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Aus Prisoners of War

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A Collection of Aussie Radio Shows No 182 Prisoners of War More than 30,000 Australians became prisoners of war (POWs) between 1940 and 1945. The Germans and Italians captured Australians during the Mediterranean and Middle East campaigns, and also at sea in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Members of RAAF aircrews, who had bailed out during operations over Germany, occupied Europe or North Africa, also became POWs. Of the 8,000 Australians taken prisoner by the Germans and Italians, 265 died during their captivity. During the Pacific war, the Japanese captured 22,000 Australians: soldiers, sailors, airmen and members of the army nursing service, as well as some civilians. They were Public-domain transfers from the Internet Archive.

Source collection: prisoners-of-war-03

The surviving run

10 of 10 shown

Transmission

No date recorded at source

No. 1

Aus Prisoners of War

Aus Prisoners Of War (1 of 10)

Running time

42 min

A Collection of Aussie Radio Shows No 182 Prisoners of War More than 30,000 Australians became prisoners of war (POWs) between 1940 and 1945. The Germans and Italians captured Australians during the Mediterranean and Middle East campaigns, and also at sea in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Members of RAAF aircrews, who had bailed out during operations over Germany, occupied Europe or North Africa, also became POWs. Of the 8,000 Australians taken prisoner by the Germans and Italians, 265 died during their captivity. During the Pacific war, the Japanese captured 22,000 Australians: soldiers, sailors, airmen and members of the army nursing service, as well as some civilians. They were Public-domain transfers from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

No date recorded at source

No. 2

Aus Prisoners of War

Aus Prisoners Of War (2 of 10)

Running time

42 min

A Collection of Aussie Radio Shows No 182 Prisoners of War More than 30,000 Australians became prisoners of war (POWs) between 1940 and 1945. The Germans and Italians captured Australians during the Mediterranean and Middle East campaigns, and also at sea in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Members of RAAF aircrews, who had bailed out during operations over Germany, occupied Europe or North Africa, also became POWs. Of the 8,000 Australians taken prisoner by the Germans and Italians, 265 died during their captivity. During the Pacific war, the Japanese captured 22,000 Australians: soldiers, sailors, airmen and members of the army nursing service, as well as some civilians. They were Public-domain transfers from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

No date recorded at source

No. 3

Aus Prisoners of War

Aus Prisoners Of War (3 of 10)

Running time

43 min

A Collection of Aussie Radio Shows No 182 Prisoners of War More than 30,000 Australians became prisoners of war (POWs) between 1940 and 1945. The Germans and Italians captured Australians during the Mediterranean and Middle East campaigns, and also at sea in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Members of RAAF aircrews, who had bailed out during operations over Germany, occupied Europe or North Africa, also became POWs. Of the 8,000 Australians taken prisoner by the Germans and Italians, 265 died during their captivity. During the Pacific war, the Japanese captured 22,000 Australians: soldiers, sailors, airmen and members of the army nursing service, as well as some civilians. They were Public-domain transfers from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

No date recorded at source

No. 4

Aus Prisoners of War

Aus Prisoners Of War (4 of 10)

Running time

43 min

A Collection of Aussie Radio Shows No 182 Prisoners of War More than 30,000 Australians became prisoners of war (POWs) between 1940 and 1945. The Germans and Italians captured Australians during the Mediterranean and Middle East campaigns, and also at sea in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Members of RAAF aircrews, who had bailed out during operations over Germany, occupied Europe or North Africa, also became POWs. Of the 8,000 Australians taken prisoner by the Germans and Italians, 265 died during their captivity. During the Pacific war, the Japanese captured 22,000 Australians: soldiers, sailors, airmen and members of the army nursing service, as well as some civilians. They were Public-domain transfers from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

No date recorded at source

No. 5

Aus Prisoners of War

Aus Prisoners Of War (5 of 10)

Running time

43 min

A Collection of Aussie Radio Shows No 182 Prisoners of War More than 30,000 Australians became prisoners of war (POWs) between 1940 and 1945. The Germans and Italians captured Australians during the Mediterranean and Middle East campaigns, and also at sea in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Members of RAAF aircrews, who had bailed out during operations over Germany, occupied Europe or North Africa, also became POWs. Of the 8,000 Australians taken prisoner by the Germans and Italians, 265 died during their captivity. During the Pacific war, the Japanese captured 22,000 Australians: soldiers, sailors, airmen and members of the army nursing service, as well as some civilians. They were Public-domain transfers from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

No date recorded at source

No. 6

Aus Prisoners of War

Aus Prisoners Of War (6 of 10)

Running time

41 min

A Collection of Aussie Radio Shows No 182 Prisoners of War More than 30,000 Australians became prisoners of war (POWs) between 1940 and 1945. The Germans and Italians captured Australians during the Mediterranean and Middle East campaigns, and also at sea in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Members of RAAF aircrews, who had bailed out during operations over Germany, occupied Europe or North Africa, also became POWs. Of the 8,000 Australians taken prisoner by the Germans and Italians, 265 died during their captivity. During the Pacific war, the Japanese captured 22,000 Australians: soldiers, sailors, airmen and members of the army nursing service, as well as some civilians. They were Public-domain transfers from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

No date recorded at source

No. 7

Aus Prisoners of War

Aus Prisoners Of War (7 of 10)

Running time

43 min

A Collection of Aussie Radio Shows No 182 Prisoners of War More than 30,000 Australians became prisoners of war (POWs) between 1940 and 1945. The Germans and Italians captured Australians during the Mediterranean and Middle East campaigns, and also at sea in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Members of RAAF aircrews, who had bailed out during operations over Germany, occupied Europe or North Africa, also became POWs. Of the 8,000 Australians taken prisoner by the Germans and Italians, 265 died during their captivity. During the Pacific war, the Japanese captured 22,000 Australians: soldiers, sailors, airmen and members of the army nursing service, as well as some civilians. They were Public-domain transfers from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

No date recorded at source

No. 8

Aus Prisoners of War

Aus Prisoners Of War (8 of 10)

Running time

41 min

A Collection of Aussie Radio Shows No 182 Prisoners of War More than 30,000 Australians became prisoners of war (POWs) between 1940 and 1945. The Germans and Italians captured Australians during the Mediterranean and Middle East campaigns, and also at sea in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Members of RAAF aircrews, who had bailed out during operations over Germany, occupied Europe or North Africa, also became POWs. Of the 8,000 Australians taken prisoner by the Germans and Italians, 265 died during their captivity. During the Pacific war, the Japanese captured 22,000 Australians: soldiers, sailors, airmen and members of the army nursing service, as well as some civilians. They were Public-domain transfers from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

No date recorded at source

No. 9

Aus Prisoners of War

Aus Prisoners Of War (9 of 10)

Running time

43 min

A Collection of Aussie Radio Shows No 182 Prisoners of War More than 30,000 Australians became prisoners of war (POWs) between 1940 and 1945. The Germans and Italians captured Australians during the Mediterranean and Middle East campaigns, and also at sea in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Members of RAAF aircrews, who had bailed out during operations over Germany, occupied Europe or North Africa, also became POWs. Of the 8,000 Australians taken prisoner by the Germans and Italians, 265 died during their captivity. During the Pacific war, the Japanese captured 22,000 Australians: soldiers, sailors, airmen and members of the army nursing service, as well as some civilians. They were Public-domain transfers from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

No date recorded at source

No. 10

Aus Prisoners of War

Aus Prisoners Of War (10 of 10)

Running time

43 min

A Collection of Aussie Radio Shows No 182 Prisoners of War More than 30,000 Australians became prisoners of war (POWs) between 1940 and 1945. The Germans and Italians captured Australians during the Mediterranean and Middle East campaigns, and also at sea in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Members of RAAF aircrews, who had bailed out during operations over Germany, occupied Europe or North Africa, also became POWs. Of the 8,000 Australians taken prisoner by the Germans and Italians, 265 died during their captivity. During the Pacific war, the Japanese captured 22,000 Australians: soldiers, sailors, airmen and members of the army nursing service, as well as some civilians. They were Public-domain transfers from the Internet Archive.

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