Prisoner of war camps ww2

    • [DOC File]WORLD WAR II PRISONERS OF WAR, 1941 - 1946

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      Very few Japanese taken prisoner until the end of the war; prior to the end of the war, probably fewer than 10,000. The Japanese Code of Bushido declared that surrender was dishonorable. For every 1 Japanese prisoner taken, there were 120 killed. Contrast this to 1:4 in western armies. The few Japanese prisoners were dedicated to escaping or dying.

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    • [DOCX File]www.ww2pow.uk

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      Used for a time at the start of WW2 as a temporary transit camp for internees. Pow Camp: Considering the number of stories around this camp, there really ought to be a book about it. Recorded as being opened as a pow camp during 1940, (Appendix to WO 199/405).

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    • [DOCX File]Annual report 2016-2017 - Institute on World War II and ...

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      In the Philippines, American forces, led by General MacArthur, held out against the invading Japanese force for 5 months. The America troops eventually surrendered on April 9, 1942. They were treated with vicious cruelty in the 80-mile Bataan Death March to prisoner-of-war camps.

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    • [DOCX File]www.ww2pow.uk

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      It may be necessary to obtain former prisoner of war (FPOW) records when determining former POW status. ... lists locations of POW camps identified by number and location, and. includes 140 pages of American POWs listed by name, service number, rank, unit and camp number, and.

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    • [DOC File]Section G. Former POW Service Records

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      Racism and Anti-Semitism in the Prisoner of War Camps of World War II Europe,” she looks at African American and Jewish American prisoners of war in German concentration camps. With the help of Mike Kasper and the other staff during her stay, Anna was able to use eighty-three of the Institute’s collections pertaining to prisoners of war ...

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    • List of World War II prisoner-of-war camps in the United ...

      Prisoner of War Camp on Farndon Road. Known as Harrington Camp (Camp 49), the Prisoner of War camp was situated at 49 Farndon Road, Market Harborough. Built on farm land, it is thought to have been an Italian working camp/labour battalion to 1945, then a German working camp. It was a purpose-built, standard type camp.

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    • [DOC File]PRISONERS OF WAR

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      Prisoner of War Camps (1939 – 1948) - Project report by Roger J.C. Thomas - English Heritage 2003. OS NGR. Sheet. No. Name & Location. County. Cond’n. Type 1945 ...

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    • [DOCX File]Microsoft

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      The National Archives and Records Administration have the records of World War II Prisoners of War, 1942-1947. These records are in Office of the Provost Marshal General, Record Group 389; National Archives at College Park, College Park, International Committee of the Red Cross and posted online.

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