supported the Shogun before and in the first days of the war, but abandoned him and his men when victory seamed unachievable, so the govt of the Emperor who came after had good reason to dislike the French.)
That and France and Japan aren't exactly that close in distance
Well no one likes the French anyway so.
@@grenadierinvictus6791 Everyone hates the French, even the French
@@robertspeedwagon982 You don't know how true what you said really is.
1942 Singapore fall, y all should dislike BritB0ngs truly
My grandfather was in this fight. He saw 500 Japanese charge on his position with only 427 men guarding it (it was the weak part of the defenses) and he almost died because someone managed to stab him and then shoot him while he was stabbed. Luckily it missed his stomach and was implanted into the middle of his body
God damn, your grandfather is a true hero.
based grandpa 😎
@@squiffy_student229 TRUEEE
Holy shit, what a fucking hero. I salute that man.
what a champ how did he feel about it later?
Holy crap, this is one of the most realistic ones I've heard so far! Keep it up dude! I like how you could hear so much action in it!
Yes Rising Storm is nice.
@@KuopassaTv I also have that game, it’s fun to play
@@TH3PLA1NP1L0T I have yet to try rising storm. Before I buy. How good is it?
@@afailureofaanimator6744 The game is good and you can even get the Mod called Heroes of the West. Usually when you charge as the Japanese in the game, your character will automatically yell “TENNO HEIKA BANZAI” or something like that. It adds to the experience and makes the game more fun in my opinion!
@@TH3PLA1NP1L0T thxs for the info. However does it still have a alive player base?
I just read a book about A soldier Who survived the banzai charge, A captain Oba Sakae. He managed to make it through the American lines and into the jungle along with a few of his men. They managed to not only survive but wage a guerrilla war against allied forces on the island until December of 1945 when he was finally convinced that the war was really over. He and 47 others had survived marched out of the jungle and went home.
book is called "Oba: The last samurai" pretty good reading if you are interested in that sort of thing.
A lot of the sound effects are from the Oba movie !
@@HistoryFeels Thats neat! gonna have to check it out now!
thank you, IPA is one of my favourite fields of research. Adding this to my list
@@TrueKivan do it, its one of my favorite books
@@augustopinochet2495 Found it on Amazon, the 86 release with that sick cover. I will order one, thank you
*"Remember, son, if you run out of ammo, you BECOME the AMMO."*
-Emperor Hirohito
"This is our last line of defense, we shall give our life defending our homeland and the Emperor or die trying, go comrades tennōuheika Banzai!"
based
ベイスド
Homeland as in the occupied territories, previously invaded before someone came over to do something about it, which resulted in a one-sided handling of the Empire of Japan (even when they didn't attack in their human waves) that more like resembled the outcomes and the casualties of the battles against the indigenous nations, back in the previous century, which is something that understandably burns.
@@dusk6159 cope
@@Bread-nx9fo You literally use words without knowing their meaning, NPC
1:18 “holy shit get me out of here” idk why bro that hits different
I think it's because in all of the madness going on in that audio, that's something you can personally connect with. And then it ends violently. You really feel that vulnerability.
Where's it from I wonder
@@nostalgiaof98 Its from Battlefield 1, its an American voice line of what you hear during Intense Battles while in game
@@certifiedbruhmomentum9989 though a late reply, only because I suddenly got a notification leading back here (fkn broken RUclips notifications)
But thank you for your reply and information
Hammond, you sodding tictac, where's my lamborghini?
I have this on loop, so whenever it ends it just sounds like they defeated one Banzai charge, and out comes another wave of fanatical Imperials
the Wikipedia page about this battle is a good read.
I mean who wrote that the 2nd wave of fanatical imperials consisted of men armed with "pitchforks" and even bring with them all their critically wounded men in stretchers so that they will die in the battle together.
It was THIS that even if tactically often a defeat, strategically banzai rushes WON. They never dared set foot on the main islands after all :D They needed to use dat Taxpayer Dolla to construct nukes
@@AremStefaniaKno if they landed on Japan lands they would have also needed to fight the citizens since they were also fanatics it would mean heavy losses on both side and maybe eradication of the Japanese culture
British Gernadiers march but you are running out of ammo defending Japanese at Hong Kong .
Night raid but your the only one left defending streets of beijing from japanese
@Kazumaf plot twist: thats impossible with the Americans being the literal commanding force in Bataan, and the Filipino soldiers there are auxiliaries
@@restrom6932 Peiping
Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment also...
@@AlbertAdamsLincoln yes
Rising storm/red orquestra has really some good voice acting.
some in battlefield 1 too
Cod waw too
The american screaming "holy shit, get me out of here!" Is from BF1
Hopefully this video gets us some fresh players, for those who do not know the audio is from the rising storm game
Yes
- Its obviously losing the battle
- gathers remaining forces
- Charges at the enemy with no regard for even his own life
- refuses to elaborate
- dies
Turns out that doing a Banzai against a American machine gunner isn’t very smart 🇺🇸 🙃
@@williamsherman1942 that's true but that's what is left for them to do
@@immortal8326 Go where the US Marines aren't, then find some GI to surrender to.
@@williamsherman1942 Don't discourage them. We spent all of yesterday digging holes.
@@williamsherman1942
America sucks lol
The masculine urge to fight and die on some godforsaken island for some guy who claims to be a god-emperor.
日本人とは昔からそういう人種です
天皇を尊び名誉を重んじ、命を捨てることを厭わない
@@pmtwgDwg-d6k 日本人尊崇天皇是近代明治维新开始的，之前天皇什么都不是。
@@nagareboshi.zいいえ
近代以前から天皇は敬われていました、明治維新でも新政府軍が錦の御旗(天皇の軍を表す旗)を掲げた途端、旧幕府軍の士気は下がり一目散に撤退しました、そしてそれが旧幕府軍が新政府軍に敗北した理由でもある、日本人であれば天皇に刃を向ける事はできなかったからです、だから幕府が天下を統一し権力を握っても、その権力は天皇の権威に従っていました。
@@pmtwgDwg-d6k 明治維新以前は天皇に権利はありませんでしたが、646~784年までは天皇が最大の権力を持ち、天皇が天皇に返り咲いたのは明治維新までなかったと思います。
@@pmtwgDwg-d6k 日本の方ですか
My grandpa in the Philippines fought against the japanese as part of some partisan resistance force.
They couldnt all supply themselves with firearms but many of them had sickles and bolos (machetes) from being farmers.
The only story that he ever told us as kids was when he and his neighbors attacked a Japanese unit at night. It was pitch black and the closest thing he saw was the Japanese soldier he was attacking and the blood in between them. He heard screaming on both sides. And by the end of it, he was the only one left screaming. By the time they left, he saw himself covered in blood and his bolo missing its blade.
He told us this story only once as a horror story when we asked him.
My grandpa was Filipino, he was 10 years old and was forced to carry sacks of rocks and sand for building defenses or whatnot during the occupation in Tacloban. Only heard that from my mom and never any details cause he died before I got to ask him.
Imagine coming in from the dark covered in blood white knuckling an empty knife handle. God damn.
my grandpa fought against the Japanese in the Philippines too, he was an 2nd Lieutenant
My Grandmother was in the Philippines at the time, she said that some of the soldiers would kill on sight.
let me guess, ur gramps is part of "Hukbalahap" right?
“Siri, play relaxing sleep music.”
Siri: 1:11
"THEY'RE TEARING US TO PIECES!!! HOLY SHIT GET ME OUT OF HER-" *gets stabbed*
World at War?
@@DakotaofRaptors Battlefield 1
@@DakotaofRaptors no its fortnite
@@DakotaofRaptors Nah it's from clash royale
this is so well done dude, you're way too underrated
Murica Soldier - "I need artillery fire!"
Obuse operator - "Damn, that's a hella chaos there!"
Here are some suggestions:
"Ved Stanford Brua" But you're making a last stand against the English at Stanford Bridge.
"My mother told Me" But you are leading the raid in Northumbria.
"Leave her Johnny" but Pirate Frigate attacks your merchant ship.
"Once upon a time in America" but you are a Sicilian orphan on a boat to New York.
"Oh Field my Field" but you are about to run into a Panzer division at Kursk.
"Комбат by Lube" but your старшина just cought a bullet near Grozny.
"If War Would Be Tomorrow" but this morning, the Germans invaded USSR and you are encircled.
I don’t think the last two would give off much of an awesome scenario
@@mongoloidkongloid5489 Nah it'd work though maybe changing the lube one it to being in the 131st Maikop Brigade
Also "The song of Battleship Yamato but allies overwhelmed your ship and you fight your last stand while the ship slowly sinking"
It fits because the last part of the song really depict the desperation so well
@@mongoloidkongloid5489 Not supposed to be "awesome", supposed to showcase the horrors of war and juxtapose patriotic music with the horrors of war
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You can just feel the intensity of the charge, and how hellish the whole thing was.
Nowhere to retreat, surrendering is not a possibility.
Truly men full of courage and bravery, albeit futile.
私は日本人ですが、
この動画はこころにきました
80年前にこのようなことがあったことを忘れてはいけません。
👍👍👍
少なくとも日本ではあの兵士たちを戦犯扱いしないよ
名誉と栄光
Tennōheika Banzai
Yup. We will never forget your ancestors' war crimes.
"Who will save the world" but your on top of a BMD-1 in Kandahar and your 2 years tour just started.
@Adolf Hitler Who, yep thx; and yes i am
Someone already done that
ruclips.net/video/nKBIZcdvOSc/видео.html
@@unfunnycommentpolice7064 Yes i know this.
what moment when a youtube video gives better audio story telling than most triple A games, movies, and books
"God, please not Saipan 1944"
It’s a surreal feeling knowing I’m from Saipan. There are a lot of Japanese and American war memorials here.
Glad they honor both sides
@@TheSoup87 Saipan is now a commonwealth of the United States as the Northern Mariana Islands
@@braxtonjones6163 He said there were a lot of Japanese war memorials there.
@@TheSoup87 I know I was just giving a fact that I found out not long ago.
@@braxtonjones6163 Oh ok thanks for the extra history
An enemy is most terrifying when it has nothing left to lose.
This went from awesome and intense-to absolutely terrifying. Jesus Christ, well played, sir. Well played.
Press F for those lives wasted in Banzai Charges. Perfect example of lions led by asses to the abyss. The only lion among Japanese leaders - Tadamichi Kuribayashi - forbade banzai charges.
99% of banzai charges were conducted when there was no other option. It's not like they wasted manpower.
@@yaboiarchy9718 Nah man, on Iwo Jima, Kuribayashi discovered that conserving his own men and efficiently killing US soldiers can traumatize US citizens and wear down the US. Banzai Charges were counterproductive. 30 years later, the Viet Cong were champions of this concept.
IMO Kuribayashi is the only good Japanese army commander. Watch Letters from Iwo Jima. Sadly, there was one Kuribayashi, and a crowd of braindead dumbfucks like Masakazu Kawabe.
Just for info
Banzai charge -> Gjokusai "Glorious death"
Banzai charges were ordered when either the enemy had very little firepower, which was the case in the war in China, or when everything was lost and they wouldn't bear the shame of being taken as POWs.
Death as redemption and purification. Quintessentially Japanese mindset.
@@Hellston20a You should really look more on why they conduct a banzai charge before writing this.
"Come out ye Black and Tans!" But you realized that you are surrounded in Kilkenny
Come ye out Black and Tans but you're in 2021 riot
@Evan G. What is to laugh at?
@Evan G. Yeah ig
My great grandfather served in the IJN as a gunner on a destroyer and was alive to see both atomic bombs drop when he narrowly skipped being sunk with his crew because he got sick while on a leave. His destroyer went out a week later and was sunk, and as he was he was in the hospital he saw one of the bombs drop. My great uncle served in the Battle of Guadalcanal for the IJA and then my other part of my family which had already migrated to America before the war were in concentration camps. Crazy times those were….
Wait. Guadalcanal vet ? That place was hell
I'd love to hear more.
I'm American but I can't help but feel like not enough is known about the Japanese side of things.
These days stories from journals and those who lived are more widely available but such information also has a rarity to it.
Not just the bad stories of loss and battle but such stories such as getting drunk on duty and narrowly getting caught or even getting caught, the music they played, the songs they Sung, the jokes that were told...
People forget the war is over, I feel deeply sorry for the ones who survived on the Japanese side and either resorted to Seppuku or endured harsh treatment.
One thing I've realized is, the Emperors Troops all honored Bushido as no enemy boots set foot on Japanese soil (Homeland)
It was the government that chose to surrender as it was the best option for the people, the military did it's duty to the fullest. (Not saying the government didn't but it was still those who lived in the Emperors Military who were blamed)
May the souls of the fallen rest in peace and may the grip of shame & dishonor be cut away from them!
Thank you for sharing and feel free to not share anything if you don't want to.
BANZAI! BANZAI! BANZAI!
My grandfather is from Saipan, he told me stories about the war a few times.
He used to hear the soldiers singing Gunka (military songs). Never asked him wich music or to sing a little bit bc he hates the empire.
A smart man he was, pity some who never lived through it have 'nostalgia'
@@IchBinJager He still is a smart and strong man, he was just a child when the pacific campaign really started.
It's very funny to see that many "pro-imperial" coments are from non japanese
@@gustavomasaki6705 Yeah. War is delightful to those who have not experienced.
he so damn right. I mean went through such horrified war like the Pacific conflict is not a good memory enough to remind it again. Sometime the best cure for these survivors is not remember it anymore.
@@IchBinJager Indeed, you'll see all the clueless filo-soviet, imperial japanese, nazi etc spouting nonsense and being even more clueless for the first and main thing: the actual combat, and being sent to die by those autocratic regimes.
Who actually WAS (usually coerced too, taken as young as possible), instead of the mere blabbering, knows instead. And can't even tell or remember it without the pain.
As soon as i heard the Rising Storm introduction speech i knew this would be good
My great grandfather was at Iwo Jima, he had to use a flamethrower to clear out the caves that the Japanese were hiding in. I never got to meet him, but my grandmother, (his daughter) told me once that he got a documentary on Iwo Jima, and got flashbacks. I genuinely respect him
+ w to your great grandfather, top g, ok jokes aside he must've been brave as HELL to do that
This is best experienced with headphones or earphones, will definitely send chills down your spine
The "I need Artillery Fire" at 1:28 is from Battlefield 1942, nice touch
I never realized that until you mentioned it.
I have used this audio to create a LEGO banzai charge, Your videos are incredible
Honest to god this has to be the best one I've ever seen. The battlefield 1942 "I have a target for artillery" put a smile on my face.
I wish we could go back to the old Battlefield days...
One of my great uncles was at the first charge they did against US forces and said they fired almost all of their ammo, barrels glowing red, and exhausted from lack of sleep, he said it was as if the whole brush line ran at them because by morning there were barely any trees left from how much fire they put down range
That's a hell of a story, thank you for sharing. I hope he made it out ok.
0:00
よーく聞け！側面を固めろ！悪党どもを一人たりとも逃がすな！天皇陛下、万歳！！！
"Listen up! Surround the sides! Dont let a single villain escape!!! LONG LIVE THE EMPEROR"
My father was at Tarawa, Saipan, and Tinian. Never a cross word about the JIA. He always spoke with deep respect and compassion. May they ALL rest in heaven. They already did their time in hell.
How dishonorable! It took him two minutes and fifty seconds for him to die for the emperor!
I'm originally from Saipan. You can actually still see some of the stuff left behind from the war there. They also have a park dedicated in memorial of the war.
Japan then: "Banzaaaaaiiii...!!!! 🇯🇵"
Japan now: "kawaaaaiiii... 🐱"
It's sad truth ;-;
Sempai
Soon Banzai again
old Japan >>>>> Japan nowadays
Too much radiation
これを睡眠音楽として聞いて寝てます
I gotta respect the courage, loyalty and devotion that they had.
Where does he get all these audio files from? The ones from the screaming and shouting soldiers I mean.
Movies and shit.
I recognize some of the screams from call of duty.
Movies, video game sound files, sometimes I go into my box of tortured souls and record the screams from there
@@HistoryFeels damn what a lucky guy you are for having a box full of japanese soldier souls
I recognize the Japanese lines are from Rising Storm 1
"Bolszewika goń, goń, goń" but your a polish soldier in the Battle of Warsaw 1920 during the Polish Soviet War (1918-1921)
Edit: changed song due to excellent incite by guy below
I think that "Bij Bolszewika" was created after this war. "Bolszewika goń, goń, goń" would be better
@@aurelianus2259 Hmm, your probably right, thank you.
What a formidable enemy. We are truly lucky they are allies now.
Should've added some Americans screaming profanities from The Pacific "FUCKING YELLOW MONKEY!!!" always comes to mind.
There is an image of a Japanese soldier charging while shouting "Hurray for His Majesty the Emperor!", but in reality, many Japanese soldiers charged while shouting the names of their family members.
girls when they go to japan: OMG! I wanna try ramen!
boys when they go to japan: TENNO HEIKA BANZAI!
Какая годнота. За Императора!
эноэга банзай!!!
За Сталина, за интернационал!
蘇 日 中 立 條 約
Тысяча лет императору
ТЕННО ХЕЙКА БАНЗАЙ!
Damn dude. Such a, simple? forumla, but it isn't simple: it's elegant, and odd, and entertaining, and devastating, and utterly confusing.
Bravo man. Bravo.
Subbed BTW.
Listen to this with headphones and you can just feel the atmosphere around you even though you weren’t there. Just close your eyes and imagine actually leading the charge, brings tears.
Great work again!
Can you make "The new 1995, but you storm city Grozniy".
That slow fade in was PURE GOLD
Saipan is genuinely one of the most interesting battles ever - but is often overshadowed by the D-Day landings which happened 9 days prior. largest tank engagement in the pacific, largest banzai charge in the pacific, the orchestrator of Pear Harbor and Midway ends his life there, the largest naval battle in human history occurred off its shores and the airfield put American bombers in range of Tokyo.
I always tear up when I see or listen to videos like these. White army charges, banzai charges, red army charges, it's like a meat grinder, that chops and minces thousands of brave men at once, burning lives like they were nothing but matchsticks thrown on a pile. The music makes it even worse. I don't know why, but it's always the music, that really drives me over the edge, and wrings out the tears. Let's respect eachother more, and even if we don't manage to eradicate war, which will likely never happen, let us at least make it a gentlemanly affair, as it was in the past.
Putin should've read that last sentence
you have a small narrow mind
My great great grandpa took part in the pacific,He didnt fight but built traintrack's for supply engines and almost got sent to saipan sense he was a engineer but talked his way out of it
My grandfather of the same name fought as a Marine on Saipan in WWII. I visited Saipan in December of 2019. I climbed suicide cliff on the island which is where a large portion of the islanders committed suicide. I regret that decision...
You are playing Call of Duty WaW on Hard and are few steps from a checkpoint when you hear this start:
This is one of the best ones yet my god
1:11 is when the cod waw veteran flashbacks began
Aaaaaa old memories
I really love these, it gives a glimpse into just how horrifying it would be to have fought in these battles.
When I have a Japanese friend there is a good chance that when we visit a hotel, he is going to jump towards an inflatable buoy yelling "Tenno heika banzai" doing some sort of a human Kamikaze dive.
those chances are low
I am currently living here in Saipan (born and raised), it is good to know about my history and what happened, nobody really knows about our island but seeing youtube videos about it is really interesting
At 0:27 those "pings of dread" from the Garands are sounding at a fever pitch.
Hearing this 'Tenno Heika Banzai' from a common soldier is no less terrifying than hearing it from Hideki Tojo himself
Fun Fact: This song is still one of the most widely used military songs in Japan, and is frequently performed by the military bands of the Japan Self-Defense Forces and Japan Metropolitan Police Department for their official military parade.
In Japan, many of the military songs of the former Imperial Japanese Army are still inherited by the Self-Defense Forces.
The Imperial Guard still exists in Japan as an emperor's escort unit.
my uncle fought on Saipan , island hopping. My cousin has his trophy sword, that joker is razor sharp after all these years.
My son you are the ammo
Recently discovering this channel, it makes me glad to see homage payed to the Island where I grew up
Maybe "Uraaliin but the soviets have broken trough the mannerheim line" next? Continuation war
winter war with “njett molotoff but the soviets are breaking trough the mannerheim line” would probably fit better
@@deleted9797 maybe
I can’t help but feel bad for some Japanese soldiers. They fought for what they believed in, and never gave up. Sort of like the samurai at shiroyama in a way
Tremendous respect to anyone brave enough to charge a marine corps machinegun position with a katana and a prayer.
I will show the respect to them for the idea of quite literally giving all you have on the battlefield, that's some intense dedication
But I don't respect for their actions of _how_ they had to arrive at such dedication
The cruelty of the Japanese during this period is often buried or dismissed outright in favor of the scorn being mostly focused on the Germans
I am happy they are allies now yes, but no I don't want to give them more respect than that when it comes to this period of Japanese history
I feel like samurai listening to this BANZAI!
Japanese hıstory deserve much respect
Even Kamkaze's attack enough to that
Nothing happen in Nanking-A
@@canthi109 death marches
@@canthi109 "there is no sino jappanese war in Tokyo"
Avatar reference
@@canthi109 +10 Japanese social credit
@@cyrosubod2317 BATAAN DEATH MARCH
This is so detailed you can literally hear Allied soldiers dying.
feeling history is the best way to truly learn it.
It was the one time in history where you'd literally get scared from tons of meat with pointy sticks charging at you even though you've got ample supply of ammunition for a turkey shoot. Gotta admit, the Japanese where really dedicated to the cause even when they knew it was a 100% fatality rate with a 10% to 20% chance of a victory...
But they won at Saipan until fresh reinforcements arrived
Generally speaking it worked well against the Chinese, who didn't have automatic weapons or real training and would flee when forced into melee.
Against the US it was generally done to ensure soldiers were killed rather than captured.
For the Emperor! Not the God-Emperor! Just Emperor!
The charges managed to overrun many positions and were extremely deadly but it was a double edged sword.
Not to mention, it wasn't just American firepower that managed to stop the attacks, it was the extensive and intense hand to hand combat training as well.
Worst place a Marine back then could be was first line of defense during a suicide charge.
However, it wasn't like the Americans were totally vulnerable.
Many fought back, many managed to block, deflect, or stop a bayonet by dodging, gaining control of the front of the rifle, disarming, and going for the throat.
They don't call em Devil Dogs for nothen!
"It wasn't a matter of knowing you were killing people, they were there to kill you, in the heat of the moment, you don't think about if it's right or wrong, the brain goes into fight or flight mode and for Marines or anyone in the military, it goes to fight. Your brain is only concerned about survival. Your body becomes a weapon, your hyperfocused, your adrenaline surges, your muscles tighten, your heart pounds, and your reflexes are heightened. It's war, them or you, keeping yourself and buddies alive by any means necessary. It's not glamorous, some argue honor is reserved for the dead, and coming home alive is a blessing in itself. You want to come close to understanding what war is like? First get religious because it's the closest thing to hell the living have and God's the only one that can get you out of it" - fron the journal of a US Marine veteran of the Pacific theater WW2.
Fun fact: If you hear this much during a battlefield, you f*cked you big time.
Usually this is what you'd want your enemies to hear during a fight
I'm Japanese but I love this video🇯🇵
I'm Japanese but I love this video🇯🇵
Man.
Imagine leading abanzai attack and then just 3 seconds upon the signal. You instantly get shot by a dentist
I’m disappointed that there’s no flame thrower sound effect.
You are doing a great job, really like the channel, I hope it becomes big so many people can enjoy these
Thank you very much!
@@HistoryFeels hey...How About British Grenadiers Next....?
When you ran out of .30-06 on your Garand....
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*BUT YOU REMEMBER YOU STILL HAVE THE BAYONET AND 1911*
This gives me actually chills man