Escape From Stalag Luft III
Can makeshift engineering outsmart a modern fortress?
4.4 (14)
49 mins
Explore the story of Allied prisoners who engineered three massive underground tunnels beneath a heavily guarded German prison camp. Discover how clever ingenuity, homemade tools, and hidden soil disposal allowed 76 officers to break through the camp perimeter in total secrecy. Learn about the massive German manhunt that followed, the tragic execution of fifty escapees, and the heavy military distraction the operation caused during WW2.
Ep 1:
Building the Impossible Escape
Inside Stalag Luft III's deadly defenses, Roger Bushell—"Big X"—forges a daring plan: three tunnels, one audacious goal, to smuggle hundreds of Allied officers to freedom.
Ep 2:
Digging Deep, Dodging Discovery
Thirty feet underground, prisoners battle collapsing sand, oxygen loss, and German ferrets—until disaster strikes Tunnel Tom, forcing everything onto the last hope: Harry.
Ep 3:
Night of the Great Escape
After eleven months of toil, 76 men crawl through Tunnel Harry into freezing darkness—facing a short exit, blackouts, cave-ins, and a massive German manhunt.
Ep 4:
Vengeance, Murder, and Memory
Hitler's fury unleashes a brutal reprisal as fifty escapees are murdered in cold blood, while decades later, buried secrets beneath Polish soil reveal the Great Escape's true legacy.
Discussions (5)
Felix
Level 6 · 6 days ago76 men said bet, watch this
Lawson
Level 8 · 6 days ago76 men escaped and only 3 made it home... but the real tea is Hitler personally ordered 50 of them shot and told everyone to pretend they were killed escaping. Cold blooded.
Donald
Level 4 · 6 days ago76 men crawled through 30 feet of sand and the Germans handed back 50 urns thinking that was the end of it. History said hold on actually
