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The Bataan Death March [a] was the forcible transfer by the Imperial Japanese Army of 75,000 [1] American and Filipino prisoners of war (POW) from the municipalities of Bagac and Mariveles on the Bataan Peninsula to Camp O'Donnell via San Fernando.
Bataański marsz śmierci (ang. Bataan Death March, jap. バターン死の行進; Batān Shi no Kōshin, fil. Martsa ng Kamatayan sa Bataan) – przymusowa ewakuacja około 76–78 tys. jeńców wojennych przeprowadzona przez Cesarską Armię Japońską w kwietniu 1942 roku, w czasie wojny na Pacyfiku, po kapitulacji amerykańsko - filipińskiego garnizonu na półwyspie Bataan.
24 paź 2024 · Bataan Death March, march in the Philippines of some 66 miles that 76,000 prisoners of war were forced by the Japanese military to endure in April 1942, during the early stages of World War II. Learn more about the lead-up to the march, details of it, and its significance in this article.
The Bataan Death March was the forcible transfer, by the Imperial Japanese Army, of approximately 75,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war after the four-month Battle of Bataan in the Philippines during World War II. The POWs marched 66 miles in harsh conditions-temperatures were well over 105 degrees.
Map of the Bataan Death March. The Bataan Death March began on April 10, 1942, when the Japanese assembled about 78,000 prisoners (12,000 U.S. and 66,000 Filipino). They began marching up the east coast of Bataan. Although they didn't know it, their destination was Camp O'Donnell, north of the peninsula.
During the Bataan Memorial Death March, you will experience miles & miles of high desert. Virtual marchers will NOT be able to march on White Sands Missile Range! Learn more about the course below. From the start line (blue star at the south end of the map), the routes go counterclockwise.
9 lis 2009 · In the Bataan Death March of World War II, 75,000 Filipino and U.S. troops made a hellish 65-mile march to prison camps, but about 17,000 were killed en route.
