Suicide Cliff

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Suicide Cliff is a historic coastal promontory on Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands, known as the site of mass civilian and military suicides during World War II and now a memorial and scenic overlook.

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Suicide Cliff canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cliff
historic site
war memorial
access paved road
associatedWith Battle of the Philippine Sea
Imperial Japanese Army
Japanese civilians
United States Armed Forces
commemorates Chamorro and Carolinian islanders affected by the battle
Japanese civilians who died in 1944
Japanese soldiers who died in 1944
Korean laborers who died in 1944
Okinawan civilians who died in 1944
victims of the Battle of Saipan
country United States
dateOfEvent July 1944
June 1944
elevation approximately 300 meters
hasFacility interpretive signs
parking area
viewing platform
hasMemorial American memorial markers
Chamorro and Carolinian memorials
Japanese peace memorials
Korean peace memorial
Okinawan peace memorial
hasView Banzai Cliff
Marpi Point
heritageDesignation part of American Memorial Park-related sites
historicalEvent Battle of Saipan
knownFor civilian suicides in 1944
mass suicides during World War II
military suicides in 1944
languageOfMemorials English
Japanese
Korean
locatedIn Northern Mariana Islands
Pacific Ocean
Saipan
United States
locatedOn island of Saipan
linked to: Saipan
overlooks Marpi plain
Pacific Ocean
partOf Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Saipan World War II battle sites
linked to: Saipan
tourismType memorial tourism site
scenic overlook
war tourism site
usedDuring World War II

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Saipan hasAttraction Suicide Cliff
Banzai Cliff near Suicide Cliff