Konan POW camp (Hamhung)

Korea (North) / Hamgyongnamdo / Hungnam / Hamhung
 Second World War 1939-1945, place with historical importance, abandoned / shut down, prisoner-of-war camp
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Konan was a WWII Japanese POW camp which housed approximately 350 British and Australian prisoners who were captured during the fall of Singapore. The camp opened on September 14, 1943. They were repatriated (released) in mid-September 1945, approximately a month after Japan surrendered.
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Coordinates:   39°51'10"N   127°35'28"E
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