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The '''kamikaze''' were Japanese pilots who flew their planes into Allied naval vessels in [[World War II]] as a human substitute for [[guided missile]]s. | The '''kamikaze''' were Japanese pilots who flew their planes into Allied naval vessels in [[World War II]] as a human substitute for [[guided missile]]s. | ||
| − | The [[Japanese]] name for the hurricanes that drove back the Mongol invaders; meaning "divine wind" or "wind of the [[god]]s". | + | The term ''kamikaze'' is derived from the [[Japanese]] name for the hurricanes that drove back the Mongol invaders; meaning "divine wind" or "wind of the [[god]]s". |
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The kamikaze were Japanese pilots who flew their planes into Allied naval vessels in World War II as a human substitute for guided missiles.
The term kamikaze is derived from the Japanese name for the hurricanes that drove back the Mongol invaders; meaning "divine wind" or "wind of the gods".