Interview with George McKiel, Prisoner of War in Stalag Luft III
Although George McKiel helped those digging the tunnel out of Stalag Luft III, he did not participate in the actual escape -- and was thus spared execution.
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24 March: On this day in history
What events happened on 24 March in history? We round up the events, births and deaths…
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Great Escape hero who distracted guards while tunnels were dug in WWII dies aged 102
Captain Charles Vyvyan Howard was held at the infamous Stalag Luft III camp in what is now Poland after being shot down and captured in 1941.
Source: dailymail.co.uk
How the Great Escape was made possible because of collaboration from German guards
The letter, written by escapee Roy Langlois, is revealed for the first time by his daughter in Channel 5's The Great Escape, which airs tonight at 9pm.
Source: dailymail.co.uk
'The Great Escape': The Audacious Real Story of the WWII Allied Prison Break
The Nazis thought the Stalag Luft III camp was escape-proof, but 76 Allied airmen proved them wrong.
Source: history.com