The Cowra Breakout

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In August 1944, 1104 Japanese prisoners of war at the Australian POW camp at Cowra stage a mass breakout. Four guards are killed in the escape, and 231 prisoners die by wounds sustained or suicide, while 334 prisoners are recaptured over the subsequent nine days.

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In August 1944, 1104 Japanese prisoners of war at the Australian POW camp at Cowra stage a mass breakout. Four guards are killed in the escape, and 231 prisoners die by wounds sustained or suicide, while 334 prisoners are recaptured over the subsequent nine days.

First Aired

April 16, 1985

Last Aired

April 23, 1985

Runtime

2h 0min

Seasons

1

Episodes

4

Genre

Status

Ended

Language

English

Network

Network Ten

Production

Kennedy Miller Productions

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