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In early 1945 the 1st Australian Parachute Regiment (of which my wife's uncle, Ron Hodsdon was a member) was placed on standby to perform a rescue mission to extract the (more than) 2000 Australian & British men from Sandakan. A request had been made for the use of 30 planes for this operation. Gen Blamey personally refused this request. Ron has written a tribute to the men of Sandakan. A reading of this is heartbreaking. Such a tragedy should never have occurred and the Australian Military heirachy had it in their power to stop it. Because of crass stupidty and bloodymindedness all these men (with the exception of 6) died needlessly. The Sandakan Death marches (and there were 3) took place because the heads of the Australian Government and military allowed them to. There was ample intelligence to locate and extract these men, but no rescue was authorised. I always wondered why my father had such a disdainful hatred of Blamey, and after reading Ron's book I have a small inkling of why.
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When were the P.O.Ws from the Bataan Death March rescued?
April 9, 1945 marked the day the POWs from the Bataan Death March were rescued.
How many girls survived the death march of 1945?
to a known fact of approximately 25,0000- 27,500
How long was Elie Wiesel detained in the concentration camps during World War 2?
From March 1944 at age 15, to January 1945, after that he and thousands of other inmates ran a death march to Buchenwald until he was liberated on April 11 1945.
Who led the Japanese Troop in the Bataan death March?
Masahura Homma was the Japanese General who led the Bataan Death March. The Japanese starved, denied clean water, beat, bayoneted and killed prisoners on the forced march. He was arrested in 1945 for committing war crimes and executed by firing squad.
How old was Margot Frank at death?
marot was 2 year older than anne so she was 15
When was the death march?
There were many of them that took place from February 1945 onward.
When did death march happened?
Brno death march happened in 1945.
When did Brno death march happen?
Brno death march happened in 1945.
When were the P.O.Ws from the Bataan Death March rescued?
April 9, 1945 marked the day the POWs from the Bataan Death March were rescued.
What are the release dates for Pillow of Death - 1945?
Pillow of Death - 1945 was released on: USA: 14 December 1945 Sweden: 23 January 1946 Portugal: 22 March 1948
How many girls survived the death march of 1945?
to a known fact of approximately 25,0000- 27,500
How old was Artur Nebe at death?
Artur Nebe died on March 21, 1945 at the age of 50.
How old was Lena Baker at death?
Lena Baker died on March 5, 1945 at the age of 43.
How old was Hans Fischer at death?
Hans Fischer died on March 31, 1945 at the age of 63.
What is Emily Carr's birth date and death date?
December 13, 1871 - March 2, 1945 (age 73) Cause of death - heart attack
Anne Frank date of death?
Early in 1945 a typhus epidemic broke out in Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp which killed around 35,000 prisoners. Anne Frank (and her sister, Margot) succumbed to the disease and died in March 1945 (exact dates not known). The camp was liberated on 15 April 1945.
What day of the week was March 7 1945?
March 7, 1945 was a Wednesday.
