When the escape finally goes ahead, 200 men assemble with constant danger of discovery. Inspired by another successful escape in a neighboring compound, Stalag Luft III escape mastermind Roger Bushell ...

Captive British airmen devise plans to escape Stalag Luft III prison via tunnels. Captive British airmen make it their mission to escape from a brand new Nazi prison – Stalag Luft III – by building ...

Desmond Plunkett was one of the inspirations for Donald Pleasence's character, Colin Bythe (second left), in the film The Great Escape - Getty Images Great Escape prisoners of war were betrayed by ...

This Sunday, March 23, marks the 75th anniversary of one of the greatest escapes in World War II history. In fact, it's most often referred to as "The Great Escape," and was immortalized in a 1963 ...