Evacuation of POW's from Stalag Luft 1 - # 3

Part 3 of film showing the airlift of prisoners of war from Stalag Luft 1 in Barth, Germany on May 12 and 13, 1945. Includes footage of the Russians who liberated the camp. Also a brother and sister reunited. Visit our website at www.merkki.com for stories, photos, drawings and roster.

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• kriegie
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[andillitos]

My Dad was a POW at Stalag Luft 1 the final 16 months of the war in Europe. What an incredible surprise to find this video. May the world always remember what the brave men and women of that era did to save the world from Hitler.

[522107ful]

My great uncle named George Harsh was in charge of security for the whole escape operation. He wrote an amazing biography about it called Lonesome Road.

[ls23clemson]

My grandmother can be seen at 1:35 - 1:40 . She turns 96 years old in December. This is great footage; thank you for sharing!

[cwarren64]

So excited to find these videos. My father was a POW at Stalag Luft 1 from about July 1944 until they were liberated. He and his navigator were captured and interred at the same time. My dad's name was Glenn E. Camp Jr. and his navigator was Jarvis Cooper. We know quite a bit about their time before Stalag Luft and during, as Jarvis wrote the account in the form of a small book. Always looking for more info if anyone has any. They were 379th BG, 527th BS out of Kimbolton.

[gulfwood35]

s/sgt Lawrence Schenk was a tail gunner on the "slip stream", but I have not been able to find any photos of him or his plane. I did find his name on a list of WWII to pows. If anyone knows where I might get more information that would really help.

[TheRichthoffen]

@N10goddess Dear long shot, I fear that they may all be dead. I salute every name in your Dad's pilot address book! I salute your Dad and hope that people today realise the great sacrifice that people like your dad gave. 'Fix your eyes where skylarks float, so free above in peaceful blue, and cast your thoughts to those so brave, who's hearts and souls have made it so'

[TheRichthoffen]

@522107ful I've had the priviledge to read your Great Uncle's autobiography and it was a superb insight into a time when people had to fight for what they believed in or die!!.. So that we can cherish our lives, let's keep his story going.. in case we forget and it all comes around again!!

[N10goddess]

Hiya all - my Dad (Frederick Westcott, pilot) was also a POW at Stalag Luft 1 and also at the end until liberation. he escaped but got recaptured. I have his address book from his time so if you let me have your names I can see if any of them match...Long shot I know

[stoogehan]

My dad flew out of Stalag Luft I on one of these B-17's. What a great find to see these pictures. May the WWII "Kriegies" never be forgotten!

[Heimdall01]

what it means? I guess its the number of the camp and its location. (In the province of Lower Austria in Austria)