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Originally Posted by JCFalkenbergIII
That was mentioned in the original post I made.
Tarawa 2571 8 99.7% .
I have seen quotes from 20000 to 35000 as to the total amount of Japanese POW held by the Western Allies. With 5000 being held in the US. I have yet to find out a better breakdown on where and in what battle or campaign they surrendered in.
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Col J H Alexander 'Utmost Savagery' gives 145 total prisoners from Betio Island. 17 Japanese and 128 Koreans. While the Koreans were technically in 'labor units' there were issued weapons and required to fight alongside the Japanese soldiers.
Alexander counts 4601 defenders, of which slightly less than 2000 were Koreans. So, you can have % of 96.8% for all defenders, or 99.3% for the likely Japanese count.