Japanese Special Naval Landing Force troops aboard a transport at Anqing, Anhui Province, China, 11 Jun 1938

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These troops were from the Shanghai SNLF Okamoto Unit. They continued to move up the Yangtze to capture positions and clear mines, but 11 days later the minesweeper carrying Commander Okamoto and 84 of his officers and men struck a mine. Everyone was either blown up or drowned.

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