Prisoners who couldn't keep up on the march were often left behind or subjected to brutal treatment, leading to many deaths.
Most of the prisoners who could not keep up on the march during the Bataan Death March were left behind, as their Japanese captors showed cruelty by choosing to beat or bayonet them. This resulted in many deaths before reaching the destination. Survivors of concentration camps like Buchenwald were often involved in 'death marches' as well, facing similar brutal treatment.
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