Naval Tunnel
The Japanese Navy headquarters which was against a standoff on Japanese soil were nonetheless allotted a tunnel plan in June 1945. The 300th Division in Yokosuka building aircraft hangers sent half of its strength to build the naval tunnel. It was intended to be 3.5 km long and was 16 km away from the rest of the complex in Matsushiro. The capacity of the tunnel was approximately 1000 people. The group managed 100m into the ground before the surrender.
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