| Among thirteen thousand soldiers that participated in the battle on Layt Island, only six hundred twenty survived, and three regimental commanders died in the battle, and Shiro MAKINO, who was the head of the division committed suicide on August 10, 1945. |
当初13,000名で臨んだレイテ決戦も生還者は僅か620名で、3人の連隊長が戦死しており、牧野四郎師団長も1945年（昭和20年）8月10日自決した。 |