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Mass Escapes from German POW Camps

Nov 14 2011in Evasion and Escape, Prisoners of War JacksunTags:
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Mass escapes occur when 5 or more prisoners escape from a prison or prisoner-of-war camp at the same time. Most mass escapes occur after many months of careful planning and preparation, but seldom achieve complete success as usually the detaining power maximises the effort to find and recapture the escapers. Date Escape known as POW […]

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