Australian Pows In World War II
Question: Assess the experience of Australian POWs in World War II.
Being captured as a POW in WW2 was never a good position to be in regardless of what nationality you were and who had captured you. Each country had their own system for managing POWs, some of which were definitely better than others but none were ever overly pleasant for the captives. Australian solders were captured and held by three different countries. These countries were: Germany, Italy and Japan.
Being captured by the German side was the best option out of the three enemy nations. Although the conditions were still brutal and harsh Germany did generally follow the 1929 Geneva Convention governing the treatment of prisoners of war. During WW2 about 8,600 Australians …show more content…
Department of Veterans' Affairs, n.d. (11.3.2017). http://www.australiansatwar.gov.au/stories/stories_war=W2_id=235.html
"Experiences of a Prisoner of a War: World War 2 in Germany." JMVH Experiences of a Prisoner of a War World War 2. Journal of Military and Veterans' Health, n.d. (11.3.2017). http://jmvh.org/article/experiences-of-a-prisoner-of-a-war-world-war-2-in-germany/
"General Information about Australian Prisoners of the Japanese." Prisoners of the Japanese. Australian War Memorial, n.d. (27.2.2017). https://www.awm.gov.au/encyclopedia/pow/general_info/
"Prisoners of the Italians." Stolen Years: Australian Prisoners of War. Australian War Memorial, n.d. (11.3.17). https://www.awm.gov.au/exhibitions/stolenyears/ww2/italy/
"Prisoners of the Japanese." Stolen years: Australian Prisoners of War. Australian War Memorial, n.d. (10.3.2017). https://www.awm.gov.au/exhibitions/stolenyears/ww2/japan/
"Prisoners of the Germans." Stolen Years: Australian Prisoners of War. Australian War Memorial, n.d. (10.3.2017) https://www.awm.gov.au/exhibitions/stolenyears/ww2/germany/
"The Thai-Burma Railway." Treatment of Prisoners. Department of Veterans Affairs, n.d. (11.3.2017).
Being captured as a POW in WW2 was never a good position to be in regardless of what nationality you were and who had captured you. Each country had their own system for managing POWs, some of which were definitely better than others but none were ever overly pleasant for the captives. Australian solders were captured and held by three different countries. These countries were: Germany, Italy and Japan.
Being captured by the German side was the best option out of the three enemy nations. Although the conditions were still brutal and harsh Germany did generally follow the 1929 Geneva Convention governing the treatment of prisoners of war. During WW2 about 8,600 Australians …show more content…
Department of Veterans' Affairs, n.d. (11.3.2017). http://www.australiansatwar.gov.au/stories/stories_war=W2_id=235.html
"Experiences of a Prisoner of a War: World War 2 in Germany." JMVH Experiences of a Prisoner of a War World War 2. Journal of Military and Veterans' Health, n.d. (11.3.2017). http://jmvh.org/article/experiences-of-a-prisoner-of-a-war-world-war-2-in-germany/
"General Information about Australian Prisoners of the Japanese." Prisoners of the Japanese. Australian War Memorial, n.d. (27.2.2017). https://www.awm.gov.au/encyclopedia/pow/general_info/
"Prisoners of the Italians." Stolen Years: Australian Prisoners of War. Australian War Memorial, n.d. (11.3.17). https://www.awm.gov.au/exhibitions/stolenyears/ww2/italy/
"Prisoners of the Japanese." Stolen years: Australian Prisoners of War. Australian War Memorial, n.d. (10.3.2017). https://www.awm.gov.au/exhibitions/stolenyears/ww2/japan/
"Prisoners of the Germans." Stolen Years: Australian Prisoners of War. Australian War Memorial, n.d. (10.3.2017) https://www.awm.gov.au/exhibitions/stolenyears/ww2/germany/
"The Thai-Burma Railway." Treatment of Prisoners. Department of Veterans Affairs, n.d. (11.3.2017).