The History of the Death Railway Line (Part-1)

     In the year of November 1942, the Japanese army was start building the world famous railway from Myanmar to Thailand. During the constr...

    In the year of November 1942, the Japanese army was start building the world famous railway from Myanmar to Thailand. During the construction of the railway, the death soul take  many life of Myanmar workers and the surrendered ally soldiers. That's why, the railway is becoming a world famous railway called " The Death Railway" 

    The very start of the railway is located in one of the city of Myanmar called Thanphuyzayat. The primary target to build that railway is to connect with Thailand and Myanmar and because of connection with Thailand and Myanmar, the Japanese army can easily connect with Fortress of Singapore to Myanmar. The length of the railway is more the 250 miles long and connect with Thanphyuzayat of Myanmar and Banpaung of Thailand.

  The railway was finished at the 25th November 1943.During 1942 to 1943, around 80000 of Myanmar workers and 10000 of surrendered ally soldier ware died at the railway workplace. The Japanese army try to start the railway at 1940 but they had't any materials to build the railway. That's why, the Japanese army steal materials form the railway that was build by British. Between the year of 1940 to 1941, the Japanese army steal materials form the railway of Yangon to Taungoo road the was build by British.

    

  

  There are 4 main objective to build that railway. They are-   

1. To support weapons and food for Japanese soldier who were try to victory the great Asia             Offensive.
2. To take all of Myanmar's goods.
3. To make ally with neighbor countries.
4. To support more economics opportunities when war is over.

    The puppets government of Myanmar who were controlled by Japanese Army was believe those Japanese objectives and they were agree to collect workers from Myanmar Ethnicity. U saw who is the secretary of the Prime Minister was leading to collect workers.

    At the 18 th December 1942, the Myanmar government was announced for the position of 20000 workers to build railway. At that announcement, the government was declare to join to the workplace and also declare government and Japanese army will support food, home and medicine for the joined workers and family of workers.

    

The government mostly collect workers from Taungoo, Innsein, Pathein, Dawei, Myeik, Mawlamyine, Thaton and Bago. At the year of February 1943, government got only 13950 men to build railway. So, the 15th Japanese Division not pacient wait for the government way to collect workers because the Japanese army was decided to occupy to Imphal and 1944.  The 15th Japanese Division start ‌a new force from called Sweat Force. The most of the people from the Sweat Force were the surrendered ally soldiers and  Myanmar Ethnicity who were arrested by Japanese army.

 

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