Tunnelling to freedom, by John Fancy
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Tunnelling to freedom, by John Fancy
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Tunnelling to freedom
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by John Fancy
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John Fancy, who died in September 2008, aged 95, was the most prolific escaper of the Second World War. Nicknamed the Mole, he dug eight tunnels at the various camps in which he was held, in East Prussia, Poland and Germany. His escape activities landed him in solitary confinement for a total of 34 weeks, one eighth of his time in detention. Whilst imprisoned at Stalag Luft III in Poland, in 1942, he helped to plot the breakout of 76 men that later became known as the Great Escape, and the inspiration for the Hollywood film. 2010
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