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The mass breakout by 76 RAF and allied airman from the German POW camp at Stalag Luft 3 through the tunnel ‘Harry’ has become known as The Great Escape and is one of the defining events of the Second World War. It is an extraordinary testament to bravery, determination, inventiveness, adaptability, ingenuity and defiance in the face of overwhelming odds.

 

Despite the appalling reprisals the success of The Great Escape should never be forgotten and the cost to the Nazi war machine and  damage to its veneer of invincibility enormous.

 

This epic event should never be forgotten and a permanent memorial in the UK will honour the many hundreds who helped in the preparation of the breakout, the 76 who took part in the escape through the tunnel and the 50 who were murdered on Hitlers orders after recapture.