Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2017 6:47:11 GMT 7
Seventy-five years ago, in June 1942, the Japanese Occupation Army commissioned the construction of the Thai-Burma Railway that later gained its infamous name, the Death Railway.
In the months that followed, thousands of Malayans were taken, some by recruitment, most by coercion, and transported north to complete the mega project. Thousands died.
With time, the stories of those who suffered immeasurable cruelty on the railway trail have slowly disappeared. However, there still remain a few survivors whose memories live on until today.
In conjunction with the deadly railway’s commissioning this month, we record the survivors’ stories.
Read more at www.star2.com/people/2017/06/12/men-built-death-railway/#QQTJHQ9RQwJkxedr.99
In the months that followed, thousands of Malayans were taken, some by recruitment, most by coercion, and transported north to complete the mega project. Thousands died.
With time, the stories of those who suffered immeasurable cruelty on the railway trail have slowly disappeared. However, there still remain a few survivors whose memories live on until today.
In conjunction with the deadly railway’s commissioning this month, we record the survivors’ stories.
Read more at www.star2.com/people/2017/06/12/men-built-death-railway/#QQTJHQ9RQwJkxedr.99
