List of Allied airmen from the Great Escape

The "Great Escape" was a World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

mass escape from the German prisoner-of-war camp Stalag Luft III.

It was the basis of The Great Escape (book)

The Great Escape (book)

The Great Escape is an insider's account by Paul Brickhill of the 1944 mass escape from the German prisoner of war camp Stalag Luft III for British and Commonwealth airmen. As a prisoner in the camp, he participated in the escape plan but was debarred from the actual escape 'along with three or...

, a book by Paul Brickhill

Paul Brickhill

Paul Chester Jerome Brickhill was an Australian writer, whose World War II books were turned into popular movies.-Biography:...

describing the escape and The Great Escape (film)

The Great Escape (film)

The Great Escape is a 1963 American film about an escape by Allied prisoners of war from a German POW camp during World War II, starring Steve McQueen, James Garner, and Richard Attenborough...

, a film based on the book.

Executed by Gestapo Stalag Luft III murders The Stalag Luft III murders was a war crime perpetrated by members of the Gestapo following the "Great Escape" of Allied prisoners of war from the German Air Force prison camp known as Stalag Luft III on March 25, 1944. Of a total of 76 successful escapees, 73 were recaptured, mostly within days of...	Recaptured but not executed	Home run

Rank	Name	Service	Notes
Sergeant	Per Bergsland Per Bergsland Sgt Per Bergsland was a Norwegian POW in the German POW camp Stalag Luft III and one of only three men to escape to freedom in the "Great Escape".-Sports career:...	RAF Royal Air Force The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...	Home run via Stettin
Flight Lieutenant	Bethell, R A	RAF Royal Air Force The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
Flying Officer	Birkland, Henry "Hank"	RCAF	Executed by Gestapo Stalag Luft III murders The Stalag Luft III murders was a war crime perpetrated by members of the Gestapo following the "Great Escape" of Allied prisoners of war from the German Air Force prison camp known as Stalag Luft III on March 25, 1944. Of a total of 76 successful escapees, 73 were recaptured, mostly within days of...
Flight Lieutenant	Brettell, Edward DFC	RAF Royal Air Force The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...	Executed by Gestapo Stalag Luft III murders The Stalag Luft III murders was a war crime perpetrated by members of the Gestapo following the "Great Escape" of Allied prisoners of war from the German Air Force prison camp known as Stalag Luft III on March 25, 1944. Of a total of 76 successful escapees, 73 were recaptured, mostly within days of...
Flight Lieutenant	Brodrick, Leslie C J	RAF
Flight Lieutenant	Bull, Lester "Johnny" DFC	RAF	Executed by Gestapo Stalag Luft III murders The Stalag Luft III murders was a war crime perpetrated by members of the Gestapo following the "Great Escape" of Allied prisoners of war from the German Air Force prison camp known as Stalag Luft III on March 25, 1944. Of a total of 76 successful escapees, 73 were recaptured, mostly within days of...
Squadron Leader	Bushell, Roger Roger Bushell Squadron Leader Roger Joyce Bushell RAF was a South African-born British Auxiliary Air Force pilot who organised and led the famous escape from the Nazi prisoner of war camp, Stalag Luft III. He was a victim of the Stalag Luft III murders. The escape was used as the basis for the film The Great...	RAF	Executed by Gestapo Stalag Luft III murders The Stalag Luft III murders was a war crime perpetrated by members of the Gestapo following the "Great Escape" of Allied prisoners of war from the German Air Force prison camp known as Stalag Luft III on March 25, 1944. Of a total of 76 successful escapees, 73 were recaptured, mostly within days of...
Flight Lieutenant	Cameron, Bill	RCAF
Flight Lieutenant	Casey, Michael	RAF	Executed by Gestapo Stalag Luft III murders The Stalag Luft III murders was a war crime perpetrated by members of the Gestapo following the "Great Escape" of Allied prisoners of war from the German Air Force prison camp known as Stalag Luft III on March 25, 1944. Of a total of 76 successful escapees, 73 were recaptured, mostly within days of...
Squadron Leader	Catanach, James DFC	RAAF	Executed by Gestapo Stalag Luft III murders The Stalag Luft III murders was a war crime perpetrated by members of the Gestapo following the "Great Escape" of Allied prisoners of war from the German Air Force prison camp known as Stalag Luft III on March 25, 1944. Of a total of 76 successful escapees, 73 were recaptured, mostly within days of...
Flight Lieutenant	Christensen, Arnold	RNZAF	Executed by Gestapo Stalag Luft III murders The Stalag Luft III murders was a war crime perpetrated by members of the Gestapo following the "Great Escape" of Allied prisoners of war from the German Air Force prison camp known as Stalag Luft III on March 25, 1944. Of a total of 76 successful escapees, 73 were recaptured, mostly within days of...
Flight Lieutenant	Churchill, Richard S A "Dick"	RAF
Flying Officer	Cochran, Dennis	RAF	Executed by Gestapo Stalag Luft III murders The Stalag Luft III murders was a war crime perpetrated by members of the Gestapo following the "Great Escape" of Allied prisoners of war from the German Air Force prison camp known as Stalag Luft III on March 25, 1944. Of a total of 76 successful escapees, 73 were recaptured, mostly within days of...
Squadron Leader	Cross, Ian DFC	RAF	Executed by Gestapo Stalag Luft III murders The Stalag Luft III murders was a war crime perpetrated by members of the Gestapo following the "Great Escape" of Allied prisoners of war from the German Air Force prison camp known as Stalag Luft III on March 25, 1944. Of a total of 76 successful escapees, 73 were recaptured, mostly within days of...
Wing Commander	Day, Harry "Wings"	RAF
Major	Dodge, Johnnie Johnnie Dodge Major John 'Johnnie' Bigelow Dodge DSO DSC MC also known as 'the Artful Dodger' was a British Army officer who fought in both world wars and became a notable prisoner of war during the Second World War and survived The Great Escape....	British Army British Army The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
Flight Lieutenant	Dowse, Sydney Sydney Dowse Flight Lieutenant Sydney Hastings Dowse MC was a Royal Air Force pilot who became a prisoner of war and survived The Great Escape during the Second World War.-Early life and RAFVR:...	RAF
Flight Lieutenant	Dvorak, Bedrich "Fpinkdie"	RAF
Sergeant	Espelid, Haldor	RNAF RNAF RNAF may refer to: * Royal Netherlands Air Force * Royal Norwegian Air Force...	Executed by Gestapo Stalag Luft III murders The Stalag Luft III murders was a war crime perpetrated by members of the Gestapo following the "Great Escape" of Allied prisoners of war from the German Air Force prison camp known as Stalag Luft III on March 25, 1944. Of a total of 76 successful escapees, 73 were recaptured, mostly within days of...
Flight Lieutenant	Evans, Brian	RAF	Executed by Gestapo Stalag Luft III murders The Stalag Luft III murders was a war crime perpetrated by members of the Gestapo following the "Great Escape" of Allied prisoners of war from the German Air Force prison camp known as Stalag Luft III on March 25, 1944. Of a total of 76 successful escapees, 73 were recaptured, mostly within days of...
Lieutenant	Fuglesang, Nils	RNAF RNAF RNAF may refer to: * Royal Netherlands Air Force * Royal Norwegian Air Force...	Executed by Gestapo Stalag Luft III murders The Stalag Luft III murders was a war crime perpetrated by members of the Gestapo following the "Great Escape" of Allied prisoners of war from the German Air Force prison camp known as Stalag Luft III on March 25, 1944. Of a total of 76 successful escapees, 73 were recaptured, mostly within days of...
Lieutenant	Gouws, Johannes	SAAF	Executed by Gestapo Stalag Luft III murders The Stalag Luft III murders was a war crime perpetrated by members of the Gestapo following the "Great Escape" of Allied prisoners of war from the German Air Force prison camp known as Stalag Luft III on March 25, 1944. Of a total of 76 successful escapees, 73 were recaptured, mostly within days of...
Flight Lieutenant	Green, Bernard "Pop"	RAF
Flight Lieutenant	Grisman, William	RAF	Executed by Gestapo Stalag Luft III murders The Stalag Luft III murders was a war crime perpetrated by members of the Gestapo following the "Great Escape" of Allied prisoners of war from the German Air Force prison camp known as Stalag Luft III on March 25, 1944. Of a total of 76 successful escapees, 73 were recaptured, mostly within days of...
Flight Lieutenant	Gunn, Alistair	RAF	Executed by Gestapo Stalag Luft III murders The Stalag Luft III murders was a war crime perpetrated by members of the Gestapo following the "Great Escape" of Allied prisoners of war from the German Air Force prison camp known as Stalag Luft III on March 25, 1944. Of a total of 76 successful escapees, 73 were recaptured, mostly within days of...
Warrant Officer	Hake, Albert	RAAF	Executed by Gestapo Stalag Luft III murders The Stalag Luft III murders was a war crime perpetrated by members of the Gestapo following the "Great Escape" of Allied prisoners of war from the German Air Force prison camp known as Stalag Luft III on March 25, 1944. Of a total of 76 successful escapees, 73 were recaptured, mostly within days of...
Flight Lieutenant	Hall, Charles	RAF	Executed by Gestapo Stalag Luft III murders The Stalag Luft III murders was a war crime perpetrated by members of the Gestapo following the "Great Escape" of Allied prisoners of war from the German Air Force prison camp known as Stalag Luft III on March 25, 1944. Of a total of 76 successful escapees, 73 were recaptured, mostly within days of...
Flight Lieutenant	Hayter, Anthony	RAF	Executed by Gestapo Stalag Luft III murders The Stalag Luft III murders was a war crime perpetrated by members of the Gestapo following the "Great Escape" of Allied prisoners of war from the German Air Force prison camp known as Stalag Luft III on March 25, 1944. Of a total of 76 successful escapees, 73 were recaptured, mostly within days of...
Flight Lieutenant	Humphreys, Edgar	RAF	Executed by Gestapo Stalag Luft III murders The Stalag Luft III murders was a war crime perpetrated by members of the Gestapo following the "Great Escape" of Allied prisoners of war from the German Air Force prison camp known as Stalag Luft III on March 25, 1944. Of a total of 76 successful escapees, 73 were recaptured, mostly within days of...
Pilot Officer	James, Bertram "Jimmy" Bertram James Squadron Leader Bertram Arthur "Jimmy" James, MC, RAF was a British survivor of The Great Escape.-Early life:James was born in India, the son of a tea-planter, and was educated at The King's School, Canterbury...	RAF
Flying Officer	Kidder, Gordon	RCAF	Executed by Gestapo Stalag Luft III murders The Stalag Luft III murders was a war crime perpetrated by members of the Gestapo following the "Great Escape" of Allied prisoners of war from the German Air Force prison camp known as Stalag Luft III on March 25, 1944. Of a total of 76 successful escapees, 73 were recaptured, mostly within days of...
Flight Lieutenant	Kierath, Reginald "Rusty"	RAAF	Executed by Gestapo Stalag Luft III murders The Stalag Luft III murders was a war crime perpetrated by members of the Gestapo following the "Great Escape" of Allied prisoners of war from the German Air Force prison camp known as Stalag Luft III on March 25, 1944. Of a total of 76 successful escapees, 73 were recaptured, mostly within days of...
Flight Lieutenant	Kiewnarski, Antoni	RAF	Executed by Gestapo Stalag Luft III murders The Stalag Luft III murders was a war crime perpetrated by members of the Gestapo following the "Great Escape" of Allied prisoners of war from the German Air Force prison camp known as Stalag Luft III on March 25, 1944. Of a total of 76 successful escapees, 73 were recaptured, mostly within days of...
Squadron Leader	Kirby-Green, Thomas	RAF	Executed by Gestapo Stalag Luft III murders The Stalag Luft III murders was a war crime perpetrated by members of the Gestapo following the "Great Escape" of Allied prisoners of war from the German Air Force prison camp known as Stalag Luft III on March 25, 1944. Of a total of 76 successful escapees, 73 were recaptured, mostly within days of...
Flying Officer	Kolanowski, A Wlodzimierz	RCAF	Executed by Gestapo Stalag Luft III murders The Stalag Luft III murders was a war crime perpetrated by members of the Gestapo following the "Great Escape" of Allied prisoners of war from the German Air Force prison camp known as Stalag Luft III on March 25, 1944. Of a total of 76 successful escapees, 73 were recaptured, mostly within days of...
Flying Officer	Krol, Stanislaw Z "Danny"	RAF	Executed by Gestapo Stalag Luft III murders The Stalag Luft III murders was a war crime perpetrated by members of the Gestapo following the "Great Escape" of Allied prisoners of war from the German Air Force prison camp known as Stalag Luft III on March 25, 1944. Of a total of 76 successful escapees, 73 were recaptured, mostly within days of...
Flight Lieutenant	Langford, Patrick	RCAF	Executed by Gestapo Stalag Luft III murders The Stalag Luft III murders was a war crime perpetrated by members of the Gestapo following the "Great Escape" of Allied prisoners of war from the German Air Force prison camp known as Stalag Luft III on March 25, 1944. Of a total of 76 successful escapees, 73 were recaptured, mostly within days of...
Flight Lieutenant	Langlois, Roy B	RAF
Flight Lieutenant	Leigh, Thomas	RAF	Executed by Gestapo Stalag Luft III murders The Stalag Luft III murders was a war crime perpetrated by members of the Gestapo following the "Great Escape" of Allied prisoners of war from the German Air Force prison camp known as Stalag Luft III on March 25, 1944. Of a total of 76 successful escapees, 73 were recaptured, mostly within days of...
Flight Lieutenant	Long, James "Cookie"	RAF	Executed by Gestapo Stalag Luft III murders The Stalag Luft III murders was a war crime perpetrated by members of the Gestapo following the "Great Escape" of Allied prisoners of war from the German Air Force prison camp known as Stalag Luft III on March 25, 1944. Of a total of 76 successful escapees, 73 were recaptured, mostly within days of...
Flight Lieutenant	Marcinkus, Romas "René" Romualdas Marcinkus Romualdas Marcinkus was a Lithuanian pilot. Marcinkus participated in an early trans-European flight on 25 June 1934, and was the only Lithuanian pilot to serve in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War...	RAF	Executed by Gestapo Stalag Luft III murders The Stalag Luft III murders was a war crime perpetrated by members of the Gestapo following the "Great Escape" of Allied prisoners of war from the German Air Force prison camp known as Stalag Luft III on March 25, 1944. Of a total of 76 successful escapees, 73 were recaptured, mostly within days of...
Flight Lieutenant	Marshall, H C "Johnny"	RAF
Flight Lieutenant	McDonald, Alistair T	RAF
Lieutenant	McGarr, Clement	SAAF	Executed by Gestapo Stalag Luft III murders The Stalag Luft III murders was a war crime perpetrated by members of the Gestapo following the "Great Escape" of Allied prisoners of war from the German Air Force prison camp known as Stalag Luft III on March 25, 1944. Of a total of 76 successful escapees, 73 were recaptured, mostly within days of...
Flight Lieutenant	McGill, George	RCAF	Executed by Gestapo Stalag Luft III murders The Stalag Luft III murders was a war crime perpetrated by members of the Gestapo following the "Great Escape" of Allied prisoners of war from the German Air Force prison camp known as Stalag Luft III on March 25, 1944. Of a total of 76 successful escapees, 73 were recaptured, mostly within days of...
Flight Lieutenant	Milford, Harold	RAF	Executed by Gestapo Stalag Luft III murders The Stalag Luft III murders was a war crime perpetrated by members of the Gestapo following the "Great Escape" of Allied prisoners of war from the German Air Force prison camp known as Stalag Luft III on March 25, 1944. Of a total of 76 successful escapees, 73 were recaptured, mostly within days of...
Flying Officer	Mondschein, Jerzyy T	RAF	Executed by Gestapo Stalag Luft III murders The Stalag Luft III murders was a war crime perpetrated by members of the Gestapo following the "Great Escape" of Allied prisoners of war from the German Air Force prison camp known as Stalag Luft III on March 25, 1944. Of a total of 76 successful escapees, 73 were recaptured, mostly within days of...
Second Lieutenant	Müller, Jens	RAF	Home run via Stettin
Lieutenant	Neely, Alastair D	Royal Navy Royal Navy The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
Flight Lieutenant	Nelson, T R	RAF
Flight Lieutenant	Ogilvie, A Keith	RAF
Flying Officer	Pawluk, Kazimierz	RAF	Executed by Gestapo Stalag Luft III murders The Stalag Luft III murders was a war crime perpetrated by members of the Gestapo following the "Great Escape" of Allied prisoners of war from the German Air Force prison camp known as Stalag Luft III on March 25, 1944. Of a total of 76 successful escapees, 73 were recaptured, mostly within days of...
Flight Lieutenant	Picard, Henri	RAF	Executed by Gestapo Stalag Luft III murders The Stalag Luft III murders was a war crime perpetrated by members of the Gestapo following the "Great Escape" of Allied prisoners of war from the German Air Force prison camp known as Stalag Luft III on March 25, 1944. Of a total of 76 successful escapees, 73 were recaptured, mostly within days of...
Flight Lieutenant	Plunkett, Des L	RAF
Flying Officer	Pohe, Porokoru "Johnny"	RNZAF	Executed by Gestapo Stalag Luft III murders The Stalag Luft III murders was a war crime perpetrated by members of the Gestapo following the "Great Escape" of Allied prisoners of war from the German Air Force prison camp known as Stalag Luft III on March 25, 1944. Of a total of 76 successful escapees, 73 were recaptured, mostly within days of...
Lieutenant	Poynter, Douglas A	Royal Navy Royal Navy The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
Pilot Officer	Royle, Paul G	RAF
Lieutenant	Scheidhauer, Bernard W M	FFAF Free French Air Force The Free French Air Force was the air arm of the Free French Forces during the Second World War.-Fighting for Free France — the FAFL in French North Africa :...	Executed by Gestapo Stalag Luft III murders The Stalag Luft III murders was a war crime perpetrated by members of the Gestapo following the "Great Escape" of Allied prisoners of war from the German Air Force prison camp known as Stalag Luft III on March 25, 1944. Of a total of 76 successful escapees, 73 were recaptured, mostly within days of...
Flight Lieutenant	Shand, Michael	RAF
Pilot Officer	Skanziklas, S "Nick"	RHAF	Executed by Gestapo Stalag Luft III murders The Stalag Luft III murders was a war crime perpetrated by members of the Gestapo following the "Great Escape" of Allied prisoners of war from the German Air Force prison camp known as Stalag Luft III on March 25, 1944. Of a total of 76 successful escapees, 73 were recaptured, mostly within days of...
Lieutenant	Stevens, Rupert J	SAAF	Executed by Gestapo Stalag Luft III murders The Stalag Luft III murders was a war crime perpetrated by members of the Gestapo following the "Great Escape" of Allied prisoners of war from the German Air Force prison camp known as Stalag Luft III on March 25, 1944. Of a total of 76 successful escapees, 73 were recaptured, mostly within days of...
Flying Officer	Stewart, Robert	RAF	Executed by Gestapo Stalag Luft III murders The Stalag Luft III murders was a war crime perpetrated by members of the Gestapo following the "Great Escape" of Allied prisoners of war from the German Air Force prison camp known as Stalag Luft III on March 25, 1944. Of a total of 76 successful escapees, 73 were recaptured, mostly within days of...
Flying Officer	Stower, John	RAF	Executed by Gestapo Stalag Luft III murders The Stalag Luft III murders was a war crime perpetrated by members of the Gestapo following the "Great Escape" of Allied prisoners of war from the German Air Force prison camp known as Stalag Luft III on March 25, 1944. Of a total of 76 successful escapees, 73 were recaptured, mostly within days of...
Flying Officer	Street, Denys	RAF	Executed by Gestapo Stalag Luft III murders The Stalag Luft III murders was a war crime perpetrated by members of the Gestapo following the "Great Escape" of Allied prisoners of war from the German Air Force prison camp known as Stalag Luft III on March 25, 1944. Of a total of 76 successful escapees, 73 were recaptured, mostly within days of...
Flight Lieutenant	Swain, Cyril	RAF	Executed by Gestapo Stalag Luft III murders The Stalag Luft III murders was a war crime perpetrated by members of the Gestapo following the "Great Escape" of Allied prisoners of war from the German Air Force prison camp known as Stalag Luft III on March 25, 1944. Of a total of 76 successful escapees, 73 were recaptured, mostly within days of...
Flight Lieutenant	Thompson, Alfred B	RCAF
Flying Officer	Tobolski, Pawel "Peter"	RAF	Executed by Gestapo Stalag Luft III murders The Stalag Luft III murders was a war crime perpetrated by members of the Gestapo following the "Great Escape" of Allied prisoners of war from the German Air Force prison camp known as Stalag Luft III on March 25, 1944. Of a total of 76 successful escapees, 73 were recaptured, mostly within days of...
Flight Lieutenant	Tonder, Ivo P	RAF
Squadron Leader	Trent, Leonard Leonard Henry Trent Group Captain Leonard Henry Trent VC DFC was a New Zealander recipient of the Victoria Cross, the most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....	RNZAF
Flight Lieutenant	Valenta, Arnost "Wally" Ernst Valenta Ernst Valenta was a member of the Royal Air Force murdered by the Gestapo in March 1944.-Capture:...	RAF	Executed by Gestapo Stalag Luft III murders The Stalag Luft III murders was a war crime perpetrated by members of the Gestapo following the "Great Escape" of Allied prisoners of war from the German Air Force prison camp known as Stalag Luft III on March 25, 1944. Of a total of 76 successful escapees, 73 were recaptured, mostly within days of...
Flight Lieutenant	van der Stok, Bram Bram van der Stok Bram van der Stok, MBE , also referred to as Bob van der Stok, was the most decorated aviator in Dutch history, as well as one of the three men to escape to freedom in "the Great Escape" from German POW camp Stalag Luft III....	RAF	Home run to Utrecht.
Flight Lieutenant	Walenn, Gilbert "Tim"	RAF	Executed by Gestapo Stalag Luft III murders The Stalag Luft III murders was a war crime perpetrated by members of the Gestapo following the "Great Escape" of Allied prisoners of war from the German Air Force prison camp known as Stalag Luft III on March 25, 1944. Of a total of 76 successful escapees, 73 were recaptured, mostly within days of...
Flight Lieutenant	Wernham, James	RCAF	Executed by Gestapo Stalag Luft III murders The Stalag Luft III murders was a war crime perpetrated by members of the Gestapo following the "Great Escape" of Allied prisoners of war from the German Air Force prison camp known as Stalag Luft III on March 25, 1944. Of a total of 76 successful escapees, 73 were recaptured, mostly within days of...
Flight Lieutenant	Wiley, George	RCAF	Executed by Gestapo Stalag Luft III murders The Stalag Luft III murders was a war crime perpetrated by members of the Gestapo following the "Great Escape" of Allied prisoners of war from the German Air Force prison camp known as Stalag Luft III on March 25, 1944. Of a total of 76 successful escapees, 73 were recaptured, mostly within days of...
Squadron Leader	Williams, John DFC John Edwin Ashley Williams Squadron Leader John Edwin Ashley "Willy" Williams, DFC was an Australian air ace during the Second World War. He served in the Middle East and North Africa with the Royal Air Force , and was among the Allied prisoners of war murdered by the Gestapo, following "The Great Escape", in 1944. He...	RAAF	Executed by Gestapo Stalag Luft III murders The Stalag Luft III murders was a war crime perpetrated by members of the Gestapo following the "Great Escape" of Allied prisoners of war from the German Air Force prison camp known as Stalag Luft III on March 25, 1944. Of a total of 76 successful escapees, 73 were recaptured, mostly within days of...
Flight Lieutenant	Williams, John	RAF	Executed by Gestapo Stalag Luft III murders The Stalag Luft III murders was a war crime perpetrated by members of the Gestapo following the "Great Escape" of Allied prisoners of war from the German Air Force prison camp known as Stalag Luft III on March 25, 1944. Of a total of 76 successful escapees, 73 were recaptured, mostly within days of...
Flight Lieutenant	van Wymeersch, Raymond L N	RAF

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