Recent revelations have sparked debates over the infamous Great Escape incident from World War II, where 'great escape' prisoners of war attempted to flee Stalag Luft III. Newly found intelligence documents suggest that English Nazi collaborators may have played a role in the recapture of these prisoners. One of the survivors, a map maker and flight lieutenant who was caught after escaping, believed a double agent was responsible for leaking the escape plan. Historians, however, remain divided over these claims, with some questioning the validity of the evidence and considering whether it merely reflects the psychological impact on the prisoners.
⛓️ Great Escape prisoners of war were betrayed by English informants, according to claims in newly unearthed intelligence documents https://t.co/2KtV1LwJ5i
Were the Great Escape heroes betrayed by one of their own? Map maker flight lieutenant caught after getting out of Stalag Luft III prisoner of war camp believed double agent blew the whistle on the plot, newly found documents reveal https://t.co/OrEz0Okne9 https://t.co/XeMdfjIGVp
The Nazis have conquered London https://t.co/UnHS7Fgjky
One of the survivors of the Great Escape thought they had been betrayed, but historians aren’t convinced. Were they condemned by collaborating Englishmen, or does the new evidence merely reflect the psychological toll suffered by prisoners of war? https://t.co/N5wLfUCGCO
English Nazi collaborators may have aided recapture of ‘great escape’ PoWs https://t.co/3mTLB5KIMN