カウラの「自虐的」脱走

2月20日（月）快晴

 

ジュネーブ条約未加盟の日本軍はシンガポール陥落で捕虜になった英豪兵を虐待しました。第30回オスカー作品賞「戦場にかける橋」と主題歌「クワイ河マーチ」で有名です。一方豪州の捕虜になった日本兵は手厚い処遇にもかかわらず、1994年1104人がナイフとフォークで武装、無謀な集団脱走の上231人が自殺。捕虜は非国民で家族が村八分になる時代でした。

 

カウラの日本人墓地

 

カウラの悲劇

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Masochistic escape from Cowra  Mon. February 20 : fine

As Japan did not join in the Geneva Convention Japanese army abused English and Australian prisoners who were caught in Singapore. This event has become famous since the 30^th Oscar film “Bridge on the River Kwai” came out with its theme song “March of River Kwai”. On the other hand, although Japanese prisoners who were caught by Australians were treated warmly 1104 prisoners armed with knives and forks, tried mass escape recklessly and 231 of them killed themselves in 1994. It was the era when the prisoner was treated as an unpatriotic and the family was ostracized in the village. 

Japanese cemetery in Kowra 

tragity in Kowra