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The POWs that were posted to build the Burma railway endured unimaginable conditions. Starvation was common and many troops died from malnutrition and disease. No medical facilities were available for the soldiers, resulting in thousands of deaths on the railway. The scars which the POWs received would stay with them both physically and mentally forever. They should be treated with the utmost respect and admiration for what they went through. They were lucky to get out at all.
I notice that neither of the above answers talks about the brutal way in which the Japanese guards treated the Allied POW's. Beatings were common, and many prisoners were killed by being kicked to death, or by being be-headed with a sword. No limits were placed on the punishment, by the Japanese officers, who considered the POWS to be "unworthy " of respect because they had "surrendered " instead of fighting and dying.
A Allied POW held by the Japanese was 9 times more likely to DIE, than if he was a German prisoner of war.
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Where and why were most Australian POWs killed?
Most died from disease, injuries and malnutrition; the greatest number died on the Thai-Burma railway and its aftermath.
Did the ss execute pows?
yes, especially Soviet pows
What is the name of the prison where American Pows stayed in World War II?
Stalag Luft 3.
How many US Navy POWs were held prisoner by the Japanese in World War 2?
See: Wikipedia World War II Casualties.
Who were the people that the German army captured and put in special prisons?
In World War 2 the varies armies took prisoners of war (POWs) when fighting their enemies and put them in POW camps. POWs in Germany in World War 2 included men from the Allied armed forces.
Where and why were most Australian POWs killed?
Most died from disease, injuries and malnutrition; the greatest number died on the Thai-Burma railway and its aftermath.
Who led the POWS in World War 2?
POW = prisoner of war. they were prisoners and as such didn't really have a leader. there were POWs on both sides
Why were POWs captured in World War 2?
Because they surrendered.
How many POWs were captured in world war 2?
Almost all of them.
Japanese attitudes to Australian POWs in World War 2?
yes
What was the general treatment of the pows?
What was the Pows?
Did a Russian Womens Army liberate POWs in World War 2?
world war 1
How long were Australian POWs in Japan in World War 2?
3 minutes
What is the significance of POWs during World War 1?
everything they are war heroes
What percent of World War 2 Vets POWs are still alive?
5%
How many POWs were there in World War 2 for Australia?
See website: WW2 Casualties
Did the ss execute pows?
yes, especially Soviet pows
