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cchiu23 t1_ixtci91 wrote

Fuck the imperial japanese but I'm not sure if I would be risking getting shot with a follow up torpedo by an enemy submarine to save war prisoners

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Jupitair OP t1_ixtco0m wrote

it’s worth reading the link:
> In response to the torpedo, the destroyers Take and Harukaze attacked and sank Shark. After dealing with the American submarine, the two destroyers returned to Arisan Maru to look for survivors. No POWs were killed by the torpedo strikes and nearly all were able to leave the ship's holds but the Japanese did not rescue any of the POWs that day, only Japanese.

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