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The japs thought that it was a privallege for them to die before the emperor as this gave them a certain entrance into heaven. 22,000 Australians became prisoners of war in the fall of Singapore and became slaves in the Japanese prison camps. The Japanese mentality was that if you died for your counrty in the war that was an honour, a privallege, so the japs tortured and brutally mistreated the Australian prisoners of war. The japs didn't want them to be glorified in their actions as they saw them as the enemy, so the japs worked them hard, building the Thailand-burma railway. The japs even took them on death marches so that they would die of mal-nutrition, dehydration and the fact that they made them walk thousands of kilometers with no shoes!! So this way, the japs, in turn, didn't kill the australians directly, they tortured them. This was a dishonourable death (thought the japs) for the australians. spank u.
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Japanese attitudes to Australian POWs in World War 2?
yes
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.
Short and Long term consequences for Australian soldiers captured by the Japanese?
See: "Prisoners of the Japanese: POWs of World War II in the Pacific." (1996) by Gavan Daws; ISBN 0-6881-4370-9.
Treatment of Australian POWs in PNG by Japanese?
The Japanese considered surrender by their own soldiers a disgrace and liable to extreme punishment. They considered enemy prisoners the same way, and used them as slave labour. Some were executed wantonly.
How long were Australian POWs in Japan in World War 2?
3 minutes
Were there Russian POWS in the Russo-Japanese War?
At POW camps in Japan.
What was the difference between Australian POW's caught by the Japanese and POW's caught by the Germans?
Japanese treatment of POW's was far more brutal when compared to German treatment of POWs (bear in mind, Aussies were not of the same ethnicity as Pole or Russian soldiers, who received the worst treatment from Germans). Japan used POWs for slave labor (eg:Burma-Thai Railroad, "Bridge over River Kwai") and were subjected to vivisections, experiments, and overall barbaric treatment. A simple statistic illustrates the difference most clearly. 98% of POWs returned from German POW camps 73% returned from Japanese camps.
Why haven't the Australian POW's of Germany during World War 2 been paid like the Australian POWs of Japan?
If you would care to read the documents on the Australian POW's in Germany were much better treated, in a more humane way then the ways that the Japanese were treating the Australians. Although it still must be looked upon. Hope I Could help :)
Why was the death rate for Australian POWs in Japan so much higher than that of those in Europe?
because
Did the Japanese insert bamboo into the arms of POW's?
The Japanese did insert bamboo into the arms of the POWs and they would also jam sharp bamboo sticks under their fingernails.
Were Japanese POWs captured by Americans transported to camps in the US?
Yes and they were raped by the bed intruder you can run and tell that, homeboy
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.
