Stalag Luft III: An Official History of the Great Escape' POW Camp

by John Grehan

Opened in March 1942 to house captured Allied airmen, particularly officers, Stammlager Luft III at Sagan was built to make escape--especially tunneling--particularly difficult. This did not stop the prisoners who dug through more than one hundred yards of loose sand, enabling seventy-six men to flee. All but three of the men were recaptured, however, and fifty were executed by the Germans. This camp was known for two famous prisoner escapes that...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1473883059
• ISBN13: 9781473883055
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.5" x 9.3"