The Cowra Breakout

Season 1 Episode 4: Episode 4

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.

Genre:

Seasons:

1

Episodes:

4

Actor:

Alan David Lee , Tracy Mann , Dennis Miller

Quality:

HD

Status:

Ended

First Air:

1985

IMDb:

7.0