Hoten Camp

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The Hoten Camp was a World War II prisoner of war camp in Manchuria that was liberated by Soviet troops (262nd Rifle Division,113 Infantry Corps,39th army) in August 1945. The camps was located near Mukden (now Shenyang) and was initially called Mukden POW Camp.[1]

Archives has records for 1,420 Allied prisoners held here, 1,193 of whom were liberated, and 224 of whom did not survive their captivity.[2] Prisoners detained at the camp included Thomas J. H. Trapnell and Colonel Edwin H. Johnson,[3] as well as former Governor of Hong Kong Mark Aitchison Young.[4]

References

  1. ^ Mansell entry
  2. ^ "Hoten Camp". wwii-pow-camps.mooseroots.com. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
  3. ^ "The Star and Sentinel - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  4. ^ List of Mukden POWs

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