On Jan. 27, 1945, ten thousand Allied POWs were forced to march 60 miles from Stalag Luft III in Żagań, Poland (formerly Sagan, Germany) to Spremberg, Germany, as Nazi forces evacuated their camps ahead of the advancing Soviet army. Enduring one of the coldest winters on record, many did not survive what became known as the Long March.
Eighty years later, 147 U.S. Army Soldiers, allied service members from Germany, Poland, and the United Kingdom, and POW descendants retraced their footsteps to honor their legacy. This video documents their journey in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Long March.
| Date Taken: | 01.26.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 02.05.2025 11:34 |
| Category: | Video Productions |
| Video ID: | 951397 |
| VIRIN: | 250126-D-GJ183-1934 |
| Filename: | DOD_110798428 |
| Length: | 00:04:20 |
| Location: | DE |
| Downloads: | 2 |
| High-Res. Downloads: | 2 |
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