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Attendees mark the 80th anniversary of the Great Escape during a commemoration near the Stalag Luft III prisoner of war museum in Zagan, Poland, March 24, 2024. Attendees witnessed the commemoration of the airmen’s daring escape through Tunnel Harry and the deaths of those prisoners that were recaptured by the Nazi forces. Originally touted as inescapable by the German command, allied airman dug three escape tunnels over the course of a year, with 76 attempting escape on the night of March 24, 1944. Of the 76 that managed to escape before the effort was discovered by the guards, only three ultimately made it to allied territory, with the rest recaptured and 50 of those murdered by the order of Adolph Hitler. The murders of the escapees resulted in international condemnation and Gestapo officers responsible for the war crime were sentenced to death at the Nuremberg trials following the war. The commemoration ceremony was supported by Polish military and British Royal Air Force members and also included flyovers by Polish F16 fighter jets and a C-130 Hercules aircraft.
| Date Taken: | 03.24.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 03.27.2024 07:27 |
| Photo ID: | 8305927 |
| VIRIN: | 240324-A-DP764-3015 |
| Resolution: | 3934x5901 |
| Size: | 5.5 MB |
| Location: | ZAGAN, PL |
| Hometown: | POZNAN, PL |
| Web Views: | 49 |
| Downloads: | 4 |
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