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Were Japanese prisoners of the World War 2 mistreated in Australia?
They were treated in accordance with the Geneva Convention. Australian prisoners of the Japanese were not.
What has the author W E Johns written?
W. E. Johns has written: 'No surrender' -- subject(s): British Personal narratives, Japanese Prisoners and prisoners, Personal narratives, British, Prisoners and prisoners, Japanese, World War, 1939-1945
When were Japanese prisoners of war released?
When the war ended.
What role did prisoners of war play in Japanese war effort?
Japanese made extensive use of labor forces composed to both prisoners of war and local peoples.
What did the POWs have to do in the camps?
Japanese and most German prisoners remained confined to Allied camps. Many Italian prisoners were allowed out to work on farms in Britain and Australia and in many cases left the camps for the duration of the war. As for Allied prisoners in Axis hands, the Japanese and to a lesser extent the Germans required prisoners to work, in the case of the Japanese, often to death.
What has the author Cornelius van Heekeren written?
Cornelius van Heekeren has written: 'Moord en brand' -- subject(s): Dutch Personal narratives, Japanese Prisoners and prisons, Personal narratives, Dutch, Prisoners and prisons, Japanese, World War, 1939-1945 'Batavia seint' 'Helden, hazen en honden' -- subject(s): Japanese Prisoners and prisons, Prisoners and prisons, Japanese, World War, 1939-1945
How were Australian prisoners treated compared to the prisoners generally treated in Japanese POW camps?
Australian POWs were treated as appallingly as other whites in Japanese camps. They were used as slave labour.
What does the Japanese word tenko translate as?
It means "Roll Call". "Tenko's" were held every morning in Japanese Internment camps to take roll of prisoners in World War II.
In the book 1984what is the number of the room where the guards take the prisoners?
The room where the guards take the prisoners in "1984" is Room 101. This room is where prisoners face their worst fears and phobias in order to break their spirit and loyalty to any opposition to the Party.
Where did the Australians take their prisoners?
Many POWs captured by the Australians were handed over to the Army they were part of. For example many prisoners captured in North Africa would end up in British run POW camps. Additionally there were POW camps all over Australia. In 1944 there were 2,223 Japanese, 14,720 Italian prisoners and 1,585 Germans. The most famous POW camp in Australia is at Cowra in New South Wales where 400 Japanese prisoners broke out through the wire and escaped into the countryside. 4 Australians were killed during the breakout and 234 Japanese.
Where the British more fair than the Japanese in WW2?
If you base it entirely on the treatment of prisoners of war, the British were much better at treating them fairly and with compassion. The Japanese treatment of prisoners involved torture and starvation.
What has the author George D'Arcy written?
George D'Arcy has written: 'Reveille to sunset in the yellow hell' -- subject(s): Biography, British Personal narratives, Japanese Prisoners and prisons, Personal narratives, British, Prisoners and prisons, Japanese, Prisoners of war, World War, 1939-1945
