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Description edit
The true story of one of the most heroic feats of World War II...the daring prison camp breakout that inspired the classic film The Great Escape Stalag Luft III was one of the Germans' "escape-proof" prison camps, specially built by Hermann Göring to hold Allied troops. But on March 24,... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- Jimmy James: Add a description of this character.
- Roger Bushell
- Sagan
- Codner
- Philpot
- Bob Van Der Stok
- Bub Clark
- Von Lindeiner
- Williams
- Harry
- Barth
- Johnny Dodge
- Tom
- Hitler
- Dick
- Tim Walenn
- Rubberneck
- Johnny Marshall
- Peter Fanshawe
- Krol
- Hirschberg
- Burton
- Wally Floody
- Massey
- Dvorak
- Muller
- Peter Churchill
- Pedersen
- Muckle Muir
- Des Plunkett
- Appell
- Jimmy Buckley
- Paul Royle
- Pieber
- Reich
- Rumpel
- Les Brodrick
- Stevens
- Tobolski
- Mike Shand
- Bader
Setting & Locations edit
- Germany
- Berlin
- England
- France
- Britain
- Frankfurt
- Sachsenhausen
- Sweden
- Europe
- Stettin
- Czechoslovakia
- Szubin
- Bergsland
- North Compound
- Breslau
- Stalag Luft Iii
- London
- Switzerland
- Dulag Luft
- Kripo
- Boberöhrsdorf
- East Compound
- Channel
- Sydney Dowse
- Valenta
- Danzig
- Wellington
- Canada
- Tschiebsdorf
- Warburg
- Dresden
- Kustrin
- South Compound
- Spain
- Rotterdam
- Zellenbau
- Prague
- Gestapo
- United States
- Poland
First Sentence edit
The first Allied officer to fall into German hands was a New Zealand RAF airman who was shot down over the North Sea on 5 September 1939-shortly after war was declared.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Tim Carroll (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 940.5472430922
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