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The Cowra Breakout occurred on 5 August 1944, when 1,104 Japanese prisoners of war attempted to escape from a prisoner of war camp near Cowra, in New South Wales, Australia.
Cowra breakout, (August 5, 1944), mass escape by nearly 400 Japanese prisoners of war from a prison camp in Cowra, New South Wales, Australia. It was the largest prison break staged during World War II.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Cowra breakout. By August 1944 there were 2,223 Japanese prisoners of war in Australia, including 544 merchant seamen. Of these 1,104 were housed in Camp B of No. 12 Prisoner of War Compound near Cowra, in the central west of New South Wales. They were guarded by the 22 nd Garrison Battalion.
In August 1944, 1104 Japanese prisoners of war at the Australian POW camp at Cowra stage a mass breakout. Four guards are killed in the escape, and 231 prisoners die by wounds sustained or suicide, while 334 prisoners are recaptured over the subsequent nine days. Stars. Alan David Lee.
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Jul 4, 2024 · In the early hours of a frosty morning, on 5 August 1944, they broke out of the camp. It was the biggest mass escape in World War II and one of the bloodiest in history. The escapees clambered over dead bodies and barbed wire. For many of the Japanese, it was a suicide mission and a final chance to regain lost honour.
From the Archives, 1944: True story behind the Cowra breakout. On August 5, 1944, 1,104 Japanese prisoners of war attempted to escape from Camp 12 near Cowra, in the Central West. The breakout resulted in the death of 231 prisoners and 4 Australian soldiers. Denis Gregory. August 5, 2019 — 12.00am. Normal text size. Larger text size.
Aug 4, 2019 · Today (August 5) marks the 75th anniversary of Australia’s largest prison escape: the Cowra breakout, in New South Wales, during the second world war.
