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My Dad died in 1977, so a long time ago to remember specific details. What I do know are a few anecdotal bits and pieces. For example the old man never ate swede - as this was the staple diet for the POWs. He was a great friend of Wings Day, a legendary escaper who ended up in Colditz and was a...

My Dad was also in Stalag Luft lll and was there from December 1941 until the end of the war. He was a big bugger with a fierce temper and the German guards were always wary of crossing him. So, because of this, a lot of forged documents and other stuff for the escapers were stashed under his...