The Cowra Prisoner of War Breakout
The largest prison break of the Second World War was a matter of honor.
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Cowra Prisoner Of War Camp
The Cowra Prisoner of War Camp site is listed as one of the top Heritage sites in NSW. In 1944 over 1000 Japanese POW staged a mass breakout that was the biggest in British and Australian War History. 231 Japanese POW lost their lives and 4 Australians also died during the breakout.
Cowra breakout POW CAMP 12 first time done by DRONE & GOPRO 5 & PHOTOS 2
The Cowra breakout occur red on 5 August 1944, when at least 1,104
Japanese prisoners of war attempted to escape from a prisoner of war
camp near Cowra , in New South Wales, Australia . It was the largest
prison escape of World War II, as well as one of the bloodiest. During
the escape and ensuing manhunt, four Australian soldiers and 231
Japanese soldiers were killed. The remaining escapees were captured and imprisoned
.AFTERMATH
During the escape and subsequent round-up of POWs, four Australian soldiers and 231 Japanese soldiers were killed and 108
prisoners were wounded. The leaders of the break out ordered the escapees not to attack Australian civilians, and none were killed or injured.
Cowra POW Camp and War Cemetery
I visit the site of the WWII POW camp in Cowra where the famous breakout occurred on 5th August 1944. I also visit the Cowra War Cemetery.
Cowra - Prisoner of war camp - Wyangala Dam
Still shots of P O W Camp, Japanese War Cemetry & Wyangala Dam
Visit to Cowra POW Camp and War Cemetery
On a recent holiday road trip I fulfilled a long held desire to visit this historic area. I hope you enjoy this look at a piece of Austalian wartime history.
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 22nd Garrison Battalion.
On Friday 4 August, in response to information that the Japanese were discussing a mass outbreak, notice was given that all Japanese prisoners below the rank of Lance Corporal would be transferred to the Hay Prisoner of War Camp. About 2 am on Saturday 5 August 1944 a prisoner ran shouting to the camp gates. Soon afterwards an unauthorised bugle was heard and prisoners, armed with knives and improvised clubs, rushed from their huts and began breaking through the wire fences. Sentries opened fire but several hundred prisoners escaped into open country, while others who remained set fire to the camp buildings.
On the night of the breakout three Australian soldiers were killed and another three were wounded. Privates B.G. Hardy and R. Jones, who were overwhelmed while manning a machine gun post, were posthumously awarded the George Cross. In the following nine days 334 prisoners were retaken. In all, 234 Japanese were killed and 108 wounded.
Source: Australian War Memorial:
Japanese POW Camp in Cowra
Cowra Van Park - Cowra, New South Wales, Australia
Cowra Van Park - Cowra, New South Wales, Australia
Located next to Lachlan River and an easy stroll to the CBD where you will find restaurants, clubs, pubs, cafes and shops, Cowra Van Park offers powered and unpowered sites in a peaceful setting.
Take the time to appreciate Cowra’s Japanese Garden and Cultural Centre, the Prisoner of War Camp and Japanese War Cemetery, as well as the World Peace Bell and surrounding national parks.
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B&W mock footage of Japanese WWII attack on Darwin Australia, capture of the first prisoner and the subsequent breakout of Cowra POW camp.
Cowra POW Camp
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The Cowra P.O.W. Camp Breakout.
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The hologram tells the story ........
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All credit goes to the Cowra Visitors Centre.
Visit Cowra, its a great little town, a lot of history.
R.I.P. To all the men and women who did not make it home from battle.
Former POW shares Cowra breakout story
Sunday, 4 August 2019
Former POW shares Cowra breakout story | Sky Australia News
Three quarters of a century after hundreds of Japanese prisoners of war escaped from a detention camp in Cowra, New South Wales, the town has forged a friendship with Japan centred on peace and respect.
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Rodney Maximus- great Australian history at cowra
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Cowra Breakout 75th
75th Anniversary of the breakout from the P.O.W. camp in Cowra during WWII. This video is the street parade on Sat 03/08/19.
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two guys being silly
Penny Choo remembers Italian POWs
The trip home, Cowra and the P O W camp
After visiting the Daughter and grand kids I stop at Cowra the site of the Japanese break out during WW2
P.O.W. Camp Cowra, Japanese War Cemetry, Wyangala Dam
Visit Cowra Japanese P O W Camp, War Cemetry & drive to Wyangala Dam. See the dam @ 4% The lowest level in the drought impacting the area.