Stalag Luft III
‘He’s out at last, but half an hour has gone. Hold everything!’
From ‘The Tunnel,’ written in the North Compound of Stalag Luft III by F/Lt Raymond Keen […]
Arthur Nebe – The man who condemned ‘The Fifty’ Stalag Luft III escapers
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. […]
The Scrounger – It wasn’t Cricket….
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
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
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. […]
Watch of Great Escape hero sells at auction for staggering $246,000
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. […]
In the Spotlight
The Great Escape (1963) – The Movie
The Great Escape (1963) appears on the all-time favorite movies list of many people. Whether it is Steve McQueen attempting to leap the barbed-wire barricades on a motorcycle or James Garner and Donald Pleasance crash-landing their plane in sight of the mountains of Switzerland and freedom, the movie evokes a spirit of rugged defiance. […]
