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2 unusual facts about Toyoaki Horiuchi


Toyoaki Horiuchi

Prior to the beginning of the Pacific War, he was appointed as a special commander, and on January 11, 1946, his troop successfully dropped from the air at Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

He was known for the development of navy gymnastics allowing the alertness and flexibility of sailors in closed areas of warships and leading the parachute troops, himself jumping as the first person on an airfield 60 km south of Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.


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