![]() The Japanese believed that surrender was the worst form of cowardice and they did not feel like these prisoners deserved to live.Īfter the march the prisoners were placed into camps where they were forced to work hard labor on farms, building airstrips, clearing jungle and digging ditches. Prisoners were beaten to death, starved, exposed to disease, shot, stabbed and worse. If a person stumbled, or fell or became ill they were shot or bayonetted and left on the side of the road. In one instance recorded, they stopped near a stream for several hours and beheaded any prisoner who tried to drink. In many cases they did not allow the prisoners food, or water. The Japanese marched the prisoners 60 miles through the Philippine jungle heat. This act concluded the Battle of Bataan and forced MacArthur to withdraw his own troops, vowing to return and free, not only his soldiers, but the Philippines from Japanese control. King Jr., against orders from General MacArthur, surrendered 75,000 troops to the Japanese army infiltrating the Philippines. The Bataan Death March is one of the most shameful acts in human history. ![]()
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