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Subject: WW II - GREAT ESCAPE TUNNEL

For those of us that grew up just after the war for which our fathers or close relatives were involved, and those who have watched the famous movie "the Great Escape," this is really interesting.

The Tunnel that made The Great Escape possible.When graphics appear, move cursor over the number (no need to click) to display an explanation of activity. . .take the tour. . . it's something to see.The last number to 'roll over' is 16. Be sure to look and read the numbers and click 'next' to move along. In 1943 work had begun on 'Harry', the tunnel that allowed over 70 men to escape from the German POW camp, 'Stalag III', during World War II. This was the same tunnel made famous by the movie 'The Great Escape'. The URL below takes you to a site where one of the men, after the War, drew a diagram with explanations of each of the sections. It's amazing how accurate the movie was, even though it couldn't possibly include all the information involved in this great engineering feat.Hope you find this as interesting as I did. 

Note from Connie: I have found that the clickable site that was posted below no longer takes you to the site John Schaffner wrote about. I am searching for the amazing site that is mentioned here. I'll let you know when I find it -- and change the link!

Found it: www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/military/nazi-prison-escape-tunnel.html
 
This PBS post gives you options to look at a printable version of the drawings or to launch the interactive site John told of.