Statements (105)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:railway
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| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:prison
gptkb:the_Thai-Burma_Railway gptkb:Allied_forces gptkb:war_crimes survivor testimonies commemoration events forced laborers Allied prisoners of war international humanitarian law discussions Siam Railway Asian laborers the Bridge on the River Kwai the Thai-Burma Railway Centre |
| gptkbp:built |
gptkb:Japanese_Empire
forced labor |
| gptkbp:challenges |
supply shortages
difficult terrain disease outbreaks harsh conditions |
| gptkbp:closed |
1947
|
| gptkbp:commemorated_by |
gptkb:memorials
|
| gptkbp:completed |
1943
|
| gptkbp:connects |
gptkb:Thailand
gptkb:Burma |
| gptkbp:constructed_in |
gptkb:Japanese_Empire
gptkb:World_War_II local resources extreme weather conditions remote areas limited resources manual labor difficult terrain harsh conditions war effort strategic advantage forced laborers 1942 and 1943 prisoner labor |
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
inspired literature and films
|
| gptkbp:current_status |
partially operational
|
| gptkbp:depicted_in |
gptkb:films
gptkb:literature |
| gptkbp:featured_in |
gptkb:documentaries
|
| gptkbp:historical_context |
Japanese expansionism
Japanese occupation of Burma Japanese occupation policies |
| gptkbp:historical_impact |
post-war reconciliation efforts
post-war relations in Southeast Asia |
| gptkbp:historical_legacy |
remembrance of POWs
|
| gptkbp:historical_role |
transporting troops
strategic military supply route |
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
gptkb:Japanese_occupation_of_Southeast_Asia
symbol of wartime suffering symbol of wartime atrocities impact on post-war relations example of wartime engineering reflection of military strategy |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Burma Railway
|
| gptkbp:impact |
local communities
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
discussions on human rights
cultural representations of war historical memory of World War II modern railway construction practices |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
colonial history
local geography Japanese military policy wartime propaganda Japanese engineering techniques local labor practices |
| gptkbp:inspired_by |
gptkb:military_strategy
wartime logistics |
| gptkbp:involved_in |
prisoner exchanges
|
| gptkbp:involves |
construction of tunnels
bridge over the River Kwai building of embankments |
| gptkbp:is_a_subject_of |
gptkb:books
gptkb:documentaries academic studies |
| gptkbp:is_documented_in |
gptkb:historical_accounts
|
| gptkbp:is_linked_to |
gptkb:economic_exploitation
cultural memory post-war infrastructure development Siam Railway |
| gptkbp:is_utilized_for |
transporting supplies
|
| gptkbp:known_as |
gptkb:Death_Railway
|
| gptkbp:length |
415 kilometers
|
| gptkbp:notable_for |
high mortality rate
forced labor |
| gptkbp:opened |
1943
|
| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:Greater_East_Asia_Co-Prosperity_Sphere
transport network during WWII |
| gptkbp:preserved_by |
a site of remembrance
a symbol of suffering a subject of tourism a topic of interest for historians |
| gptkbp:significance |
strategic supply route
|
| gptkbp:significant_event |
construction began in 1942
|
| gptkbp:tourist_attraction |
gptkb:historical_sites
|
| gptkbp:used_for |
gptkb:military_logistics
transporting troops transporting supplies |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:The_Bridge_on_the_River_Kwai
gptkb:The_Narrow_Road_to_the_Deep_North |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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