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| − | '''Ambon, Indonesia''' was the site of a massacre of Australian prisoners, conducted by Japanese soldiers during | + | '''Ambon, Indonesia''' was the site of a massacre of Australian prisoners, conducted by Japanese soldiers during [[World War 2]]. Following the surrender of the poorly-supplied Allied forces in 1942, some 300 Australian and Dutch servicemen were selected at random and killed near Laha airfield, in four separate massacres between 6 and 20 February 1942. This was apparently in revenge for the sinking of a Japanese minesweeper of 1 or 2 February. |
| − | The perpetrators of the atrocities were tried and convicted in post-war war crimes trials.<ref>[http://www.wingclips.com/cart.php?target=product&product_id=16214&category_id=343 Prisoners of the Sun] - WingClips</ref> | + | |
| + | In addition, the prisoners on Ambon and Hainan were subjected to some of the most brutal treatment experienced by POWs anywhere during World War II. Over three-quarters of the Australian prisoners there died in captivity.<ref>http://www.ww2australia.gov.au/japadvance/ambon.html</ref> | ||
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| + | The perpetrators of the atrocities were tried and convicted in one of the largest post-war war crimes trials. A total of 93 Japanese personnel were put on trial for war crimes by an Australian military tribunal, which was convened at Ambon. | ||
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| + | The man who actually ordered the massacre, Rear Admiral Hatakeyama died before standing trial, but the camp commander, Kunito Hatakeyama, who oversawthe massacres, was sentenced to death by hanging. In addition, Lieutenant Kenichi Nakagawa was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment and three other Japanese officers were executed for mistreatment of POWs or civilians during the occupation<ref>http://www.ww2australia.gov.au/japadvance/laha.html</ref><ref>[http://www.wingclips.com/cart.php?target=product&product_id=16214&category_id=343 Prisoners of the Sun] - WingClips</ref> | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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[[Category:World War II]] | [[Category:World War II]] | ||
[[Category:Indonesia]] | [[Category:Indonesia]] | ||
Revision as of 12:27, December 11, 2008
Ambon, Indonesia was the site of a massacre of Australian prisoners, conducted by Japanese soldiers during World War 2. Following the surrender of the poorly-supplied Allied forces in 1942, some 300 Australian and Dutch servicemen were selected at random and killed near Laha airfield, in four separate massacres between 6 and 20 February 1942. This was apparently in revenge for the sinking of a Japanese minesweeper of 1 or 2 February.
In addition, the prisoners on Ambon and Hainan were subjected to some of the most brutal treatment experienced by POWs anywhere during World War II. Over three-quarters of the Australian prisoners there died in captivity.[1]
The perpetrators of the atrocities were tried and convicted in one of the largest post-war war crimes trials. A total of 93 Japanese personnel were put on trial for war crimes by an Australian military tribunal, which was convened at Ambon.
The man who actually ordered the massacre, Rear Admiral Hatakeyama died before standing trial, but the camp commander, Kunito Hatakeyama, who oversawthe massacres, was sentenced to death by hanging. In addition, Lieutenant Kenichi Nakagawa was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment and three other Japanese officers were executed for mistreatment of POWs or civilians during the occupation[2][3]