Fourth Stalag Luft III Tunnel Found

Daily Mail Online ^ | November 20, 2011 | Claudia Joseph

[Misterioso]

It has lain hidden for nearly 70 years and looks, to the untrained eye, like a building site. But this insignificant tunnel opening in the soft sand of western Poland represents one of the greatest examples of British wartime heroism. And the sensational story became the Hollywood classic, The Great Escape, starring Steve McQueen.

We are standing in the notorious PoW camp Stalag Luft III, built at the height of the Third Reich, 100 miles east of Berlin. Ten thousand prisoners were kept under German guns here on a 60-acre site ringed with a double barbed-wire fence and watchtowers.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2063652/The-classic-Steve-McQueen-movie-immortalised-tunnels-Stalag-Luft-III-PoW-camp--astonished-archaeologists-discovered-fourth.html#ixzz1j0e6JO00

[Misterioso]

Brains vs. brawn: the history of the human race.

[af_vet_rr]

Reminds of a a two hour show, either on the Smithsonian Channel or the History Channel, that covers some of the underground areas in Germany from the war, including factories built into mountains. A lot of it was sealed up by the allies after the war and then forgotten. They went into a few, and there were rocket motors, housing, etc. just left there.

[dfwgator]

Now I’m in the mood to watch TGE again, for about the 70 Gazillionth time.

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[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

Read Pynchon’s “Gravity’s Rainbow.” He really did his research!

[GreyFriar]

Stalag Luft III ping

[South Dakota]

British heroism? Pardon me but the US prisoners facilitated this escape with the packages they received from home

[GraceG]

The reason it was lost for so long was because this man and I quote: "Saw nuthsing"

[colorado tanker]

Thanks for posting. It's a fascinating article with lots of details I didn't know.

The story is a testament to the irrepressible human desire for freedom. Even after 50 of their mates were murdered, they were still tunneling.

[SJSAMPLE]

The real “Cooler King” spoke at my Airborne School graduation waaaay back in 1986. Amazing man.

[pyx]

Without giving up too much, I have a personal and very real connection with Stalag Luft III. And although Steve McQueen made some parts of the Great Escape movie entertaining and fun to watch, his character was none-the-less, completely fictional. One thing that was completely amazing and factual is that Wally Floody was a giant of a man and how he even fit in any of the tunnels is astounding in of itself. Also, real events, such as booze manufacturing, were much more interesting (I thought at least) based on facts and had nothing to do with an American holiday.

[Oztrich Boy]

You must be thinking of Hogan's Heroes

[DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis]

Lucky you.

[hecht]

Did you just wake from a long nap side Nov 20?

[GreyFriar]

The vast majority of the prisoners in this compound were British and many had been POWs since 1940. The Red Cross packages went to all the prisoners, British, Canadian, other commonwealth and US. The British ran the camp internally and made the plans. All of the prisoners contributed to the escape. And most of the American flyers were moved to Compound B 2 months before the escape.

[GOPJ]

Interesting stuff - thanks for sharing.

[Misterioso]

Actually, I got this in an email this morning, from a friend.

[zot]

Thanks for the ping. Amazing that they did this after so many were killed in the great escape.

[GOP Poet]

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