Category: World War II POW German Camps, Stalag Luft III

Categories: World War II POW Camp, Stalag III | The Great Escape


Stalag Luft III (Stammlager Luft, or main camp for aircrew) was a Luftwaffe-run prisoner-of-war (POW) camp during the Second World War that housed captured air force servicemen. It was located in the German province of Lower Silesia near the town of Sagan (now Żagań in Poland), 100 miles (160 km) southeast of Berlin. The site was selected because it would be difficult to escape by tunneling due to the sandy soil. Stalag Luft III is best known for two famous POW escapes that took place there by tunnelling, which were depicted in the books, The Wooden Horse (1950) and The Great Escape (1963), written by former POWs, Eric Williams and Paul Brickhill respectively, and from which films of the same names were adapted. Wikipedia: Stalag Luft III

Type: Prisoner-of-war camp
Coordinates: Coordinates: 51.5986°N 15.3075°E
In use: March 1942 – January 1945
Controlled by: Nazi Germany
Commanders: Oberst Friedrich Wilhelm von Lindeiner-Wildau
Occupants: Allied air crews
Events: The "Great Escape"

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31 Dec 1903 Fay, Lincoln, Nevada, United States - 22 Jul 1977 photo
16 Feb 1919 Highland County, Ohio, United States - 22 Oct 2006 photo

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21 Feb 1910 St Johns Wood, London, England, United Kingdom - 05 Sep 1982 photo
21 Jul 1913 King's Lynn, Norfolk, England - 09 Feb 1999
04 Jan 1917 New York, USA - 14 Nov 1971
17 Jan 1918 Bærum, Akershus, Norway - 09 Jun 1992
abt 09 Apr 1921 - 2004
16 Aug 1917 Caldwell, Manitoba, Canada - 31 Mar 1944 photo
13 Nov 1908 Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States - 06 Jun 1994
19 Mar 1915 Chertsey, Surrey, England - 29 Mar 1944
20 Dec 1916 Balwyn, Victoria, Australia - 23 Apr 1991 photo
28 Dec 1916 Wanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand - 12 Oct 1991 photo
07 Aug 1916 Highbury, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom - 29 Mar 1944
15 Mar 1922 North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - 09 Aug 1995 photo
30 Aug 1910 Springs, Transvaal, South Africa - 29 Mar 1944 photo
04 Feb 1915 Bramhall, Cheshire, England - 17 Jan 1979 photo

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19 Feb 1918 Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India - 31 Mar 1944
28 Nov 1921 South Yarra, Victoria, Australia - 29 Mar 1944 photo
08 Apr 1922 Hastings, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand - 29 Mar 1944
21 Jan 1920 East Molesey, Surrey, England, United Kingdom - 12 Feb 2019 photo
13 Aug 1921 Hackney, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom - 31 Mar 1944 photo
29 Sep 1920 Malaya - 25 Mar 1952

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04 Apr 1918 Cosham, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom - 31 Mar 1944

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06 Oct 1920 Askøy, Norway - 29 Mar 1944 photo
14 Feb 1920 Shaldon, Devon, England, United Kingdom - 31 Mar 1944
20 Oct 1918 Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana, United States - 01 Aug 1999 photo

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abt 1920 Canada - 02 Jun 1962

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09 Sep 1922 - 03 Oct 1989
10 Jan 1920 Springfield, Massachusetts, United States - 20 May 2000
08 Nov 1919 Beterverwagting, Demerara-Mahaica, British Guiana - 13 Feb 2010
23 Dec 1887 Wooburn, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom - 02 Nov 1971

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30 Jun 1916 New South Wales, Australia - 30 Mar 1944 photo
18 Dec 1912 Scotland, United Kingdom - 04 Jun 2010
1916 - 07 Dec 1947

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17 Apr 1915 India - 18 Jan 2008

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11 Feb 1920 New Jersey - 26 Jul 1969
17 Jan 1922 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 08 May 2012
24 Oct 1905 East Stonehouse, Devon, England, United Kingdom - 03 Jan 1990
25 Mar 1925 Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States - 24 Feb 2007
20 Feb 1915 Narromine, New South Wales, Australia - 29 Mar 1944 photo

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16 Jun 1922 Decatur, Wise, Texas - 16 Dec 2007 photo
11 Feb 1919 Waverley, New South Wales, Australia - 31 Mar 1944 photo
19 Feb 1914 Salem, Marion, Oregon, United States - 28 Feb 1953 photo

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19 Jan 1898 Hilton, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom - 29 Feb 1976
09 May 1924 Michigan, United States - 16 Sep 1992
05 Jan 1917 Oklahoma USA - 21 Nov 1995 photo
19 Jan 1918 London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada - 06 May 2010 Privacy Level: Public (Green) photo
30 Nov 1917 Shanghai, China - 30 Mar 1999

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24 Aug 1908 Carshalton, Surrey, England - 21 Feb 1967
08 Feb 1924 Minnesota, United States - 08 Apr 1945
06 Mar 1913 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - 06 May 1993 photo
29 Jun 1915 Snover, Sanilac, Michigan, United States - 27 Jan 1992 photo
22 Sep 1922 McKees Rocks, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States - 21 Oct 2008 photo

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23 Jul 1919 Queens, New York City, New York, United States - 21 Jan 2004 photo
02 Mar 1922 Faxon, Comanche, Oklahoma, United States - 16 Jan 2011
17 Jan 1914 Perth, Western Australia, Australia - 23 Aug 2015 photo

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15 Dec 1911 Wem, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom - 31 Mar 1944

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01 Jul 1906 Essendon, Victoria, Australia - 18 Jun 1961 photo
14 Apr 1915 Nelson, New Zealand - 19 May 1986 photo

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13 Oct 1915 Plaju, Dutch East Indies - 08 Feb 1993 photo

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13 Jul 1911 England - 24 Dec 1983
06 May 1919 Wellington, New Zealand - 29 Mar 1944 photo
20 Dec 1922 Fort Morgan, Morgan, Colorado, United States - 05 Oct 2013




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