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| Name | Japanese POW Camps, World War II |
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| Description | WWII Japanese Prisoner Of War camps, primarily from a printed map 'Japanese Prisoner Of War Camps During World War II, 1941-1945' available at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Japanese-run_internment_camps_during_World_War_II More detail on the Burma-Thailand Railway work camps has been obtained from Department of Veterans' Affairs https://anzacportal.dva.gov.au/wars-and-missions/burma-thailand-railway-and-h |
| Type | Site |
| Subject | war, wwii, pow, prisoners of war, internment camp, world war ii, war, wwii, pow, prisoners of war, internment camp, world war ii |
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| Content Warning | The years indicate the period of time covered by the map, not necessarily the times the camp existed. The coordinates are approximate and should not be regarded as the exact location. |
| Number of places | 533 |
| Contributor | Kate Ariotti |
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| Creator | Kate Ariotti and research assistants |
| Publisher | Medical Research Committee of American Ex-Prisoners of War, Inc. |
| Contact | Kate Ariotti |
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| Source URL | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Japanese-run_internment_camps_during_World_War_II |
| License | CC BY |
| Allow ANPS? | Yes |
| Citation | Lipe, Frances Worthington 'Japanese Prisoner Of War Camps During World War II, 1941-1945' Brownsville: Medical Research Committee of American Ex-Prisoners of War, Inc., 1980 |
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| Language | EN |
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| Added | 2021-12-01 17:36:05 |
| Updated | 2024-03-28 12:02:47 |