Jack Lyon, one of the last survivors of the PoW break-out from Stalag Luft III that was immortalised in ‘The Great Escape’ – obituary
In the spring of 1942 a new, large camp for air force prisoners was opened at Sagan, 100 miles south-east of Berlin in a heavily forested area. It was built in an area of sandy soil to make it difficult for prisoners to construct tunnels but the inveterate escapers, led by the charismatic Squadron Leader Roger Bushell, soon began tunnelling operations.
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