Stalag Luft III: The Archaeology of an Escaper’s Camp

Doyle, Peter; Pringle, Jamie; Babits, Lawrence E.

Abstract

Stalag Luft III was a German prisoner of war camp for Allied aviators during World War II. Situated at Zagan, Poland, in what was once eastern Germany, the site is famous for repeated escape attempts, particularly the mass escape of 79 PoWs in March 1944. Though made famous by the 1964 John Sturges film, “The Great Escape,” little attention has focused on the site itself, which has experienced a complex wartime and postwar history. This study represents the first formal attempt at an archaeological assessment of the site, focusing on the events relating to the mass breakout attempt in March 1944.

Citation

Doyle, P., Pringle, J., & Babits, L. E. (2013). Stalag Luft III: The Archaeology of an Escaper’s Camp. In Prisoners of War (129-144). Springer New York. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4166-3_8

• Online Publication Date: Aug 4, 2012
• Publication Date: 2013
• Deposit Date: Jun 12, 2023
• Pages: 129-144
• Book Title: Prisoners of War
• ISBN: 9781461441656; 9781461441663
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4166-3_8
• Additional Information: First Online: 4 August 2012