The aftermath of The Great Escape

[Bernie Brule]

How British, Canadians and Australians were murdered and the hunt for the executioners after the war.

http://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-...-manhunts.html

[Hoss]

Thanks for posting Bernie.

Eric

[jack944]

good reading

Great story.

[birdie]

Sidenote

Our family friend was in that camp after the incident. he was a navigator on a b-17. He started the first POW newspaper. He related to us , the Luftwaffe erected a monument to the slain escapees. A far cry from their Gestapo counterparts.

[stgeorge64]

He related to us , the Luftwaffe erected a monument to the slain escapees. A far cry from their Gestapo counterparts.

The memorial was actually designed and errected by RAF POW's from the Northern Compound at Stalag Luft III. The former POW's held in Stalag Luft III whom I have spoken to said the Luftwaffe personnel felt a great deal of shame for the murder of the 50 escapees, and encouraged the memorial.

Some images from my visit are on this thread:

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...uft+iii&page=2

Regards Richard.

[stgeorge64]

Further to the link at the start of this thread, for anyone interested in the investigation to bring the murderers of the escapees to justice would do well to read "Exemplary Justice' by Allen Andrews, a fascinating read.

Regards Richard.