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On Mon. 17 Aug 1942 The Karenko Prisoners of War Camp in Karenko (now.....

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The Karenko Prisoners of War Camp in Karenko (now Hualien) in eastern Taiwan was opened. It would hold high-ranking prisoners of war such as Jonathan Wainwright and Arthur Percival.

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