Beyond the towering rolls of barbed wire, the world was on fire — continents ravaged, a death toll spiraling into the millions. Inside the fence, captured allied soldiers practiced their putting. It ...

As incredible as it seems, the POWs — “Kriegies” — played hockey games in the South Compound at Stalag Luft III near Sagan, Germany. The “Great Escape” camp was about 90 miles from Berlin. At the ...

Of the 35,000 United States Army Air Force personnel captured at Stalag Luft III, a staggering 28,000 were members of the Eighth—the division that included the Bucky's Bloody 100th. According to ...

Editor’s note: The 16 th annual Vail Film Festival returns Aug. 15-18. In addition to more than 40 film screenings, the Vail Film Festival also offers a workshop, panel discussion and more while again ...

He survived and was taken prisoner, and put into Amsterdam jail for a while, and then taken on to Stalag... The POWs of Stalag Luft 3 staged many shows whilst in captivity, and here is a photo of some ...

The classic theme tune to 'The Great Escape' is surprisingly upbeat, given the film's grim setting, outliving its runtime.

Trapped in one of the most secure World War II Prisoner of War camps, Stalag Luft III, some 10,000 men planned one of the greatest escape attempts of all time. Among the prisoners were former ...

Captive British airmen devise plans to escape Stalag Luft III prison via tunnels. Captive British airmen make it their mission to escape from a brand new Nazi prison – Stalag Luft III – by building ...

A light-hearted letter penned by one of the Great Escapers while in captivity in Stalag Luft III has come to light 77 years later. Squadron Leader Bertram 'Jimmy' James was number 39 out of the tunnel ...

POWs in their production of "Girls,Girls,Girls" in Stalag Luft 3, March 1943. This story was submitted to the WW2 People’s War Website by the London Borough of Harrow Housebound Library Service on ...

Each Sunday, “Extraordinary Life” looks back on someone whose life made a difference. Donald W. Pierce, 82, formerly of Cromwell, died Aug. 7. Like many veterans, Donald Pierce talked little about his ...