Chronology of World War II

Monday, January 15


POWs Line Up for a Meal


POWs Line Up for a Meal
Terror of the Kempeitai in Kanchanaburi, Thailand. January 1945. Kanchanaburi (Kanburi) is 50 km north of Nong Pladuk. POW line up for a meal in the POW camp (called Kanburi by the Australians). Many prisoners were brought here from Burma by the Japanese after the Burma-Thailand railway was completed. Note that most prisoners wear rubber clogs on their feet. Most clothing has been lost or worn out