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List of Allied airmen from the Great Escape

Summary

The "Great Escape" was a World War II mass escape from the German prisoner-of-war camp Stalag Luft III. It resulted in the murder of 50 recaptured escapees.

It was the basis of The Great Escape, a book by Paul Brickhill describing the escape and The Great Escape, a film based on the book.

Memorial to "The Fifty" Allied airmen murdered after the "Great Escape"

Murdered edit

 
The graves of 48 of the 50 officers of the Great Escape at Poznan Old Garrison Cemetery
Name Rank Nation Unit Date of death/
Last seen alive		 Cremated
Birkland, Henry J.[1] Flying Officer   CAN No. 72 Sqn RAF 30 March 1944[a] Liegnitz (Legnica)
Brettell, E. Gordon[2][3][4] Flight Lieutenant   GBR No. 133 Sqn RAF 29 March 1944 Danzig (Gdańsk)
Bull, Leslie G. "Johnny"[5] Squadron Leader   GBR No. 109 Sqn RAF 29 March 1944 Brüx (Most)
Bushell, Roger J.[6][7] Squadron Leader   GBR[b] No. 92 Sqn RAF 29 March 1944 Saarbrücken
Casey, Michael J.[8][9] Flight Lieutenant   GBR No. 57 Sqn RAF 31 March 1944 Görlitz
Catanach, James[10][11] Squadron Leader   AUS No. 455 Sqn RAAF 29 March 1944 Kiel
Christensen, Arnold G.[12] Pilot Officer   NZL No. 26 Sqn RAF 29 March 1944 Kiel
Cochran, Dennis H.[13] Flying Officer   GBR No. 10 OTU RAF 31 March 1944 Natzweiler (Natzwiller)
Cross, Ian E. K. P.[14] Squadron Leader   GBR No. 103 Sqn RAF 31 March 1944 Görlitz
Espelid, Halldor Lieutenant   NOR No. 331 Sqn (Norwegian) RAF 29 March 1944 Kiel
Evans, Brian H.[15] Flight Lieutenant   GBR No. 49 Sqn RAF 31 March 1944[a] Liegnitz
Fuglesang, Nils Jørgen[16] Lieutenant   NOR No. 332 Sqn (Norwegian) RAF 29 March 1944 Kiel
Gouws, Johannes S. Lieutenant   ZAF No. 40 Sqn SAAF 29 March 1944 Munich
Grisman, William J.[17] Flight Lieutenant   GBR No. 109 Sqn RAF 6 April 1944 Breslau (Wrocław)
Gunn, Alastair D. M.[18][19] Flight Lieutenant   GBR No. 1 PRU RAF 6 April 1944 Breslau
Hake, Albert H.[20] Flight Lieutenant   AUS No. 72 Sqn RAF 31 March 1944 Görlitz
Hall, Charles P.[21] Flight Lieutenant   GBR No. 1 PRU RAF 31 March 1944[a] Liegnitz
Hayter, Anthony R. H.[22][23] Flight Lieutenant   GBR No. 148 Sqn RAF 6 April 1944 Natzweiler
Humphreys, Edgar S.[24][25] Flight Lieutenant   GBR No. 107 Sqn RAF 31 March 1944[a] Liegnitz
Kidder, Gordon A.[26] Flying Officer   CAN No. 156 Sqn RAF 29 March 1944 Mährisch Ostrau (Moravská Ostrava)
Kierath, Reginald V.[27][28] Flight Lieutenant   AUS No. 450 Sqn RAAF 29 March 1944 Brüx
Kiewnarski, Antoni[29] Flight Lieutenant   POL No. 305 Sqn (Polish) RAF 31 March 1944 unknown
Kirby-Green, Thomas G.[30][31] Squadron Leader   GBR No. 40 Sqn RAF 29 March 1944 Mährisch Ostrau
Kolanowski, Włodzimierz A. Flying Officer   POL No. 301 Sqn (Polish) RAF 31 March 1944[a] Liegnitz
Król, Stanisław Z. Flying Officer   POL No. 64 Sqn RAF 12 April 1944 Breslau
Langford, Patrick W.[32][33][34] Flight Lieutenant   CAN No. 16 OTU RAF 31 March 1944[a] Liegnitz
Leigh, Tom[35][36] Flight Lieutenant   AUS No. 76 Sqn RAF 31 March 1944 Görlitz
Long, James L. R.[37][38] Flight Lieutenant   GBR No. 9 Sqn RAF 12 April 1944 Breslau
Marcinkus, Romas[39] Flight Lieutenant   LTU No. 1 Sqn RAF 29 March 1944 Danzig
McGarr, Clement A. N.[40] Lieutenant   ZAF No. 2 Sqn SAAF 6 April 1944 Breslau
McGill, George E.[41] Flight Lieutenant   CAN No. 103 Sqn RAF 31 March 1944[a] Liegnitz
Milford, Harold J.[42][43] Flight Lieutenant   GBR No. 226 Sqn RAF 6 April 1944 Breslau
Mondschein, Jerzy T.[44] Flying Officer   POL No. 304 Sqn (Polish) RAF 29 March 1944 Brüx
Pawluk, Kazimierz[45] Flying Officer   POL No. 305 Sqn (Polish) RAF 31 March 1944 unknown
Picard, Henri A.[46][47] Flight Lieutenant   BEL No. 350 Sqn (Belgian) RAF 29 March 1944 Danzig
Pohe, John[48][49] Flying Officer   NZL No. 51 Sqn RAF 31 March 1944 Görlitz
Scheidhauer, Bernard W. M.[50] Lieutenant   FRA No. 131 Sqn RAF 29 March 1944 Saarbrücken
Skanzikas, Sotiris[51] Pilot Officer   GRC No. 336 Sqn (Greek) RAF 30 March 1944 unknown
Stevens, Rupert J. Lieutenant   ZAF No. 12 Sqn SAAF 29 March 1944 Munich
Stewart, Robert C.[52][53] Flying Officer   GBR No. 77 Sqn RAF 31 March 1944[a] Liegnitz
Stower, John Gifford[54][55] Flying Officer   ARG No. 142 Sqn RAF 31 March 1944 Liegnitz
Street, Denys O.[56][57] Flying Officer   GBR No. 207 Sqn RAF 6 April 1944 Breslau
Swain, Cyril D.[58] Flight Lieutenant   GBR No. 105 Sqn RAF 31 March 1944[a] Liegnitz
Tobolski, Paweł Flying Officer   POL No. 301 Sqn (Polish) RAF 2 April 1944 Breslau
Valenta, Arnošt[59] Flight Lieutenant   CZE No. 311 Sqn (Czechoslovak) RAF 31 March 1944[a] Liegnitz
Walenn, Gilbert W.[60] Flight Lieutenant   GBR No. 25 OTU RAF 29 March 1944 Danzig
Wernham, James C.[61][62] Flight Lieutenant   CAN No. 405 Sqn RCAF 30 March 1944 unknown
Wiley, George W.[63][64][65] Flight Lieutenant   CAN No. 112 Sqn RAF 31 March 1944 Görlitz
Williams, John E. A.[66][67] Squadron Leader   AUS No. 450 Sqn RAAF 29 March 1944 Brüx
Williams, John F.[68][69] Flight Lieutenant   GBR No. 107 Sqn RAF 6 April 1944 Breslau

Survivors edit

In boldface, the three escapees who managed to reach freedom.

Name Rank Nation Unit
Armstrong, Albert Flight Lieutenant   GBR RAFVR (General Duties Branch)
Bergsland, Per Sergeant   NOR No. 332 Squadron RAF
Bethell, Richard A. Flight Lieutenant   GBR No. 268 Squadron RAF
Broderick, Leslie C.J. Flight Lieutenant   GBR No. 106 Squadron RAF
Cameron, William J. Flight Lieutenant   CAN No. 72 Squadron RAF
Churchill, Richard S.A. Flight Lieutenant   GBR No. 144 Squadron RAF
Day, Harry M.A. Wing Commander   GBR No. 57 Squadron RAF
Dodge, John B. Major   GBR The Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own)
Dowse, Sydney H, Flight Lieutenant   GBR No. 1 Photographic Reconnaissance Unit RAF
Dvořák, Bedřich Flight Lieutenant   CZE No. 312 (Czechoslovak) Squadron RAF
Green, Bernard Flight Lieutenant   GBR No. 44 Squadron RAF
James, Bertram A. Pilot Officer   GBR No. 9 Squadron RAF
Langlois, Roy B. Flight Lieutenant   GBR No. 12 Squadron RAF
Marshall, Henry C. Flight Lieutenant   GBR No. 3 Photographic Reconnaissance Unit RAF
McDonald, Alistair T. Flight Lieutenant   GBR No. 1 Photographic Reconnaissance Unit RAF
Müller Jens E. Second Lieutenant   NOR No. 331 Squadron RAF
Neely, Alexander D. Lieutenant   GBR No. 825 Squadron Fleet Air Arm
Nelson, Thomas R. Flight Lieutenant   GBR No. 37 Squadron RAF
Oglivie, Alfred K. Flight Lieutenant   CAN No. 609 Squadron RAF
Plunkett, Desmond L. Flight Lieutenant   RSR No. 218 Squadron RAF
Poynter, Douglas A. Lieutenant   GBR No. 825 Squadron Fleet Air Arm
Royle, Paul G. Pilot Officer   GBR No. 53 Squadron RAF
Shand, Michael M. Flight Lieutenant   NZL No. 485 Squadron RNZAF
Thompson, Alfred B. Flight Lieutenant   CAN No. 102 Squadron RAF
Tonder, Ivo Flight Lieutenant   CZE No. 312 (Czechoslovak) Squadron RAF
Trent, Leonard H. Squadron Leader   NZL No. 487 Squadron RNZAF
van der Stok, Bram Flight Lieutenant   NED No. 41 Squadron RAF
van Wymeersch, Raymond Flight Lieutenant   FRA No. 174 Squadron RAF

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Flying Officers Włodzimierz Kolanowski, Robert Stewart and Henry Birkland and Flight Lieutenants Ernst Valenta, Edgar Humphreys, George McGill, Cyril Swain, Charles Hall, Patrick Langford and Brian Evans. The men had been taken to Breslau for interrogation, and at about 7 p.m. one evening, they were placed in a lorry and taken on the road to Sagan, with a car driven by Schröder[who?] in the lead. The night was freezing, and about halfway to Sagan, the vehicles stopped. Walters[citation needed]
  2. ^ Born in South Africa

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