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The camp - Stalag Luft III - was located in the Polish town of Sagan.

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In which country is Colditz the famous prisoner-of-war camp?

Germany


Why did the great escape happen in 1944?

The great escape actually occurred the night of 24-25 March 1944. It has been said that the airmen planned to escape that year so the could capture the Germans attention so there were soldiers looking for them while there were less men on the front lines it worked out greatly as hundreds of soldiers were looking for the p.o.ws (prisoner of war) but many of the escaped prisoners got killed (200 got out a few made it to neutral Switzerland). They many that did not make it where taken to another camp and around 80 were killed.


Was Zakyna a concentration camp?

No. In the story The silver sword, there is a prison camp called Zakyna portraying where the father was sent to. He spent a year at the concentration camp before escaping. Lee-Andra ♥'z shane!


What happened to the commandant of the POW camp from the great escape?

...Relieved of duty, the former commandant feigned illness and was not caught up in the immediate revenge acts of the Gestapo (including shooting German workers who had not reported missing wire...) ...He was assigned to an infantry unit as the XO and was wounded in action against the Russians. At the end of the war he was detained until 1947... ...He had earned the respect of the senior Allied officers in the camp and they considered him an honorable man. He died in 1963.


Which prison camp was regarded by the Germans as escape proof in World War 2?

Colditz Castle. Oflag IVb. Pat Reid, Airey Neave & others proved otherwise !

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Who was Steve mcqueen trying to escape from in The Great Escape?

A POW camp


What is The Great Escape about?

"The Great Escape" is the story of allied war prisoners who escape from a Nazi prisoner of war camp during World War II. The film was released in 1963.


What is the great escape?

"The Great Escape" is the story of allied war prisoners who escape from a Nazi prisoner of war camp during World War II. The film was released in 1963.


What was the great escape World War 2?

The great escape was mass escape of Allied POWs from the WW II German prison camp named Stalag Luft III. This event was made into a book and movie named The Great Escape.


How do refugees escape a country?

Most simply walk across the border to a refugee camp.


Why is Primo Levi famous?

Primo Levi is famous because of his great escape from the concentration camp. Also for writing some of his amazing books. He also wrote a story about his life in the camp. The camp was called Aushcwitz.


What was the name of the POW camp that featured in the film The Great Escape?

Stalag Luft III


Is Nazis camp situated in Argentina?

No


What books have the word Escape in the title?

Some books with "Escape" in the title include "The Great Escape" by Paul Brickhill, "Escape from Camp 14" by Blaine Harden, and "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein.


Were is the great escape?

The Great Escape as it came to be known was a mass escape attempt that happend in a POW camp named Stalag luft III. Quite a few years later it was made a film witch was copied but with chickens, but they escaped differently


When did Bart Simpson's Escape from Camp Deadly happen?

Bart Simpson's Escape from Camp Deadly happened in 1991.


Where is Camp McDowell located?

Camp McDowell is located Nauvoo, Alabama. Camp McDowell is a regular camp, summertime camp and conference center situated in the the Diocese of Alabama.