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24 March 1944: A total of 76 Allied officers fled Germany's Stalag Luft III in what has become famous as "The Great Escape." Only three of the men eventually made it to freedom. The remainder were captured and one group of 50 was murdered by the Nazis.
The accompanying illustrations show (1) the actual conditions on the day of the escape and (2) the fictional character played by Steve McQueen in the movie "The Great Escape," which gained him much fame and recognition as Best Actor at the 1963 Moscow International Film Festival.
The accompanying illustrations show (1) the actual conditions on the day of the escape and (2) the fictional character played by Steve McQueen in the movie "The Great Escape," which gained him much fame and recognition as Best Actor at the 1963 Moscow International Film Festival.
WWII World War Two
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SMSgt Lawrence McCarter
Also Charles Bronson actually was a WWII Veteran with the rank of Corporal as a nose gunner in a B29 in the Pacific.
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SSG Byron Howard Sr
The two guys in the row boat and the guy that passed around by the underground who took to safety.
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MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D.
SSG Byron Howard Sr - Two Norwegians and a Dutchman were the only real-life escapees to get to safety. . . .
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MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D.
Correct. A handful of American officers helped plan the escape and participated in the beginning of the tunnel creation, but were moved to another camp before the escape took place.
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