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200360 minPGdocumentary

Bataan Rescue

200360 minPGdocumentary

514 prisoners of war from the Bataan Death March were rescued in a covert operation as Japanese forces ordered their execution.

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514 prisoners of war from the Bataan Death March were rescued in a covert operation as Japanese forces ordered their execution.

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Peter Jones

Peter Jonesdirector

David Axelrod

David Axelrodwriter

Scott Glenn

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In the Philippines, 514 prisoners of war faced imminent execution as the Japanese high command ordered the killing of captives nearing liberation. A covert operation was launched to rescue these men from a camp deep behind enemy lines. The documentary features interviews with surviving POWs, a Filipino partisan, and members of the assault team, including their second in command. Their accounts provide insight into the risks taken to save lives during the final days of World War II.

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