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July 24, 2017 Editor 0

Kommandant Oberst (Colonel) Braune – Stalag Luft III […]

Arthur Nebe – The man who condemned ‘The Fifty’ Stalag Luft III escapers

August 24, 2017 0

The movie, 13 Minutes, dramatically chronicles the 8 November attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler. A glance down the list of main characters throws up a most interesting and familiar name. Arthur Nebe. […]
Watch of Great Escape hero sells at auction for staggering $246,000

August 22, 2017 0

A 1940 Rolex Oyster wristwatch belonging to a Stalag Luft III POW has sold for $246,194 (£165,000) at a UK auction house. Hans Wilsdorf, founder of the Rolex watch company, came up with a novel sales tactic during World War II. […]
The Scrounger – It wasn’t Cricket….

July 24, 2017 0

One of the most poignant exchanges in the movie account of The Great Escape (1963) is that between The Scrounger Hendley (James Garner) and The Forger Blythe (Donald Pleasence). […]
Lt. Gen. Albert Clark and The Great Escape

July 24, 2017 0

In England, there exists a strange Christmas tradition. One or other of the nation’s TV networks will invariably air a screening of the classic 1963 movie, The Great Escape. […]
Stalag Luft III in Words and Pictures

July 21, 2017 0

While genuine artifacts from Stalag Luft III seldom appear in salesrooms, with so little having survived the forced evacuation, a great way for people to connect both with the story and the era is through antiquarian books. […]