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Death march — For other uses, see Death march (disambiguation). A death march is a forced march of prisoners of war or other captives or deportees. Those marching must walk over long distances for an extremely long period of time and are not supplied with food … Wikipedia
death march — noun : a march (as of prisoners of war) in which those unable to go on are left to die as they fall * * * death march, a long, forced march, usually of prisoners of war, under conditions exceeding the normal limits of human endurance: »The… … Useful english dictionary
Death march (disambiguation) — Death march may refer to: Death march, forced march of prisoners Death marches (Holocaust), death marches of concentration camp prisoners in 1944 and 1945 Death march (project management), a project that involves grueling overwork and (often)… … Wikipedia
Death march (project management) — This article is about the use of the term in project management (originally and especially in software development). For real death marches, see death march. In project management, a death march is any of several types of pathologic projects… … Wikipedia
Death march (software development) — In the software development and software engineering industries, a death march is a dysphemism for a project that is destined to fail. Usually it is a result of unrealistic or overly optimistic expectations in scheduling, feature scope, or both,… … Wikipedia
death march — forced march of prisoners for extended periods of time during which many prisoners die due to a lack of food or water or other proper supplies … English contemporary dictionary
death march — /ˈdɛθ matʃ/ (say deth mahch) noun a forced march, as of prisoners, in which many people die from illness and deprivation …
Bataan Death March — The Bataan Death March (also known as The Death March of Bataan ) took place in the Philippines in 1942 and was later accounted as a Japanese war crime. The 60 mile (97 km) march occurred after the three month Battle of Bataan, part of the Battle … Wikipedia
Memorials to Bataan Death March victims — Plaque in Maywood, Illinois Across the United States, and in the Philippines there exist dozens of memorials, such as monuments, plaques and schools, dedicated to the U.S. and Filipino prisoners who died during the Bataan Death March. There is… … Wikipedia
Brno death march — The Brno march, sometimes also called a death march Rozumět dějinám, Zdeněk Beneš, p. 208] [ Redrawing Nations: Ethnic Cleansing in East Central Europe, 1944 1948 , by Philipp Ther, Ana Siljak, 2001 [http://books.google.com/books?id=oGmTs2SceAgC… … Wikipedia
