
The Cowra Breakout
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.
- Status: Ended
- Original Language: en
- In Production: No
- Number of Seasons: 1
- Number of Episodes: 4
- First Air Date: 1985-04-16
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Season 1: Season 1
Air Date: 1985-04-16
Episode Count: 4
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