for japan, the cost of capturing this landmark was great, with over 8,000 dead and wounded in the final assault alone, including most of the ija 7th division. for nogi, the cost of capturing 203 meter hill was made even more poignant when he received word that his last surviving son had been killed in action during the final assault on the hill. the russians, who had no more than 1,500 men on the hill at any one time, lost over 6,000 killed and wounded.