Bataan Death March
No, Battle of Bulge occurred in Europe, Death March happened in the Pacific War. There were a large number of Americans taken prisoner at the beginning stages of the Battle of Bulge and they were forced to march in bitter cold back behind German lines. Although that was brutal it did not compare to the Bataan Death March were Allied soldiers suffered ruthless treatment and a large number number of deaths at the hands of the Japanese
Bataan Death March.
The Japanese soldiers (and people) were taught that the worst thing they could do was surrender. Thus whole families committed suicide, and hundreds of thousands of Japanese fought to the death rather than allow themselves to be taken prisoner. Peace and cease fire overtures were always rejected by the Japanese, who were willing to sacrifice every person living on the islands during an invasion.
Rudolf Hess, Nazi war criminal was the last prisoner held at Spandau prison and from 1966 until his death in 1987 was the only prisoner held there. After his death the prison was demolished.
21,844 killed ; most Japanese , even those wounded , fought to the death .
Battle of Iwo Jima. See link below for more details on the death toll and last 216.
Premeditated Homicide.
Japanese Samurai thinking already considered a soldier that surrendered in battle to effectively be dead, so how did it matter how they treated them. That was also why the Japanese generally did not surrender, they expected to be treated no better by the Americans.
Shi: death (noun)
Not good My father was a prisoner of war there and he nearly starved to death. at the end of the war he and some mated caught a Japanese train to the nearest American aid they could find and found that the Japanese civilians were not all that much better of than they were.
I would rather fight to my death. If that is not valid then jump.