UnrecoveredSatellite
UnrecoveredSatellite t1_j64qf2a wrote
Reply to TIL about the Kyujo Incident that occurred on Aug 14, 1945 where several Japanese officers occupied the Japanese Imperial Palace in an attempted coup of the Emperor to prevent him from surrendering to the Allies. They murdered several people and when their plot failed, they committed suicide. by ClownfishSoup
Imagine how many more Japanese citizens would've died had they succeeded.
UnrecoveredSatellite t1_j652u2a wrote
Reply to comment by binger5 in TIL about the Kyujo Incident that occurred on Aug 14, 1945 where several Japanese officers occupied the Japanese Imperial Palace in an attempted coup of the Emperor to prevent him from surrendering to the Allies. They murdered several people and when their plot failed, they committed suicide. by ClownfishSoup
They were planning to drop another on Aug. 19th. It just wasn't assembled yet.