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Originally Posted by Catlady
The last of the Great Escapers, Dick Churchill, died earlier this year: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-devon-47257570
He was one of the men recaptured but was not executed because the Nazis apparently thought he might be related to Winston Churchill: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/...execution.html
I've always loved the movie version, which led me to Paul Brickhill's book long ago. A few years back I read Tim Carroll's book The Great Escape from Stalag Luft III, which adds to the story and does include some information about the Gestapo killers and how they were hunted down. |
Thanks for the great links
Catlady! It’s quite humbling to read what these men, and that whole generation, endured through WW II. Your links led to more links - so many remarkable stories!