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   Was the Great Escape a true story?

   • What in 1963 John Sturges’ film loosely portrays the story of the so-called Great Escape, the reality was less heroic and far more tragic. This is what really happened. Firstly, a brief overview of the German security network.

   The Great Escape: you’ve seen the film, now hear the truth

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   Why were the Great escapers executed?

   • Nazi Germany’s leader Adolf Hitler ordered that they should all be shot, along with the camp commandant of Stalag Luft III, the camp architect, and all the guards on duty at the time of the escape. A number of senior Nazi officials argued against this, but ultimately fifty Great Escapers were executed to deter others from future escape attempts.

   Legacy of Liberation: The Story of The Great Escape | CWGC

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   Why is the Great Escape important?

   • The Great Escape has left a lasting legacy not only on Hollywood, but in regards to the stories of those who fought during the Second World War. Many credit the film with keeping alive the memories of the 50 prisoners who were executed following the escape attempt, ensuring their sacrifice isn’t forgotten to time.

   The True Story Behind Steve McQueen's 'The Great Escape'

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   What happened in the Great Escape?

   • While The Great Escape depicts this as occurring during a single event, the Gestapo actually executed the condemned men singly or in pairs, in secluded locations. In 1947, a military tribunal found 18 German soldiers guilty of war crimes in relation to the murders. The Great Escape, 1963.

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   Nov 23, 2021 · The mass escape of 76 Allied airmen from a Nazi POW camp in March 1944 remains one of history’s most famous prison breaks. Although the German Luftwaffe designed the Stalag Luft III camp to be...

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   Mar 24, 2024 · The Great Escape was a mass breakout of Allied airmen from Stalag Luft III, a prison camp run by the Luftwaffe (German air force), on March 24, 1944. It involved 600 prisoners at the...

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   It was the mass escape of Allied soldiers from the German prisoner of war camp Stalag Luft III, the story of which was forever immortalised in the 1963 film The Great Escape, starring Steve McQueen.

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   Oct 22, 2022 · United Artists. It is 1942 and the Nazis decide to "put all their rotten eggs in one basket;" round up the most troublesome Allied escape artists and put them all in their shiny new...

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   May 15, 2009 · During the night of 24 March 1944, 76 airmen escaped from the Prisoner of War camp Stalag Luft III. Only three made it home and, of the remainder, 50 were murdered on Hitler’s orders. Alan Bowgen...

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   Jan 7, 2022 · 'The Great Escape' is a heavily fictionalized retelling of an actual escape attempt from a German POW camp during World War II.

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   Mar 4, 2024 · The Great Escape was World War Two's largest breakout from a German prisoner of war camp. The event took place on 25 March 1944, 76 POWs of Stalag Luft III camp escaped captivity.