Hỏa Lò Prison

Hanoi Hilton was in line with the Hilton the ironic name of American prisoners for the Hoa Lo Prison ( Vietnamese Hoa Lo, fiery furnace ') in Hanoi, Vietnam.

During the Vietnam War, which was built in 1904 by the French Hoa Lo Prison was used by the North Vietnamese as a prison for American POWs.

Through the film of the same name was the Hanoi Hilton to a fixed term. The prison was built by the French to imprison Vietnamese resistance fighters and torture.

Known detainees

  • John McCain, Senator and Republican presidential candidate in the 2008 Presidential Election
  • James Stockdale
  • Joseph Kittinger
  • James Robinson Risner
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