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Wednesday 23rd May 2012
New ‘Great Escape’ tunnel unearthed
21st January 2011© vorwerk, wikipedia.org
The remains of the Stalag Luft III camp where the tunnels are situated
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The tunnel, which was dug alongside three more well-known tunnels, ‘Tom’, ‘Dick’ and ‘Harry’, is located close to the western town of Zagan at the former Stalag Luft III allied prisoner of war camp.
Although numerous books and films have brought the story to a wide audience (namely ‘The Great Escape’ starring Steve McQueen), extremely little is known about the fourth tunnel ‘George’, but that is all about to change.
“This tunnel was uber-secret,” says, Cambridge historian Dr Tuck. “It was another le ...
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