Inside the Great Escape and Stalag Luft III

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Follow and Wishlist our game on Steam https://store.steampowered.com/app/3606970?utm_source=0001 On the night of March 24th, 1944, over 200 Allied prisoners set out to escape the infamous Stalag Luft III - the German POW camp. After months of meticulous planning, secrecy and hard work under the watchful eyes of the Nazi guards, the glorious escape plan finally came to a head. Here’s how 76 men escaped the inescapable prisoner-of-war camp. Sources: Doyle, Peter (2012). Stalag Luft III: The Archaeology of an Escaper’s Camp Jeffers, Marilyn & Eberhardt, Michael (2015). From Commandant to Captive: The Memoirs of Stalag Luft III Commandant Col. Friedrich Wilhelm von Lindeiner genannt von Wildau Messenger, Charles (2019). Stalag Luft III: The German POW Camp that Inspired The Great Escape Barris, Ted (2013). The Great Escape: A Canadian Story Müller, Jens (2019). The Great Escape from Stalag Luft III: The Memoir of Jens Müller Vance, Jonathan (2020). The True Story of the Great Escape: Stalag Luft III, March 1944 Vanderstok, Bram (1983). Escape from Stalag Luft III - The True Story of my Successful Great Escape Support us on Patreon for exclusive perks and help us create more content https://patreon.com/bluepawprint Check out our exclusive merch https://yarnhub-shop.fourthwall.com 00:00 Stalag Luft III Overview 03:33 Location and Geology 05:53 Escape Plan 07:05 Tom, Dick and Harry Tunnels 09:46 Tunnels Engineering 12:54 Setbacks and Tunnels Completion 15:17 Logistics and Execution of Escape 17:26 The Great Escape Outcome Blue Paw Print uses the Unreal® Engine. Unreal® is a trademark or registered trademark of Epic Games, Inc. in the United States of America and elsewhere. Unreal® Engine, Copyright 1998 – 2025, Epic Games, Inc. All rights reserved.