Location
Lat 16° 17' 54N  Long 121° 2' 27E Located along Route 5, 15 miles north of Santa Fe.

Wartime History
On June 1, 1945 the remainers of the 2nd and 10th Tank Regiments dug in together at Aritao. Attacked and destroyed on June 4 by US Army 37th Infantry Division, supported by 775th Tank Battalion, that lost two tanks and two AT guns during the assault.

Type 1 Ho-Ni Self Propelled Gun
Captured at Aritao on April 6, 1945 exported to United States for technical evaluation

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Last Updated
October 1, 2009