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The Last Telegram: A General's Seven Days to Die
A Japanese rear admiral, his force surrounded on Okinawa, sends a final telegram describing girls carrying ammunition in the rain.
The Last Telegram: A General's Seven Days to Die
This episode explores the final days of Rear Admiral Minoru Ōta on the Okinawa Peninsula in 1945, focusing on the circumstances that led to his last official communication and the impossible position he faced.
Person: Rear Admiral Minoru Ōta
Date: June 6, 1945
Location: Okinawa Peninsula
Event: Battle of Okinawa
Topic: Military telegram
- Rear Admiral Minoru Ōta, born in 1891, graduated from the Imperial Naval…
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