Observances have been held in Poland to mark the 80th anniversary of the “Great Escape,” an ingenious act of defiance during World War II in which 76 prisoners of war tunneled out of a German prisoner-of-war camp into a snowy forest. A solemn roll call of remembrance was held in the town where the former POW camp is now a museum.
WARSAW, Poland — Observances were held in Poland on Sunday to mark the 80th anniversary of the “Great Escape,” an ingenious act of defiance during World War II in which 76 prisoners of war tunneled out of a German prisoner-of-war camp into a snowy forest.
Most of the soldiers who escaped from Stalag Luft III on the night of March 24, 1944, faced a tragic end. Only three made it to safety. The others were recaptured and 50 of them were executed. More recently the escape was featured in an episode of the American war drama miniseries “Masters of the Air” on Apple TV+.Poland demands explanation from Russia after a missile enters its airspace during attack on UkraineWith unsold grain piled high, a Polish farmer faces an uncertain future as war in Ukraine grinds on
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