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An Attempted Coup Tried to Stop Japan's Surrender in World ...time.com › History › conflict
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Ringleaders Kenji Hatanaka and Jiro Shiizaki, officers at the army ministry, led a battalion of rebels into the Imperial Palace. Lying brazenly ...
Chapter 21: Return to Peace
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Kenji Hatanaka and Lt. Col. Jiro Shiizaki, both of the Military Affairs Bureau in the War Ministry-were determined to make a last, desperate attempt to block the surrender and force a reversal of the Imperial decision to terminate the war. They talked Lt. Col. Masataka Ida, a colleague in the Military Affairs ...
Did the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki essentially save the...
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Indeed, on the night of August 14, Major Kenji Hatanaka led troops successfully invading the Imperial Palace, searching in vain for a ...
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In the early hours of August 15, a military coup was attempted by a faction led by Major Kenji Hatanaka. The rebels seized control of the imperial palace and ...
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