How Thailand's Hellfire Pass Got Its Name

Name: How Thailand's Hellfire Pass Got Its Name
Uploaded: 2017-07-05
Duration: 145798
Description: During WWII, Hellfire Pass was a notorious Japanese railway construction site. There, Allied prisoners were forced to work at night in grueling conditions, illuminated by the glow of hundreds of burning fires.

During WWII, Hellfire Pass was a notorious Japanese railway construction site. There, Allied prisoners were forced to work at night in grueling conditions, illuminated by the glow of hundreds of burning fires. (02:25)

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