Great Escape Tunnel WWII

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  1. liverpool annie

    liverpool annie New Member

    My friend sent me this ..... :clapping:

    Great Escape Tunnel WWII

    Click on the link at the end of this for a graphic presentation of "Harry" the tunnel used for the "Great Escape".

    When graphics appear, move cursor over the number (no need to click) to display an explanation of activity. Take the tour. It's really something to see.
    The last number to 'roll over' is 16. Be sure to look and read the numbers and click 'next' to move along to the next page.
    In 1943 work had begun on 'Harry', the tunnel that allowed over 70 men to escape from the German POW camp, 'Stalag III', during World War II.
    This was the same tunnel made famous by the movie 'The Great Escape'.
    The URL below takes you to a site where one of the men, after the War, drew a diagram with explanations of each of the sections.
    It's amazing how accurate the movie was, even though it couldn't possibly include all the information involved in this great engineering feat.

    See: Tunnel Harry
     

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