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The Traveling Fool Episode 4/ Palawan Military Museum
3 March 2020: The Traveling Fool Episode 4/ Palawan Military Museum
The island of Palawan in the Philippines is the site of the Palawan Military Museum, officially known as the Palawan Special Battalion WW2 Memorial Museum. In 1944 an incident occurred at the POW camp which would lead to a dramatic rescue that is still heralded as the most successful military rescue operation in us history.
00:18 Show intro
02:09 Palawan Special Battalion WW2 Memorial Museum
05:59 POW Massacre at Camp 10A
07:06 Iwahig Penal colony
08:12 Raid at Cabanatuan
List of resources mentioned in this episode
Palawan Special Battalion WW2 Museum
Massacre of POW's in Palawan
Iwahig Penal Colony
Raid at Cabanatuan
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