Prisoner in the 'Great Escape' Nazi camp Stalag Luft III hid a secret code in a letter to his mother
Message asking for forging materials was sent by a British officer held in Stalag Luft III – two years before 76 PoWs staged a mass breakout
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Message asking for forging materials was sent by a British officer held in Stalag Luft III – two years before 76 PoWs staged a mass breakout
The recently unearthed secret missive casts fascinating new light on how - right under their Nazi captors' noses - Allied POWs communicated with the intelligence services
A prisoner of war held in the Nazi camp that inspired the 1963 film The Great Escape sent a secret message to military intelligence hidden in a letter to his mother.
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