And during the war itself, the Japanese preferred to use the term "tokkotai", which served as an abbreviation for the long phrase "divine wind special strike force."
However, it is interesting that the term “kamikaze” itself was first applied to suicide pilots not in Japan, but among Japanese translators into English.
Therefore, at first, it was widespread only in the Western world, but quickly gained such popularity that after the war it began to be used in Japan itself.
When the Mongol Empire attempted to invade Japan, the Mongols had no experience in naval battles
The Mongols twice threw their entire fleet into the archipelago of the Land of the Rising Sun
Although kamikazes appeared in the mid-20th century, their history began in the 13th century
The Japanese called this typhoon Kamikaze, that is, Divine Wind.
And during the war itself, the Japanese preferred to use the term "tokkotai", which served as an abbreviation for the long phrase "divine wind special strike force."
However, it is interesting that the term “kamikaze” itself was first applied to suicide pilots not in Japan, but among Japanese translators into English.
The Second World War was the most terrible thing that happened in human history.
Most people in Western culture believe the word kamikaze was the name used by the Japanese military for pilots, but that is not true.
Therefore, at first, it was widespread only in the Western world, but quickly gained such popularity that after the war it began to be used in Japan itself.