Stalag Luft III and The Great Escape
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Arthur Nebe – The man who condemned ‘The Fifty’ Stalag Luft III escapers
The movie, 13 Minutes, dramatically chronicles the 8 November attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler. A glance down the list of main characters throws up a most interesting and familiar name. Arthur Nebe.
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The Scrounger – It wasn’t Cricket….
One of the most poignant exchanges in the movie account of The Great Escape (1963) is that between The Scrounger Hendley (James Garner) and The Forger Blythe (Donald Pleasence).
![F/Lt Raymond Keen and wife Irene. Shot down over Duisberg in Germany on March 26, 1943. Arrived at Stalag Luft III's legendary North Compound on April 12, 1943 - The very moment that the idea of <i>The Great Escape</i> was hatched. F/Lt Raymond Keen and wife Irene. Shot down over Duisberg in Germany on March 26, 1943. Arrived at Stalag Luft III's legendary North Compound on April 12, 1943 - The very moment that the idea of <i>The Great Escape</i> was hatched.](https://stalagluft3.com/wp-content/uploads/raymond_keen_and_irene_keen.jpg)