An amazing true life event — why free people will always defeat tyrants.
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God bless them all, especially the 50 that were murdered by the gestapo
My brother was incarcerated there starting in August 15th 1944. He was a bombardier on a B17 called the Tiny Angel and shot down on their 17 mission over Wiesbaden Gr. Patton’s tanks liberated them...
Thanks for starting this thread, DFG.
Squadron Leader Douglas Bader would have also been captured, undoubtedly, (and likely executed)had he not been transferred away from this camp for being so intransigent. Though legless before the War from an airplane accident, he still became a decorated fighter pilot and was central to the plans for this escape.
We just watched the movie this week. Three hours was a bit long for the 10 year old. Exceptional acting up and down. Great pacing. One of the best ensemble films ever. My wife just read the book, which had many tricks and stunts that the movie just didn’t have time for.
One story in the book was when some high ranking Kraut got a new fancy car, and wanted to show off its German engineering. The head of the camp told him to leave it outside, but the muckety-muck insisted on bringing it inside, and the driver will watch the car. The POWs swarmed the car, taking all sorts of items that would be turned into tools and barter items.
The poor driver was afraid to report the incident because HE would get in trouble!
Eventually, the POWs agreed to return a secret book that was in the car, but only after they finished consuming its contents, and putting a special stamp imprinted inside the book (stamp made from heel of a boot) stating that the book had passed inspection at some British Department of something other. No one does cheeky like the Brits, and no one is more fun to have be the butt of such cheekiness as a Kraut. (I am one quarter both).
“only three successfully evaded capture.”
Freedom: worth the risk. worth the price.
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Save for later...absolutely!