Hallo all does anyone have any links to webpages or can recco good books about the International Military Tribunal for the Far East. From what I can see (which isn't much) there didn't seem to be action taken against specific guards at POW camps, only the more high echelon elements of the Japanese government/military rulers. I'm trying to understand what happened after the Allied prisoners were released. Did they attack their captors, in the way some SS guards were killed by inmates in concentration camps? Did they 'just leave it' and went home, expecting a 'Nuremburg' style trial? I'm disconcerted by what I've not been able to find. Any help appreciated Kind regards all
At Home Dad I'm trying to understand what happened after the Allied prisoners were released. Did they attack their captors, in the way some SS guards were killed by inmates in concentration camps? Did they 'just leave it' and went home, expecting a 'Nuremburg' style trial? May I quote from Len Baynes's "Kept- The other side of Tenko" "The nineteenth found Japs still guarding us. They had told our RSM that the Allies had sent them a message to the effect that they were to remain armed and in charge until someone came and took us over. One of our men passed a guard and did not salute him, thinking it was unecessary now that the war was over; but he was knocked down in just the same way as he would have been before " See my brief review on "What are you reading" http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/books-movies-tv/6257-what-you-reading-moment-23.html#post168924 Cheers Ron
Thank you Ron, Adam and Warlord very much, especially as this part of that thread got lost to me! kind regards all
