Stalag Luft Iii: The Pows Who Escaped the Nazi Fortress

This documentary tells the story of Stalag Luft III, the Nazi prison camp on the German-Polish border built to hold thousands of Allied airmen and designed to be escape-proof. Against the odds, its prisoners hatched daring plans to break out from behind the wire. Through their ingenuity and courage, it recounts one of the most famous escape stories of the Second World War. Tense and inspiring, it brings a legendary chapter of wartime captivity to life. Free to watch in HD on Dr Documentary.

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