Differences Between Japanese And German War Camps
The Australian prisoners of Japanese war camps, during WWII, were treated worse than the prisoners in German war camps. The 2nd World War started in 1939 when France and Britain declared war on Germany after Germany invaded Poland. The leader of Germany was Adolf Hitler and the the leader of japan was Hidiki Jojo. The main topics will be How were the prisoners in German war camps treated?, How were the prisoners in Japanese war camps treated?, What is the difference between the camps? What were the terms of the Geneva Convention? Some sub-topics will be what did the Japanese war camps do that the Germans didn't do, and vise-versa, and who signed and didn't sign the Geneva Convention?
The prisoners in Japanese war camps were treated horribly and the camps had a large number of prisoners. In the Japanese camps there were over 140,000 white prisoners. These war camps were found in Japan, Taiwan, Singapore and Japanese controlled countries. The camps were homes for the soldiers and civilians who had lived in the vicinity before the war took place. The prisoners were mats for sleeping and stayed in barracks. 61,000 prisoners were forced to work on the rail road. Prisoners also worked in the mines, fields, shipyards and factories. 13,000 of the rail road workers died. One in three prisoners …show more content…
died of work, an uncureable disease, punishments, and starvation. The prisoners were given rice and vegetables. Their diet added up to only 600 calories a day, and were rarely given fat in the diet. Harry Carver says " I worked 12 hours a day on a diet of soya beans and seaweed." (historyonthenet). The camps would receive the Red Cross package but never handed the packs to the prisoners. Escapes were rare and few guards spoke english. Any failure to follow or understand a order lead to a beating. In side the camps the Geneva Convention was ignored the Japanese created their own rules and inflicted punishments on their own call.
Prisoners of German camps were treated badly but not as badly as the Japanese prisoners. The German camps were known as Stalag. There were about 8,600 Australian prisoners in Germany. 7,115 of those were captured in Greece and North Africa. The prisoners generally got 2 meals a day of thin soup and black bread. The prisoners looked forward to receiving their Red Cross package. The pack would contain 'luxury' items such as dried fruit and vegetables, chocolate, biscuits, butter and condensed milk. Some people would throw together brick ovens and would use old cans to cook food in. All of the prisoners would parade once a day, at the least, for a roll call. All prisoners had a different routine. Some men worked close to or in the camp. Some played sports, when the weather was good, and very rarely was there concerts. Most prisoners spent their days dreaming of when the war would come to an end, being board and hungry. When the prisoners entered the camp according to the Geneva Convention the prisoner only had to give their name, rank and serial number but the cross examining officers usually used clever questioning to get more information out of them.
There are many differences and similarities between the Japanese and German camps.
Some similarities are that neither camp applied all or any terms of the Geneva Convention. Both countries held Australians captive. Another similarity is that the prisoners were given minimal food and items considered luxuries. There are also many differences such as both camps received Red Cross packages but only the Germans distributed them, compared to the Japanese camps who keep them to them selves or disposed of them. Also in Japanese camps all men were forced to work but in the German camps the men didn't have to work. The prisoners of German camps could play sport to sit in their
bunker.
All the prisoner of war camps that signed the Geneva Convention treaty had to follow the terms. The Geneva Convention is a treaty that was started by a Swiss man, Henry Dunant, in 1958. Henry " was horrified to see thousands of wounded soldier after battle being abandoned"(historyonthenet). At first the convention was only concerning the wounded soldiers after battle but later on they included the people that had got caught up in the warfare and weren't actually fighting.the second Geneva Convention included the soldiers injured at sea. The third copy of the treaty was created in 1929. The third Geneva Convention states that all the prisoners must be shown respect, have access to medical care, food and clothing. The prisoners also must be able to notify and correspond with family and the Red Cross about their capture. Prisoners of war should be sent home when the war is over or if badly injured. Prisoners of war must not be forced to give anymore information than their name, rank and serial number or forced to take place in military, unhealthy or dangerous work. Any personal belongs must be returned to the prisoner at time of release. Lots of countries signed the treaty such as china and especially through out Europe and South America. Japan did not sign the treaty but promised to the terms. The USSR would not sign the treaty unless the prisoners had no contact with the Red Cross or family.
In conclusion The Australian prisoners of Japanese war camps, during WWII, were treated worse than the prisoners in German war camps because the Japanese didn't pass out Red Cross packs, were forced to work and did not apply any rules or terms or the Geneva Convention.
The prisoners in Japanese war camps were treated horribly and the camps had a large number of prisoners. In the Japanese camps there were over 140,000 white prisoners. These war camps were found in Japan, Taiwan, Singapore and Japanese controlled countries. The camps were homes for the soldiers and civilians who had lived in the vicinity before the war took place. The prisoners were mats for sleeping and stayed in barracks. 61,000 prisoners were forced to work on the rail road. Prisoners also worked in the mines, fields, shipyards and factories. 13,000 of the rail road workers died. One in three prisoners …show more content…
died of work, an uncureable disease, punishments, and starvation. The prisoners were given rice and vegetables. Their diet added up to only 600 calories a day, and were rarely given fat in the diet. Harry Carver says " I worked 12 hours a day on a diet of soya beans and seaweed." (historyonthenet). The camps would receive the Red Cross package but never handed the packs to the prisoners. Escapes were rare and few guards spoke english. Any failure to follow or understand a order lead to a beating. In side the camps the Geneva Convention was ignored the Japanese created their own rules and inflicted punishments on their own call.
Prisoners of German camps were treated badly but not as badly as the Japanese prisoners. The German camps were known as Stalag. There were about 8,600 Australian prisoners in Germany. 7,115 of those were captured in Greece and North Africa. The prisoners generally got 2 meals a day of thin soup and black bread. The prisoners looked forward to receiving their Red Cross package. The pack would contain 'luxury' items such as dried fruit and vegetables, chocolate, biscuits, butter and condensed milk. Some people would throw together brick ovens and would use old cans to cook food in. All of the prisoners would parade once a day, at the least, for a roll call. All prisoners had a different routine. Some men worked close to or in the camp. Some played sports, when the weather was good, and very rarely was there concerts. Most prisoners spent their days dreaming of when the war would come to an end, being board and hungry. When the prisoners entered the camp according to the Geneva Convention the prisoner only had to give their name, rank and serial number but the cross examining officers usually used clever questioning to get more information out of them.
There are many differences and similarities between the Japanese and German camps.
Some similarities are that neither camp applied all or any terms of the Geneva Convention. Both countries held Australians captive. Another similarity is that the prisoners were given minimal food and items considered luxuries. There are also many differences such as both camps received Red Cross packages but only the Germans distributed them, compared to the Japanese camps who keep them to them selves or disposed of them. Also in Japanese camps all men were forced to work but in the German camps the men didn't have to work. The prisoners of German camps could play sport to sit in their
bunker.
All the prisoner of war camps that signed the Geneva Convention treaty had to follow the terms. The Geneva Convention is a treaty that was started by a Swiss man, Henry Dunant, in 1958. Henry " was horrified to see thousands of wounded soldier after battle being abandoned"(historyonthenet). At first the convention was only concerning the wounded soldiers after battle but later on they included the people that had got caught up in the warfare and weren't actually fighting.the second Geneva Convention included the soldiers injured at sea. The third copy of the treaty was created in 1929. The third Geneva Convention states that all the prisoners must be shown respect, have access to medical care, food and clothing. The prisoners also must be able to notify and correspond with family and the Red Cross about their capture. Prisoners of war should be sent home when the war is over or if badly injured. Prisoners of war must not be forced to give anymore information than their name, rank and serial number or forced to take place in military, unhealthy or dangerous work. Any personal belongs must be returned to the prisoner at time of release. Lots of countries signed the treaty such as china and especially through out Europe and South America. Japan did not sign the treaty but promised to the terms. The USSR would not sign the treaty unless the prisoners had no contact with the Red Cross or family.
In conclusion The Australian prisoners of Japanese war camps, during WWII, were treated worse than the prisoners in German war camps because the Japanese didn't pass out Red Cross packs, were forced to work and did not apply any rules or terms or the Geneva Convention.