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Shocking, my father was a POW from the Dutch Indonesian army and he Had many storeys of starvation, torture, summary execution, and the worst slave labour conditions that you could imagine. How bad the treatment was however often depended on the character of the commander of the camps they were interned in. Suffice to say that prisoners of war taken by the allies did not starve to death or die as a result of deliberate policy from the leadership.
What else can I help you with?
What part of japan were bombed and why were they selected THIS PART?
hirsoshima and nagasaki where nuked because it was thought that these cities did not have any allied POWs in them continal bombs where dropped all over japan and tryed to hit places like factories to knock out japans war material production
Were there Russian POWS in the Russo-Japanese War?
At POW camps in Japan.
What meeting set standards as to how POWs were to be treated?
The Geneva Convention is the meeting that set standards for how POWs were to be treated. The atrocities of World War II prompted the treaties agreed to in 1949 to include a clause for the humane way to fight a war.
How long were Australian POWs in Japan in World War 2?
3 minutes
How were American soldiers treated when captured?
US POWs in Europe were treated with respect and accorded the treatment under the Geneva Convention(s). In the beginning of WW2, US POWs in the Pacific were treated as soldiers that had broken the code of honorable fighting men, and had chosen surrender over fighting to the death. Coupled with the humidity and starving conditions of vast travelling areas of obtaining resupply of food, medical supplies, equipment, etc. living conditions/treatment of US/Allied POWs was extremely harsh; especially when compared to conditions experienced by ETO (European Theater of Operations) POWs.
When did the allied occupation of Japan end?
1952, after Japan gained its independence from the allied powers in 1951.
What countries were allied with japan in world war 2?
Germany & Italy were allied to Japan in WWII.
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.
How were POWs treated during the Korean War?
Horribly, in some cases, some POW were tortured for MONTHS!
How did World War 2 affect the POWs on the Burma railway?
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.
Why did US join the allied?
Allied powers* because they were attacked by Japan.
What does allied with axis mean?
Allied and Axis vicories reffer back to WW2. Allied sides were: everyone against Germany and Japan. Axis victory were: Japan and Germany
