Photo gallery

Here is a selection of photos which were taken at Stalag Luft III, the scene of the Great Escape.

PoWs watch a boxing match at Stalag Luft III prison camp.

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British prisoners of war tend to their garden at Stalag Luft III.

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General view of the huts and compound at Stalag Luft III prisoner of war camp.

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An illustration depicting camp life at Stalag Luft III. Image is from the booklet 'The Great Escape Stalag Luft III - From the original drawings made by Ley Kenyon 1943'.

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The late RAF veteran Charles Clarke was a prisoner of war at Stalag Luft III during the time of The Great Escape.

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Charles Clarke pictured with members of his crew.

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An illustration of a PoW digging in the tunnel. Image is from the booklet 'The Great Escape Stalag Luft III - From the original drawings made by Ley Kenyon 1943'.

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Image is from the booklet 'The Great Escape Stalag Luft III - From the original drawings made by Ley Kenyon 1943'.

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Herr Narville, a member of the Protecting Power, speaks to Group Captain Massey, the senior British officer at Stalag Luft III prison camp.

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A photograph showing a hole made in the bottom of a door by a prisoner of war, in order to escape from solitary confinement at Stalag Luft III.

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The late RAF veteran Jack Lyon with fellow prisoners of war in a hut at Stalag Luft III.

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RAF veteran Jack Lyon was a prisoner of war at Stalag Luft III during the time of The Great Escape.

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Stalag Luft III prisoner of war Jack Lyon with his squadron.

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British prisoners of war produce news sheets in one of the huts at Stalag Luft III PoW camp.

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klet 'The Great Escape Stalag Luft III - From the original drawings made by Ley Kenyon 1943'.

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A group of German officers look at the entrance to a tunnel dug in a hut by Prisoners of War at Stalag Luft III.

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An illustration depicting Stalag Luft III PoWs testing out the escape tunnel. The image is from the booklet 'The Great Escape Stalag Luft III - From the original drawings made by Ley Kenyon 1943'.

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One of the watch towers at Stalag Luft III.

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A pair of wire cutters made by Prisoners of War at Stalag Luft III are demonstrated for the camera.

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