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The Cowra Breakout
NR
The Cowra Breakout
·1985·4 episodes
Summary
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.
Status:
Ended
Original Language:
English
Type:
Miniseries
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