The Bataan Death March was used to arouse fury in the minds of the people of the United States. This march showed Japans brutality and militarism in a negative way and created more tension between the Japanese and the Americans. This hatred made the Americans more determined against the Japanese in the Second World War.
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The Bataan Death March was a Japanese war crime. Prisoners of war from the Filipino army and American forces were forced to walk 80 miles. If anyone stumbled or fell behind, they were slaughtered.
The Bataan Death March brought McArthur back to the Philippines, reclaiming the islands from the Japanese. There was a war tribunal which ended in the execution of General Homma Masaharu, who was the Japanese commander of the island.
The Bataan's Death march was important because the American and the Filipino soldiers were treated very brutally as the prisoners by the Japanese. They were forced to march under a horrible condition. The soldiers often died by the starvation and the tortured.
A tune written by Fredrick Chopin. It also refers to the forced march of prisoners of war in Batan, Phillippines and in Germany during WW2. Many prisoners were sick and died or were executed during the prolonged march.
The Bataan Death March.
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As a result of the Bataan Death March, more than 7000 American and Filipino troops died.
Americans and Filipinos