Japanese Prisoner Breakout
On 5 Aug 1944, hundreds of Japanese prisoners attempted the largest breakout of WW2.
Witness History: Archive 2014 · BBC World Service
August 5, 20149m 0s
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Show Notes
In the early hours of 5 August 1944, hundreds of Japanese prisoners of war being held near the Australian town of Cowra staged the largest breakout of World War Two. Hear oral history accounts of that night from the archives of the Australian War Memorial's Australia–Japan Research Project.
Photo: The No. 12 Australian Prisoner of War Camp near Cowra, Australia. Credit: The Australian War Memorial.