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The real WWII 'Great Escape': How 76 men escaped from Nazi captivity in Stalag Luft III

In the dark hours of March 24, 1944, a daring and meticulously planned operation unfolded within the confines of Stalag Luft III, a German prisoner-of-war camp in Sagan, now modern-day Żagań, Poland. Known as the "Great Escape," this audacious act invol