Prisoners of war on Onrust Island, Java.

Prisoners of war on Onrust Island, Java. On the island to Onrust, off Tandjong Priek, is a prisoner-of-war camp, which helds 200 German POW's and appreximately 800 Indonesians arrested during military actions in Java. The Germans are mostly U-beat crews who were trapped in Java after the Japanese collapse. Indonesian republican" newspapers stated that prisoners on Onrust were being ill-treated, and these photographs show the fallacy of his accusation. The men are being treated strictly according to the Geneva-convention. German naval officers enjoy a quiet game of cards in their barracks." NI 915