Hi, I've recently received my grandfather's POW records from the ICRC, which are very revealing. He arrived at Stalag Luft 3 on 12 June 1944 and...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-24546700 One of the few remaining survivors of a German prisoner of war camp immortalised in the...
Below is a list of names of prisoners taken from my father's P.O.W. "Wartime Log." These prisoners were held at Stalag Luft VI, Stalag 357 and...
Hi all, can anyone help me identify the men in this photo taken in Stalag Luft III? I can tell you that the man standing second from right is...
Hello, I hope that I'm not posting this in the wrong place... but I'd like to let you know about my father's memoirs of his WWII experiences in...
The not so Great Escape: It's seen as the epitome of British heroism thanks to THAT film. But a new book says it was a futile suicide mission -...
Unseen cartoons from the prisoner of war camp immortalised in The Great Escape movie (Stalag Luft III) are revealed having been discovered lying...
hi a neighbour of mine has a letter written to her parents from Flt Lt Ker-Ramsay while in stalag luft 3. Her parents had sent a red cross to...
Broadcast: 29/05/2012Reporter: Eric Campbell Poland, Czech Republic - The Real Great Escape - Foreign Correspondent - ABC We’re big...
[ATTACH]
Just watched this on BBC4. I thought that it was quite good. Although, I wasn't sure about the picture of Hurricanes attacking German bombers...
Any help would be appreciated. There were (5) Australians who were in the Great Escape and sadly all of them were executed. I have some details...
Here's one from my archive: an interview I did with former Stalag Luft III POW Ken Rees in 2003. I've met Ken since and interviewed him at length....
I've just started an M.Phil. at Bristol looking at the role and responsibilities of a Man of Confidence. I'll not bore you with the details which...
Hello - later in the year I am contemplating a trip to Berlin - not so much for the city itself but for outlying areas of WW 2 interest. This is...
Hi, I am currently researching my late grandfathers war history. His name is Kenneth BROOKES. He was from Sheffield, England and was part of...
Just a heads-up for this documenary tonight.
RAF officers make a Great Escape http://defenceintranet.diiweb.r.mil....reatEscape.htm Six RAF officers have travelled to the former 'Great...
Hi, I am planning to do a small tour in September, based in Berlin with a visit to Colditz and Sagan by car. Can anybody give me some rough info...
I am trying to find out details of the mission which resulted in the capture of Donald Curtis Walch, DFC, No: 404489, who served with 180 Squadron...
Separate names with a comma.
