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A group of Australian War Correspondents visited a PoW camp and found shocking conditions of cruelty.

A group of Australian War Correspondents visited a PoW camp and found shocking conditions of cruelty.  The camp was about fifteen miles out of Yokosuka Naval Base, and the Corespondents were the first to find the POWs. The camp was not registered (with the International Red Cross) and all the 103 occupants, comprising ninety eight Americans, four British and one New Zealander, were reported dead some time ago.  The men had been cruelly beaten and maltreated, but for the past week or two they had better treatment and were given a chance to pick up. American planes had dropped comforts and clothing to them. The Japanese guards who had beaten the men were taken from the camp and replaced by others a week before the occupation.  Almost every day "Bimbo" beatings were administered. Here Chief Petty Officer (CPO) Harold Newman RN of Carshalton, Surrey, England, assumes the position only too well as the "Afuna crouch". He is demonstrating to the Australian officers, the cr

Soldier’s unearthed diary provides insight into graves recovery work.

Soldier’s unearthed diary provides insight into graves recovery work.  A Great War soldier’s 100-year-old diary was recently discovered amongst a jumble of records in a Brisbane store. And thanks to the efforts of State Library of Queensland volunteers, it has been transcribed.  The transcription provides a remarkable insight into Claude Fraser’s work with the Australian Graves Detachment.  When 18-year-old Claude reached France in 1918, the war had ended.  Rather than return home, Claude volunteered to help recover and identify some of the 46,000 Australians who had died on the Western Front.  The graves recovery work began in April 1919, when Claude and 1,000 comrades started searching for bodies in the battlefields surrounding Villers-Bretonneux. An early diary entry reads: ‘Commenced work at 8.30am. Seven bodies in one shell hole, bodies hardly decomposed.’  The exhumed remains were wrapped in hessian, stacked on a wagon, and transported to a cemetery for reburial. Soldiers placed

AITAPE AREA, NORTH EAST NEW GUINEA. C. 1944-04. NAKED JAPANESE PRISONERS OF WAR (POWS) CROUCH

AITAPE AREA, NORTH EAST NEW GUINEA. C. 1944-04. NAKED JAPANESE PRISONERS OF WAR (POWS) CROUCH Aitape area, north east new guinea. c. 1944-04. naked japanese prisoners of war (pows) crouch together on the ground while awaiting transport after being captured by us invasion forces following the successful allied landing. The japanese were probably stripped because of their habit of concealing weapons and grenades. Working on Japanese POWs today. This is not an attack on America, it is just to point out how hard it was to get the Americans to take prisoners after the Japanese faked their surrender many times and killed American troops. Some comments I am adding: Sometimes the Japanese forced the civilians to act against the Americans, or possibly, some acted on their own volition out of some strange loyalty to an Emperor who always treated them as second-class citizens. One example is found in the diary of an American Army engineer. He says that on 26 July 1945, two women emerged from a Ja

A group of naked Soviet POWs, who in the fall of 1944 were sent back to the Mauthausen main camp from the satellite camp of Melk, stand in line during a roll call.

A group of naked Soviet POWs, who in the fall of 1944 were sent back to the Mauthausen main camp from the satellite camp of Melk, stand in line during a roll call. Administrative Notes BiographyMauthausen concentration camp photographers Antonio Garcia (or Antonio Garcia Alonso) and Francisco Boix (or Francesc Boix Campo) were among thousands of Spanish Republicans who were imprisoned in Nazi concentration camps during World War II. Following their defeat in the Spanish Civil War, Spanish Republicans fled to France where they were interned. After Germany's invasion of France, some 30,000 of these were deported to concentration camps in Germany and Austria for their Communist political affiliation. Approximately 8,000 were sent to Mauthausen. Though most of these prisoners were sent to work in the quarries, some were given administrative jobs. Among the later group were Antonio Garcia and Francisco Boix. Boix was sent to Mauthausen on January 27, 1941. Because of his facility

Eyewitness gives history of how the malnourished naked woman came to be found at Ajah

Eyewitness gives history of how the malnourished naked woman came to be found at Ajah Eyewitness gives history of how the malnourished naked woman came to be found at Ajah Eyewitness gives history of how the malnourished naked woman came to be found at Ajah A video of a severely malnourished naked woman, standing under the Jubilee Bridge in Ajah, shocked Nigerians when it went viral this morning and people wondered how she found herself in such situation. A reader of LIB who claims to be an eyewitness has now given an update. Wole Elekula says the woman was not thrown out of a moving car as claimed by the Twitter user who shared the story (read here). He says she was found fully-clothed in a bush in Ajah by a man. The man who found her brought her to the road where she became a spectacle as people gathered to gawk at her for a whole day. She reportedly took her clothes off the day after and stayed there until her story went viral and help came. An update from those who took her o

Alarming Video Footage Exposes Inhumane Treatment of Palestinian Prisoners by Israeli Soldiers"

Alarming Video Footage Exposes Inhumane Treatment of Palestinian Prisoners by Israeli Soldiers" In shocking images and videos, the brutality and savagery of the occupation forces have been exposed as Israeli soldiers are seen mistreating and assaulting Palestinian prisoners. These videos were widely circulated on social media within the Israeli state, shedding light on the true nature of the Israeli army and its government. Many journalists and human rights activists consider these videos of the Israeli army's savage treatment of Palestinian detainees as evidence of further war crimes committed by Israeli soldiers, along with violations of international conventions and norms that protect civilians and prisoners of war. A video shared on social media depicted several Palestinian detainees stripped and violently dragged on the ground by Israeli soldiers in a savage and brutal manner. Some Palestinian sources reported that these savage attacks were carried out by the Israeli

Squadron Sergeant Major William John Parkes was one the first men of the Irish Guards to die in the Operation Market Garden advance into the Netherlands in September 1944.

Squadron Sergeant Major William John Parkes was one the first men of the Irish Guards to die in the Operation Market Garden advance into the Netherlands in September 1944. Squadron Sergeant Major William John Parkes (2717391) served in No. 3 Squadron, 2nd Battalion Irish Guards during the Second World War. Born in 1911, he was the son of Joseph Parkes and Esther W. Parkes of Belfast. He died on 17th September 1944 aged 33 years old during 2nd Battalion’ push on to Valkenswaard, Netherlands as part of Operation Market Garden. His M4A4 Sherman Mark V came under fire on the main road, which became known as “Hell’s Highway”. Parkes died trying to escape the turret of his stricken tank. Sergeant Carpenter of No. 5 Army Film and Photographic Unit photographed the Squadron Sergeant Major’s body slumped in the turret. Later in the day, William’s brother passed down the same road with 3rd Battalion Irish Guards past his brother’s body. William John Parkes’ grave is in Section II, Row B, Gra

Chetnik war crimes in World War II

Chetnik war crimes in World War II The Chetniks, a Yugoslav royalist and Serbian nationalist movement and guerrilla force, committed numerous war crimes during the Second World War, primarily directed against the non-Serb population of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, mainly Muslims and Croats, and against Communist-led Yugoslav Partisans and their supporters. Most historians who have considered the question regard the Chetnik crimes against Muslims and Croats during this period as constituting genocide. The Chetnik movement drew its members from the interwar Chetnik Association and various Serb nationalist groups. Some Chetnik ideologues were inspired by the Stevan Moljević's Homogeneous Serbia memorandum in July 1941, that defined the borders of an ethnically pure Greater Serbia. A similar document was put forward to the Yugoslav government-in-exile in September 1941. The Yugoslav government embraced the Chetniks and their basic ideas, which were already a part of the political framewo

Tanzanian Lady Buried Alive For 8-months By Boyfriend For Money Ritual

Tanzanian Lady Buried Alive For 8-months By Boyfriend For Money Ritual  A beautiful Tanzania woman who was buried alive by her boyfriend, allegedly for money rituals, has been rescued after eight months. It was gathered that the once very pretty lady who now looks like a skeleton, was buried alive completely naked, in a deep pit by a man she once loved and fed once in two weeks, before she was rescued by the police after a tip off by his neighbours.

Recovering Gallipoli’s Missing Soldiers

Recovering Gallipoli’s Missing Soldiers In November 1918, Lieutenant Cyril Hughes and his graves registration section landed on Gallipoli on a bleak day that winter storms punished the rugged terrain. Hughes was confronted with a landscape of broken trenches, and rusted barbed wire. He could see the bones of hastily buried soldiers from a mile away as broad white streaks down the ravines. Hughes’ section joined the British Graves Registration Unit, which would find, identify, record, and temporarily protect every British and dominion grave, and bury any unburied dead. Hughes had a strong connection to Gallipoli, landing there in May 1915. He was twice wounded before being evacuated. Hughes regretted abandoning his comrades’ graves: ‘In 1915 we did not quite finish our job,’ he explained, ‘but, by Heaven, we would see it out this time.’ An immense task confronted Hughes’ section. Of 12,000 Allied soldiers who had died in the Anzac sector, nearly 6,000 were unburied, their remains scatte

Burned body at Gardenlegen, Germany

Burned body at Gardenlegen, Germany Gardelegen massacre The Gardelegen massacre was a massacre perpetrated by the locals (Volkssturm, Hitlerjugend and local firefighters) of the northern German town of Gardelegen, with direction from the SS, near the end of World War II. On April 13, 1945, on the Isenschnibbe estate near the town, the troops forced over 1,000 slave laborers who were part of a transport train evacuated from the Mittelbau-Dora and Hannover-Stöcken concentration camps into a large barn, which was then set on fire. A photograph originally captioned "This victim of Nazi inhumanity still rests in the position in which he died, attempting to rise and escape his horrible death. He was one of 1016 prisoners savagely burned to death by Nazi SS troops. Gardelegen, Germany; 16 April 1945" One thousand and sixteen people, of whom the largest number were Poles, were burned alive or shot trying to escape. The crime was discovered two days later by Company F, 2nd Battal

Baby killed and parents injured in apparent attack

Baby killed and parents injured in apparent attack by family dog, New Jersey police say An infant was killed and the child's parents injured in an apparent attack by a dog at a New Jersey home over the weekend, authorities said. Middlesex County prosecutors and Woodbridge police said officers responded to the Woodbridge Township home shortly before 6:30 a.m. Saturday over a report of an unresponsive baby believed to have been attacked by the family dog. Authorities said officers found that the mother and child "had sustained serious injuries from the dog." The baby was pronounced dead at the scene. The mother and father were taken to a hospital for treatment. The names of the victims weren't immediately released, and officials didn't clarify the current status of the animal. Authorities described the investigation as "active and continuing" and asked anyone with information to call Woodbridge police and county prosecutors. Authorities did not disc

TwTwo Okada Men Die In Imo Accident While Bringing Corpse Home From Mortuary

TwTwo Okada Men Die In Imo Accident While Bringing Corpse Home From Mortuary—Local Undiluted Daily breaking News According to Ifeanyi from Imo state,two men lost their lives in an accident during the bringing of a corpse home from mortuary. In the eastern part of Nigeria,Okada (motorcyclist) people usually display their skills (majority of them speed carelessly) during the bringing of corpses home from mortuaries. This act done by okada ridder ( motorcyclist) inform of expert ridding when a corpse is being taken from the Mortuary to the home of the deceased has led this two young men to their untimely death as they crashed beyond treatment as reported by Local Undiluted Daily breaking News LOCAL UNDILUTED DAILY NEWS BRINGS YOU CURRENT INFORMATION IN FORM OF ENTERTAINMENT NEWS AND LOCAL GIST. ARE YOU BORE? FEELING LONELY? DON'T FORGET TO CHECK US EVERY 24 HOURS, MORE GIST TO MAKE YOUR DAY ALIVE

Baby Strangled In An Uncompleted Building As Mum Went Out To Buy Things (Graphic

Baby Strangled In An Uncompleted Building As Mum Went Out To Buy Things (Graphic A 3-year-old baby got strangled in an uncompleted building after the mother left her to buy food items in the market this morning.  The baby reportedly left the room while playing and climbed the stires to the unsecured balcony. While at the balcony her cloth got trapped by rod and was strangled to death on the  process . Mother in tears as Baby Strangled in an Uncompleted Building Facebook user who reported this incident wrote; "This 3 year old baby was left alone in the house by her mum who rushed out to buy something from the market. She got out of the room and climbed the stire case of an uncompleted building in the compound and got to the unsecured balcony and her cloth got trapped by this rod that strangled her to death. Please instead of leaving ur child alone at home, why not take her to ur neighbor's place. May her soul rest in peace. God please protect your children in Jesus Christ Name.

Man Arrested In Bayelsa For Selling Vulture Meat As Chicken To Buyers

Man Arrested In Bayelsa For Selling Vulture Meat As Chicken To Buyers  A man who has refused to disclose his name was apprehended in Yenagoa, by members of the Bayelsa state Vigilante Network led by Comr. Bunas Samuel Michael, for allegedly cooking and preparing vultures and selling them as chicken meat to the general public. The man was apprehended at the popular slaughter place, at Tombia Market, Etegwe Yenagoa and has been handed over to men of the Akenfa Division, Bayelsa Police command. The man was apprehended when field commanders of the Vigilante network led by Godwin Avidi, were on patrol around the market axis, at exactly 11:43pm on Wednesday 30th August. LOCAL UNDILUTED DAILY NEWS BRINGS YOU CURRENT INFORMATION IN FORM OF ENTERTAINMENT NEWS AND LOCAL GIST. ARE YOU BORE? FEELING LONELY? DON'T FORGET TO CHECK US EVERY 24 HOURS, MORE GIST TO MAKE YOUR DAY ALIVE 

Miracle baby is rescued ALIVE after being dumped in a storm drain and left to die in case that has shocked South Africa

Miracle baby is rescued ALIVE after being dumped in a storm drain and left to die in case that has shocked South Africa  This newborn baby has been hailed a 'miracle' after surviving being abandoned naked six feet underground in a freezing storm water drain in the midst of a colony of stinging red ants. Charmaine Keevy, 63, was out for an early morning walk with her sausage dog Georgie in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, when it suddenly started barking loudly at a drain duct in the gutter. The catering company boss said she heard a noise and thought it was a cat mewing but when she got on her hands and knees realised she could hear a baby crying from deep inside the drain.  Charmaine began frantically waving down passing cars for help until motorist Cornie Viljoen, 60, pulled over. And after listening for himself they both agreed they could definitely hear a baby sobbing. He grabbed a steel bar from the boot of his car and with Charmaine's help the pair of them managed to lev

Fire Kills Mother And Her 4 Children In Ebonyi (Graphic Photos)

Fire Kills Mother And Her 4 Children In Ebonyi (Graphic Photos) A Mother, Chigozie Nte Onuobu and her four children were burnt to death at their home in Agubata Echara, Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. The cause of the fire outbreak which occurred on Tuesday night, March 1, was yet unknown, however, a family member, Sunday Okoro, who confirmed the tragic incident said it was a case of arson. He wrote; "I Was Speechless When I Got Sad News This Morning That My Uncle Grandchildren And The Mother (Chigozia) Were Burned By Fire Beyond Recognition By Unknown Wicked Ones At Night. 4kids And The Mother. "What A Wicked World We are. It Happened At Agubata Echara In Ikwo L.G.A, Of Ebonyi State Nigeria. Why Is All These Happening In My State, My Local Government, My Village, My Community Even My Family. "God Show Mercy. For Those That Did This Atrocities, You Have Inherited Generational Curses. It Shall Never Be Well With You Till Thy Kingdom Come. Amen" LOCAL UNDI