Elk166-2267 Micronesia, Northern Marianas Islands (CNMI), Saipan, Banzai Cliff, Heiwa Kannon Memorial

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In June 1944 American soldiers landed on Saipan and fought the Japanese troops there, the civilian population committed suicide en masse by jumping off the cliffs

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Size: 2539px × 3751px
Location: Banzai Cliff, Saipan, Northern Marianas Islands, Micronesia
Photo credit: © John Elk III / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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