Typescript history of Stalag Luft III (Sagan) Air Force personnel, 1942-1945

Stalag Luft III was a prisoner of war camp which became well known due to the mass escape attempt by prisoners of war in March 1944 and was immortalised in the Paul Brickhill book 'The Great Escape' and the 1963 film of the same name.

The history goes into great detail regarding daily life in the camp, the escape organisation and its personnel and escape attempts. The mass escape saw 79 prisoners escape via a tunnel, the Germans launched a large scale hunt for the escapees, catching all but three who made successful escapes. 50 prisoners were executed, the reminder were recaptured and returned to prisoner of war camps.