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@tiddiesattic

3 жыл бұрын

Who can direct me to a great, in detail documentary on exactly how they pulled it off??

@peterfinn7450

3 жыл бұрын

@@sunray8458 00p00pu0p

@gerrygrzywinskl6135

3 жыл бұрын

Love this movie bring it back to you tube videos

@gowlan

3 жыл бұрын

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@t16205

Жыл бұрын

Kinda weird making a video about the POWs who escaped, when the 3 who actually escaped is barely mentioned.

Les Broderick was my class teacher in my first year of high school. Despite all our nagging, he would never tell us what happened during his escape. A lovely man. A real gentleman.

@gurpreetsidhubobbysidhu399

2 жыл бұрын

Good to know a Hero

@gurpreetsidhubobbysidhu399

2 жыл бұрын

Hero of Circumstances

@amandaallen7378

2 жыл бұрын

Wow!! To be taught by a real hero..I hope that you always remember

@mieke9815

2 жыл бұрын

Wow that’s amazing! You must’ve learned some amazing things from him

@TheAmandahc

Жыл бұрын

@@gurpreetsidhubobbysidhu399 what does that actually mean and what did you do jn order to give sn opinion about bravery????

In high school, my Jewish German teacher of 3 years, she and her husband were separated to different camps. They agreed to meet at a certain place ,if they survived, after the war. She went there and the area had been reduced to rubble by allied bombing. Distraught, she went to a local assistance place since there was no place to go. She walked in and ,there, was her husband who had faith in her to survive. She escaped from the camp she was in by going thru a sewer tunnel that was a horrendous place. She came out in a forest with her escapees, and managed to escape the nazis to get free. And she ended up as a high school German, Russian, and Hebrew teacher in my high school smack in the middle of usa. I am so extremely fortunate to have known her. I was president of the German club, so I got to talk to her a lot. Out of the classroom, we were equals. The stories she related to me were the stuff of great movies, and never were revealed to the people. That 100 lb woman simultaneously intimidated me, enamored me, exposed the ability to be humbled, and to never be dishonest to my opinion She gave me. Best teacher ever. RIP Anna.teurer lehrerin

@diouranke

Жыл бұрын

Ihre tolle Lehrerin

My heart is racing. Tears in my eyes and a heavy heart. That these men are still alive to tell their stories is a miracle.

I so appreciate that our dad told us stories of his service in WWll. Served as a radio man in planes and as scout in England, Africa, and Italy. He wanted us to know the price paid for our liberty. Thank you Dad🇺🇸

@alicel3992

2 жыл бұрын

I wish others could have shared their stories, their experiences, their thoughts. But going back in the past can be brutally painful.

@dajjukunrama5695

2 жыл бұрын

Ah yes liberty… of course, war is peace, weakness is strength, hate is love

@dajjukunrama5695

2 жыл бұрын

Jew

@twstf8905

2 жыл бұрын

I'm thinking he's unlikely to ever see that comment. lol just FYI 😊

@Ngaruthi

Жыл бұрын

Why exactly was he fighting in Africa? We (Africans) were forced by white people to join their militaries and fought in Europe and Burma. We didn't have a stake in the first White People War or the Second White People Tribal war which I understand you call World Wars. It was just white people tribal wars

I say a simple "thank you" to all these brave young men.

@maxwellfan55

4 жыл бұрын

I'll second that. Brave, exceptional men, not prepared to to accept captivity. Their fate an absolute unforgivable disgrace to Germany.

@joebutera1406

4 жыл бұрын

Ill piggy back on that as well...amazing Men with heart for miles..i simply give gratitude and respect for soldiers and ones who fallen..#UnitedStatesStrength

@giuseppenero110

4 жыл бұрын

A fine line between bravery and stupidity. In this case I think the latter.

@nycdweller

3 жыл бұрын

I can’t imagine the crybabies of today doing what these men of yesteryear did. Bravo!

@YOJO391

3 жыл бұрын

It’s crazy to think a whole generation grew up to go to war

My father was a prisoner of war at Stalag Luft 3. Thank you for this documentary.

@TheDutchCommentator

3 жыл бұрын

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@user-vb2re8yp2v

3 жыл бұрын

your papa was - ONE OF HOGANS HEROES? WELL - he - DIDN'T SEE REAL CAMPS. SO - YOUR papa - WASN'T - IN PRISON - your papa - WAS IN SANATORIUM.

@gaoxiaen1

Жыл бұрын

@@user-vb2re8yp2v That's where Putin should be, but he'll end up falling out of a window.

May they all be remembered forever. My grandfather was a scout all over Europe for the Allies. Respects from 🇨🇦

I was given a copy of Paul Brickhill's book for my 10th birthday by a teacher of mine who had been a POW in Germany. I still have it, well-worn and dog-eared but I read it from time to time and remember those men of courage who didn't come home.

@starrystarrynight9822

Жыл бұрын

Any chance your teacher was Lee Broderick, one of the actual escapees?

These men had balls of steel. I found myself getting anxious just watching this. I cant imagine what these men were thinking waiting their turn to enter the tunnel. Or the feeling of popping up out of the tunnel not knowing what is waiting. Brave does not even begin to describe this act.

@shanemanchester

5 жыл бұрын

1gallimaufry Agreed. I love watching the film. I wonder how I’d be in a situation like that!

@susannahwhite7561

3 жыл бұрын

The love of freedom!!!

All the old soldiers interviewed in this documentary are now deceased. Alex Cassie (Forger) Died aged 95 in 2012 RIP. Bertram "Jimmy" James (escaper) Died aged 92 in 2008 RIP. Jack Lyon (escaper) Died aged 101 in 2019 RIP. Les Brodrick (escaper) Died aged 92 in 2013 RIP.

@Senaleb

2 жыл бұрын

wow they all lived to really long life, that's impressive.

@csales76

27 күн бұрын

Thanks for doing that research. I always wonder about what the non-expert people in these documentaries are up to now. May their memories be blessings to those lucky enough to have known them.

@TheGeezzer

27 күн бұрын

@@csales76 Thanks, it was sad research that infused no pleasure whatsoever, just grey neutrality.

I sometimes wonder what has happened to this generation, these men were just freaking heroes.

@stevenlemerson534

4 жыл бұрын

Simple mind. This generation are all playing war games as if it is real and they are John Rambo. What a disrespectful bunch of punks they are. Having to go to war would terrify them as it would anyone including myself. Just imagine how the real war veterans feel as they watch their grown grandkids playing war games on a screen. These video games are an insult to real war heroes

@kristinebailey2804

4 жыл бұрын

What has happened is the brainwashing in our schools by the liberal left.

@phyllisgiaconia5852

4 жыл бұрын

The March of time has happened. That was people like we will never see again.

@dafuqmr13

3 жыл бұрын

Talking about edgy people in this comment section

@gtimny

3 жыл бұрын

@@kristinebailey2804 You, however, have no brain to wash. Keep repeating your Trumpist garbage if it makes you feel better. You've only got more 63 days...

I salute all the brave men and women who, even when captured and in the most trying times, never backed down from what they believed in and never gave up or gave in.

Mr. Les Broderick a survivor in this documentary was my class and math teacher in standard 6 at Kingsway High School, Amanzimtoti, Natal, South Africa. He was a true gentleman. Thank you all who served to allow us the freedom that we enjoy today. Without their commitment life would be very different today.

@justlucky8254

Жыл бұрын

I just read a comment from a fella on here named Wayne Lund who said a similar comment about Les being a teacher of his during his first year of high school. Maybe you know the guy so I thought I'd mention it. Take care.

I'm still in awe of the Great Escape. I read book, own video, seen this documentary twice. These men had no choice. In the movie, "it is the duty of a captured officer to escape." They faced their hardships with bravery and courage. We remember!

A sad end to most of these brave young men. I have heard first hand accounts of British and Australian POWs who escaped from the Japanese prison camp in British Malaya and Singapore, having met and talked to some of them has been a life changing experience to me. These young men are the the heroes of freedom and liberty. There will always be a place in our hearts for these brave young men.

@karlheinzvonkroemann2217

Жыл бұрын

Freedom amd Liberty have nothing to do with it. Neither really exist anyway. If most of the WW1 and WW2 generatios could see what the regimes of the Allied countries did to their own people they would have stayed home!

Even when captured, they never gave up fighting and they were prepared to die for freedom. Brave men that gave themselves for ours! RIP you are not forgotten.

@eiresaoirse3258

5 жыл бұрын

They'd be rolling in their graves looking at how their country turned out ,giving their lives for nothing in the end...poor men...

@DarkPsy

5 жыл бұрын

"freedom" lol

@frankzappaspussy7362

4 жыл бұрын

or just silly fecking idiots together with all of the rest who put on the fancy dress and mindlessly followed orders.. RAF murdering thousands of civilians - many of them women and children earns a medal and a monument.. while shooting combatants out of uniform which is permitted by the Geneva Convention is considered the worst of crimes ??!!

@haroldfiedler6549

4 жыл бұрын

I wonder if their crimes of mass murder of German women and children will be forgotten? Or will history finally expose their genocide against the German people.

@mike62mcmanus

4 жыл бұрын

It was freer when vets like this were among the population, they wouldn't allow the things today.

Honorable men who fought and resisted evil and tyranny. Heroes all. And the men who tirelessly, effectively investigated the murders.

These men were superheroes. I have the utmost respect for all veterans. Like my ww2 vet grandpa used to say " a man that bleeds with me is my brother". God bless them.

@ronburnie1155

Жыл бұрын

Sent me

Videos like this should be played over and over. The horrors of the concentration camps shown again and again so that new generations never forget. I understand when Eisenhower first walked through one of the camps he said, "Take pictures, lots of pictures; otherwise some SOB is going to say it never happened." He was right; that's what some are saying in recent years.

@garpikemike1

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed. This is what should be taught in history class. I live in Canada and would rather my kids be shown these documentaries instead of learning about the stupid Avro Arrow and the story of Celine Dionne. Yah yah yah we made a plane and some loud mouthed big bird looking broad was born in Quebec.

@johnhardman3

4 жыл бұрын

Read about how the U.S. allowed German war-criminals to leave prison early, after only a few years in many cases, even when they had had an active part in murdering thousands of civilians. This early release was said to have been necessary to get the W. Germans "on board" in the fight against the Commies.

i really appreciate the stories added in the comment section here...their legacy lives on...and we are all the better for it....eternal respect for these wonderful men, their brave spirits are a testament to the human spirit!..

I've lost count of the number of times I've seen this. Such a great documentary.

In 1970 the real 'Tunnel King', Wally Floody, came to my Air Cadet squadron in Hamilton to give a 90 minute talk on his role in the whole affair.

@TheDutchCommentator

3 жыл бұрын

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@billfarley9167

2 жыл бұрын

I attended the Great Escape opening in Toronto back in the day at Loew's theatre on Yonge St. Wally Flood spoke to the audience before the movie started.

@mountaintransport4518

2 жыл бұрын

@@billfarley9167 you mentioned Yonge st. I am from Boston. On Younger st you can buy all sorts of naughty things

Considering the circumstances they were faced with it was an incredibly successful endeavor under impossible odds and conditions. God bless these brave and ingenious men. To hear one of the escapees state that it wasn't worth the 50 dieing was,quite interesting.

@vivians9392

Жыл бұрын

I agree,, no endeavor was worth the lives of these brave men, since the outcome would still have been victory for the Allies! So sad their lives were cut so short...

@vivians9392

Жыл бұрын

I can only ponder what good things would have been in store for them in the future had they remained prisoners to be later freed...but, the idea of escape at all costs was deeply ingrained into their psyche.

@routmaster38

Жыл бұрын

@@vivians9392 They wanted to resume their fight to destroy the nazis,

My Dad took me to see the "The Great Escape" movie. Afterwards he said that he knew some of those who were in the escape. My father was a navigator in the RCAF No. 6 Group. His last mission was August 8, 1944 which was also his birthday.

@MohammedAli-mf7ts

4 жыл бұрын

rickrayn hi

@perspellman

4 жыл бұрын

Bless him. Did he think the Movie was realistic?

@iconoclast1399

4 жыл бұрын

is there any difference between your father being ordered to bomb women and children and other innocents and the Gestapo who were ordered to kill the escapes.

@MrBobthebird

4 жыл бұрын

@@iconoclast1399 Trust A Idiot Like You To Call Out Of Your Sewer ,His Father Didn't Start the war but helped very much in stopping it.

@iconoclast1399

4 жыл бұрын

@@MrBobthebird The point is that he was technically guilty of war crimes as were many of the allied soldiers and generals but it was OK because he was on the side that won the war. It is the hypocrisy of this that I was pointing out. The truth as Patton said " we were fighting the wrong enemy. My father was in The Battle of The Bulge. Reality is reality regardless how ugly it is.

While the 100,000 were looking for them , they were kept from doing something else. Respect !

@chowder8802

4 жыл бұрын

Good point!

So sad, my daddy miraculously survived the war. That’s why I’m here.

@charlenemorris4166

4 жыл бұрын

World War II

@sinakamali2868

3 жыл бұрын

Ha ha ha

@ancamg

3 жыл бұрын

My grandpa survived WW I and my dad survived WWII, both in European part of war. My grandpa god injured, and while in hospital, he fell in love with one of the nurses. After the war ended, they married. Yes, if my grandpa and dad didn't survive, I wouldn't be here writing this message

@Tony7534

2 жыл бұрын

Same here my Dad was a Polish soldier survived Monti Casino but at a price and married his nurse lol Irish Polish and a British veteran RAMC

@lollypop2413

Жыл бұрын

@@Tony7534 thank your father from me. My mother was polish pow 4yrs old and survived!

Such a good documentary. I've seen it so many times and come back to it once a year, to remember these brave men.

In memory of our kinsman, my Dad's cousin, Clement Neville McGarr, who was murdered so callously. A P40 Tomahawk pilot from Durban, South Africa.

@antonioacevedo5200

5 жыл бұрын

Alan Scott- Why is it that I feel bad for the German executed for murdering those two POW's? How do you feel about him? Wasn't he, in a weird way, a victim too? What would you have done in his shoes?

@mr.michigan9289

5 жыл бұрын

@@antonioacevedo5200 I do feel sympathy for the German officer as he was doomed requardless of his choice, his life and family's well being were in jeopardy, I'm sure there were many gun ho Germans but I'm also sure just as many civilians and soldiers did their duty to country reluctantly, and German propaganda brainwashed them for so many years, I am of Polish heritage on both sides of my family and I can't imagine what my relatives went through it saddens me even now. I'm not making ecquses for others actions but there was just was no escaping for so many. on all sides

@epriedane

5 жыл бұрын

@@mr.michigan9289 Not surprised with you. How many Jews was given up to Gestapo by Polish people!?

@Scree1972

4 жыл бұрын

@@epriedane None!

@davidc3839

4 жыл бұрын

@@antonioacevedo5200 He shouldn't have joined the Gestapo.

The ability to demonstrate high morale and strength of character in the face of all adversity is the example war heroes set for us, often at peril to their lives. RAF Squadron Leader Roger Joyce Bushell was one such war hero.

Wonderful to see the survivors tell the story of these brave heroes.

Why would anyone dislike such a well done documentary story of the great escape. Very Well Done. I am an amateur historian myself and my studies have been in WWII. If you ever need any assistance with any of your programs please dont hesitate to ask. Thank you for a superbly done story that honors these heros.

What an emotional video, my gosh. Why didn’t I learn about things like this when I was in school? I’d have been far more interested in subjects like this than the type of planes flown during WWII - which I had absolutely no interest in whatsoever. I don’t think I’ll ever forget the eyes of these brave, elderly gentlemen as they spoke of hearing that gunshot go off as they were in that tunnel about to escape; it was almost like they were reliving that sound all over again. The way they spoke to fondly of their fellow comrades, & the bravery by all of them, just made me realise that despite none of them knowing one another when thrown into that camp together, they became a unit, they became friends, & they never forgot one another. As much as I understand that elderly gentlemen at the end saying none of it was ‘worth it’, sadly hindsight is a wonderful thing. They all feared by staying they were sitting ducks, waiting for their untimely death. If they attempted escape - there was a risk of dying, if they stayed, they’d die ‘anyway’; at least that was the overall feeling & consensus amongst them I’m sure, & I truly believe those that sadly died would have rather died trying. If only those who escaped knew that they’d likely have survived.. but they didn’t know that. What brave men / soldiers they all were; & what brave family’s they had back home.. wondering for months, if not years, whether they’d see their loved ones again, & *still* having to carry on regardless.

@michaelmeatheringham312

2 жыл бұрын

Technically when one remembers, retells, recounts or any re whatever they do, they relive the encounter.

@lemr88

2 жыл бұрын

Have you never heard of the film the great escape with Steve McQueen? No judgement just curious. You must be young. The movie was far before my time but it's my favourite ever

@LauraBidingCitizen

2 жыл бұрын

@@lemr88 Nope, not until I watched this. I’m not sure I’d call 35 years old ‘young’ but thank you for the compliment nevertheless.

@lemr88

2 жыл бұрын

@@LauraBidingCitizen lol I'm 10 years older so no you arent

The Dutch spitfire pilot Bram van der Stok is 1 of the 2 who made it succesfully back to the UK he was the most decoreded Dutch pilot ever.

@paulwebb6087

Жыл бұрын

There were three successful escapers

@jeffadams9807

10 ай бұрын

Decorated...

For all who were part of this extraordinary escape rest in peace! we will never forget what you did.

@toddshaw2554

4 жыл бұрын

“He’s not a war hero,” said Trump. “He was a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren’t captured.”

@mjs2016

2 жыл бұрын

@@toddshaw2554 I hope you've recovered 2 years later. God bless.

RIP Bothers!!! My Father was wounded and a POW while serving with the Patrica's.I later became a Patrica from Winnipeg as well.

Deep gratitude for each and every person who has fought for freedom from tyranny and evil.♥️

What an excellent documentary, brought tears to my eyes

@annettehadley9718

3 жыл бұрын

Mine Too !

The fallen are all honorable men....and we are humbled by their mutual and individual sacrifice! Thank you all! You are NOT forgotten. You stood for and represented liberty for all!

@boztv1472

4 жыл бұрын

Guadalcanal Diary

Respect to those brave people, may their souls rest in peace.

I cannot even fathom the thought of being in a country where EVERY SINGLE SOLDIER IS LOOKING FOR YOU. It's absolutely terrifying to me.

When I was about 16 I was going out with a girl whose Father was a WWII vet in the Navy. One night we were sitting in the basement of her house watching TV. The movie that was on was "The Great Escape". About 5 minutes into the movie her Father and a friend of his came downstairs for some reason or other and they asked what movie we were watching and we told them "The Great Escape." Her Father and his friend sat down and started to watch with us. As we watched the movie her Fathers friend would say every few minutes, "That didn't happen" or give a derisive snort. It was annoying and finally, during a commercial break, I asked him why he kept critiquing the movie. He looked me straight in the eye and said, "I was there. That's why I know what happened and what didn't." After that I listened to his comments carefully and when the movie was over I asked if he could tell me what it was really like in Stalag III. He spent the next hour regaling us with his tales of what he remembered. The detail of his memories convinced me beyond any reasonable doubt that he was the real deal. One of the things he got a little choked up about was when he told us about being told about the 50 men that would never be coming back. Some of those men were good friends of his............

This documentary / drama is very well done: Derek Jacobi narrating and fascinating contributions from former inmates.

@bruced.campbell4498

Жыл бұрын

True, but the Closed Captioning is atrocious. Whoever was responsible should be sacked.

A very moving story. Such decent young men brutally and unjustly put to death.

I admire and respect these men and their eternal attention to duty and keeping the Nazis confused and bewildered. Probably wasn’t worth 50 lives but in the big picture these men who were captives still kept their captors busy and distracted. Well done and thank you 🙏 .f

@jamesburke2110

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, but they didn't die in captivity...as prisoners

These were good men. They deserved far better. We honour them. We shall never see the like again. Lest we forget.

@davenix604

6 жыл бұрын

Jack Rabbit Agreed brother!Lest we forget.

@tracytron7162

5 жыл бұрын

I wish we would never see it again. But as we speak, fascism is rising yet again, this time from within America itself....

@timothyclift5945

5 жыл бұрын

Hope we never see this thing happen again, but I believe the youth would stand up against tyranny, good people always prevail. And the future is bright the youth are smart I’m only thirty but they’re are some quite remarkable people, if ww3 happens the weapons will be far from what any of us could imagine

@fumblerooskie

5 жыл бұрын

@@DarkPsy Literally? Really? Where are whiles being killed en masse?

@DarkPsy

5 жыл бұрын

@@fumblerooskie Less than 9% of the world population is white. When we say Africa for Africans, Asia for Asians, then everyone agrees, but if we say Europe foe Europeans then it becomes a hate crime? We must secure the existence of our people and a future for white children.,

Dr. Murphy (my Orthopedic Guy in the 70's) was stuck in the Tunnel. He had Drawings of the Camp in his Calgary Office.

@kbanks20262026

3 жыл бұрын

Pop 👀 bm l

@kbanks20262026

3 жыл бұрын

Lo P

My Father spent 3 years in this camp.The worse was at the end of war when they FORCED MARCHED the POWS in the direction of Berlin.My Dad was RCAF Wireless/Tailgunner on a Wellington.The 19 year old Pilot went down with the plane,the rest got out and played cat and mouse with the Nazis for a few days. Subsequent generations really cannot understand this Era.

@toddshaw2554

4 жыл бұрын

“He’s not a war hero,” said Trump. “He was a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren’t captured.”

@davidc3839

4 жыл бұрын

@@toddshaw2554 Says Trump, the man who dodged serving, by feigning a health problem. People like Bush and Trump are good at sending people to war but never go themselves. I'm just echoing your sentiments :)

@robhaynes1998

4 жыл бұрын

I also would like to state that so many people say this and that draft dodging and etc, and i don't know how many i have called out beeing of age to have entered and been shipped off to war but by luck their numbers wasnt called or selected to serve and they have a right to bash someone who may or may not of been able to go to war, they should be more ashamed having others have to go because they are to coward themselves to volunteer, yet will use the very freedom they have now days to bash on people about something they really have no clue about because they didtn even make a sacrifice either

@mxplk

4 жыл бұрын

Include the Democrats who did not serve in the Military: Bill and Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Al Gore, and ALL of the current Democratic presidential front-runners--Biden, Sanders, and Warren.

@robingrace1899

4 жыл бұрын

@@toddshaw2554 You are exactly what I told my children not to do. I will pray for your Parents. Shame on you.

Rest in peace. All those brave men. Lest we forget.

@tsegaberhane2238

3 жыл бұрын

Amen ❤️

@kerrimuir1

2 жыл бұрын

Amen❤️

@del2591

2 жыл бұрын

Let perpetual light shine upon them; may their souls & the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God R.I.P ✝️🙏✝️🙏✝️🙏

Can't imagine what these brave guys have gone through. What really is disturbing was that I had a grade 3 teacher telling us that the war never happened. Sad.

@jenniferfields1084

2 жыл бұрын

Sad

@shirleyross6037

Жыл бұрын

Attempting to change history doesn’t change what happened and the brave souls that sacrificed their life for our freedom. They accepted the risk to continue their fight against oppression and tyranny. We must remember the sacrifices given by brave people for our brighter future.

@lollypop2413

Жыл бұрын

It happened. Father british sas located belsen bergan on recon...mother was polish pow sent to siberia. Whoever says it didnt happen is a liar

While serving with the US military in Germany in 1962, I was assigned to a detachment in the vicinity of the German movie studio, Bavaria Films. During filming of "The Great Escape" we would hear small arms fire and an occasional explosion. After watching this video " The True Story..." , I can appreciate the enormous sacrifices made by the allied prisoners. The Hollywood version...if you read "the fine print" , as in most productions only have the disclaimer, "based on true events" . Documentaries they ain't.

It's a fascinating and poignant documentary! I truly did appreciate it so much. Thanks a lot for sharing! Keep it up!

Survivor: “Was it worth it? ::pause:: “I don’t think so” I must disagree. The life of even one man successfully escaping, living, carrying and sharing the memory of those that did survive, is very much worth it. I can not ever fully grasp the depth of what must be survivors guilt, but I want to say I have immense gratitude for all involved.

@charleslavers4563

2 жыл бұрын

And the families of those that were murdered……??? What did they think of say when asked, if at all?

They will always be held in high regard and legends of history!

I thank them all for their gallantry and honored service...... Bless them all.

Great video. I'm used to seeing documentaries on this subject focusing mainly on the technical aspects of the escape from the camp.

Such brave men under incredible odds against them. 100,000 troops out looking for the escaped POW’s is incredible . Even if the weather had of been better, there chances would have have still been very slim. RIP to the 50 servicemen.

Canadian history records a German prisoner of war who escaped an Ontario prison camp. got all the way to British Columbia before being captured and returned. Upon his return the prison commander shook his hand in congratulations for a noble effort.

@armstronggermany2995

4 жыл бұрын

That is the difference between us and them.

@micheln7569

4 жыл бұрын

I think that was Oberleutnant Franz von Werra, see www.pegasusarchive.org/pow/franz_von_werra.htm

@andrewallen9993

4 жыл бұрын

And that is the difference between Canadian and German civilization and culture.

@marquisdelafayette1929

4 жыл бұрын

andrew allen even in America most POWs were given freedom and worked on farms bc the men were serving and needed labor except they were treated so well most stayed and never went back.

@davenix604

4 жыл бұрын

Ha ha, he should have just stayed in Canada, why go back to Germany ..

I get so emotional with pride. Lest we forget

@wannaduckfin

4 жыл бұрын

Julia Searles same here

Evil triumphs when good men do nothing- as this record illustrates, sadly all too well. There are no winners in war, only survivors, all pay a price. I salute all those brave souls who paid the ultimate price, and all those who fought an honourable fight so that the world may be a better place.

All were very brave men. I salute them all.

What a moving documentary, so sad. Thanks for uploading ~ Lest We Forget ~ None of us should ever forget those lives so cruelly taken in all wars, as well as those who have returned having put their lives on the line for our freedom.

Very well made and sensitive documentary. Thank you.

Excellent documentary. Great men. May their rest in peace.

This was an exceptionally well done documentary. Thank you for posting. DA

Paul Brickhill’s book is a excellent read.

The 50 were a real mix of nationalities too. There were 5 Aussies, a couple of Kiwis, 6 Canadians, maybe 6 Norwegians, a bunch of Poles a 3 South Africans and 1 Lithuanian, 1 French, 1 Belgian and 1 Greek and a Czech and British that made up the rest.

@staubyns16

6 ай бұрын

There were three Kiwis. Fl/Lt Arnold Christensen, Pl/Off Porokohu (Johnny) Pohe & Sqn Ldr John Williams

If you want all the stuff that this left out read Paul Brickhill's book of The Great Escape. It covers in great detail the people involved, the plans, the escape and the aftermath. Especially the tracking down of the Gestapo agents involved in the murders.

@AnMadreMor

5 жыл бұрын

Another book that you might want check out is "The Longest Tunnel" by Alan Burgess. He was a serving RAF officer during and after the war and hence privy to information not available to Paul Brickhill. It pretty well details the planning and execution of the actual escape and subsequent investigation and bringing to justice, the perpetrators at the end of the war. I know that its been said that there were no Americans involved in the escape but when war broke out some of them headed north and joined the RCAF. American,George Harsh [a remarkable man] was one and with his background seemed to fit in pretty well with Roger Bushell but I'll let you figure out his roll with the escapers. On another note I've read various accounts that between 12,000 to 20,000 Canadians fought in Vietnam. I had a personal friend [a Canadian who joined the USMC] who finally succumbed to his wounds a year or so back. He lived in the US while I spent my time in the Canadian Forces but as we were friends we managed to stay in touch until his passing. By the way if you are interested in the book by Alan Burgess, my copy is soft-cover published by Blue Jacket books ISBN1-59114-097-8. I found my copy in a second hand bookstore. Cheers ;-]

@howardfortyfive9676

5 жыл бұрын

I read the book in grade school. You see Dad did his bit in WWII and I came along after...

@TheDutchCommentator

3 жыл бұрын

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Brave wonderful men , who were part of one the best generations in history , can’t help but salute these people in my mind everyday ...!!!

Nationalities of the 50 executed prisoners United Kingdom 20 British Canada 6 Canadian Poland 6 Polish Australia 5 Australian South Africa 3 South African New Zealand 2 New Zealander Norway 2 Norwegian Argentina 1 Argentinian Belgium 1 Belgian Czechoslovakia 1 Czechoslovak France 1 French Greece 1 Greek Lithuania 1 Lithuanian

@shanemanchester

5 жыл бұрын

K Grant thanks for that, m8. I’d never realised the breadth of nationalities.

@davidvanniekerk3813

3 жыл бұрын

Dankie K. Grant. I also looked the nationalities. 3 South Africans and 1 Dutch. I see you registered Arnold Christenson as a Belgium.

@tonemarieantonsen1597

3 жыл бұрын

Do anyone know name of the 2 Norwegians 🤔

@hunnybSue

3 жыл бұрын

I'm a kiwi, and equally in awe of everyone who was in the war. One of my grandfathers served in the 2nd world war.

my partner’s great uncle was a flight sergeant, 51 squadron and was part of the great escape recaptured and buried in the poznan old garrison cemetery .. he was also new zealand’s first maori pilot ..

@sheilaboston7051

3 жыл бұрын

Wow! I read there were two Kiwis in the 50 who were murdered. What an epic part of history.

@staubyns16

6 ай бұрын

Your partner's great uncle was F/O Porokoru (Johnny) Pohe? The other two airmen who were murdered from New Zealand were Ft/Lt Arnold (Arnie) Christensen and Sqn Ldr John Williams (DFC).

It's my hometown ,in Poland now ,in Germany before WW2.Located not farther than 30 km to the east from current German-Polish border.

It breaks my heart.

he had frostbite on his toes he couldn't have attempted to escape he could hardly walk that give me goosebumps at least justice was served for these soldiers

wonderful documentary. Really interesting to see. Thanks for sharing.

RIP to these brave souls

@jrutherford2190

6 жыл бұрын

They chose to escape

@epressio4970

5 жыл бұрын

Best hope they didn't die for nothing

@epressio4970

5 жыл бұрын

@Sebastian Grain hahaha okay there kiddo, why don't you run along back to your milquetoast 9-5 life lololol

@2steelshells

5 жыл бұрын

@Sebastian Grain think there's a bridge missing it's troll .

@maryshaffer8474

5 жыл бұрын

Escape or for many slowly due of illness or starvation hmm what to do, what to do. Knowing local laws was important too.

great documentaries ! are they broadcast elsewhere? would be a shame if not!

@Dinco422

6 жыл бұрын

why would be a shame ? on youtube everyone has access... hope this doesn't go on TV.... TV is for old people... we are past TV like we are over landline phones.

@danielgardecki1046

4 жыл бұрын

This is a 2001 documentary produced by *United Productions* for *ITV,* so yes it will have been shown on *ITV* at some point during 2001. The problem is trying to find out which specific *ITV* channel it was broadcast on, and what day exactly. It will most likely be Christmas Day 2001, as this apparently made to go along with *ITV's* Christmas Day broadcast of the 1963 film *The Great Escape.* It might have been shown on *ITV2* but I'd say that would be unlikely as *ITV2* is more for light entertainment, and comedy. If I was going to bet, I'd place my bets that it was shown on the *ITV* owned channel *Plus* which was replaced by *ITV3* in 2004. But as: It's not listed on the online *Radio Times* website, The *BFI* or *BFI Screenonline* websites have no dates, No MSM providers have reviewed it online (or so it seems), The *ITV Archive* is only available to people in the film and TV industry, and *ITV Studios* doesn't give any information other than a description of the show... It's practically impossible to find out when and where it was broadcast.

My 2 grandfathers were part of the great escape

Prior to what today is known as The Great Escape, a one hundred percent successful escape took place out of Sagan, Stalag Luft III, such was The Wooden Horse escape in which all three escapers were able to return safely to Great Britain.

@philgiglio9656

5 жыл бұрын

Great book.

@glennpickard2239

4 жыл бұрын

I love the story of the Wooden Horse. I have the book. Did anyone make a film about the escape ?

@TheDutchCommentator

3 жыл бұрын

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@sheilaboston7051

3 жыл бұрын

I was fascinated by the story of prisoners in Colditz who built a glider in an attic. The war ended before they finished it, but an experiment years later saw the glider re-created, following the plans and using the same materials, and they discovered that it would have flown! Some of these guys were geniuses.

An amazing story ! Seen the movie many many times growing up ! Now I know a lot more about it. Thank You. To all the men R.I.P You were heroes in your own right ! 👍

Brilliant but sad documentary. We have to be grateful for their service...Bless them all.

very informative... I recall the movie from 50+ years ago when I was a boy. vivid memories.

Brave soldiers, thank you making a better world for us. Respect!

Amazing people God bless them all Greetings fro Italy

I bow my head to these Brazen men.

Thank for this video. The Great Escape is my favorite History to watch and listen and like the movie with Steve McQueen

A sad chapter, of so many, of WWII. These men were brave beyond our comprehension.

The sad part is lives was lost for freedom

Humankind, through all of history,will certainly display to us the acts to defy adversity,come together for a cause,to risk life for liberty against all odds..this is one such story, the bravery displayed here is almost unmatched, unimaginable and surely should be told over and over again… God Bless these amazing heroes, and may they forever Rest In Peace !0

Amazing story . Unbelievable cruelty for escaping.

I was introduced to sailing by George Pearson, Stalag Luft III POW and document forger.

Brave brave Heroes RIP "I shall allow no man to belittle my soul by making me hate him." Booker T.

I knew two men who were there. Ted Triffet , 2/15 th Battalion, 9th Australian Division, and Gordon Given. I think that Gordon was Royal Australian Air Force. I met them some years apart, but when I asked Ted if he knew a bloke called Gordon Given, he immediately said "Yes he was in the prison camp with me."

@rogerdailey9357

2 жыл бұрын

Very interesting. I’m not personally connect to 3 but yet I am. My Uncle was B17 pilot KIA 15-May-43. He saved 4 of his crew by taking his burning plane near the coast so 4 could survive. All 4 were at 3 then he took his plane to the sea and drowned. Their story kzread.info/dash/bejne/noqe182jnZaxfpM.html

NEVER FORGOTTEN! RIP...TRUE HEROES 💕💕

I’ve just seen the movie yesterday, The Great Esacpe, it was really great, that’s why I wanted to know more the real men behind this. So happy I’ve found this.

Very documentary. One of the best Timeline has put up. But these guys definitely need captions... actually, captions just need to be standard anymore. For everyone!

My dad was held in StalagVIIIB.

What the youth of today takes for granted ,these men gave their lives to ensure a future for tomorrow's children

REST IN PEACE IN THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN TO ALL THOSE ESCAPEES SOLDIERS FROM STALAG 3 IN WORLD WAR 2.

As an Australian tourist in Germany in about 2005 i was arrested at a truck fair while sleeping in a park in a friends car... These security guards were hassling me..so I said " Stop it..you're acting like gestapo"...Aussie slang. ! Later police came arrested me and a "judge" wanted me to pay a fine saying "Ich verboten " to use the word "gestapo" in Germany..... I refused...and said "Sorry, but that's your history..!" Then i told the police I write for Time Magazine..and this is great story. They let me go.. and then arrested the German owner of the car and fined him 200 Euros for illegal parking..