310 - Great Escapism at Stalag Luft III

The WW2 Podcast by Angus Wallace

Jun 15, 202648:08Society & Culture

When we think of Allied prisoners of war in German camps, we often picture barbed wire, watchtowers, tunnels, and the constant urge to escape. Stalag Luft III is remembered above all for the Great Escape, one of the most...

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