A restored section of the notorious Death Railway west of Kanchanaburi, Thailand

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Many Allied prisoners of war died in the construction of the so-called Death Railway here, extending west from Kanchanaburi, at the behest of the occupying Japanese forces during World War Two.

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Size: 3450px × 5194px
Location: Kanchanaburi, Kanchanaburi province, Thailand
Photo credit: © Philip Game / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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