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On the night of March 24-25, 1944, 76 Allied prisoners of Stalag Luft III, a German prison camp in Sagan, 100 miles southeast of Berlin, escaped through a tunnel named "Harry." Within days most were recaptured. An outraged Hitler had 50 of them shot, an appalling abrogation of the Geneva Convention, to which Germany was a signatory. Twenty-three were reincarcerated. Only three made it all the way to freedom—a Dutchman and two Norwegians, all flyers with the British Royal Air Force.
So here is the challenge. Lets say YOU were part of this escape and you were one of the lucky 76 that got out that night.
1. What method, path, or means would you have chosen for escape? For example would you have tried by train, walking overland, hitching rides, etc…?
2. What persona or disguise would you have put on? Use any you saw in the movie, book, or video game like a German soldier, French worker, German civilian…
3. What would have been your final destination like Switzerland, Spain, Italy, France?
4. How would you have prepared?
Now the movie took a few liberties so we should to in this game. In reality nobody stole a motorcycle or airplane BUT, in this case you can pick escape by motorcycle or airplane if you choose.

Now here is another part. Lets say you were the German commander of the camp. What methods would you have used to prevent such tunneling?
Have fun!
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