A Forgotten Chinese Army
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作者:
Mingxian Su
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出版时间:2019年11月
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太平洋岛国研究(第4辑)
简 介:After the Japanese was defeated and announced to surrender to Allies on 15 August 1945,the Australians tried to get detailed information about their over 1000 lost servicemen who were captured in early 1942 after the Japanese had attacked and occupied Rabaul of New Britain Island,the then capital city of Australian Mandated Territory New Guinea.However,on 4 September at the first face-to-face meeting with the Japanese regarding the scheduled formal surrender two days late,they were told that the Japanese didn't held large numbers of Australian POWs,apart from 28 European prisoners of war and 8000 Asians.The Australians were very disappointed for such a result,because Europeans were unexpected as eighteen of them were British gunners,seven American,one Australian,one New Zealander and one Dutchman,and so were the large numbers of Asians,including 1397 Chinese.At this time,the Australians were still not sure the identities of these Chinese prisoners of war.Six days after,Australian forces reoccupied Rabaul.They finally realised that the group of 748 Chinese prisoners of war was a“lost army” of China,and others were Cantonese laborers.
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