Prisoners Weigh Escaping Plans From German Lines
The narrator recalls varied escape schemes discussed in prison. Ideas include disguising as a woman, stealing a German Gotha bomber, hiding in a hangar to ambush a pilot, crossing lines, swimming a river, or reaching Holland via the fence. The triple barrier of wire and electrified fences blocks the frontier. Mine escape came sooner than expected.
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Holland
Belgium
Holland and Liberty
Heidelberg
Rhine
Escape from German POW train and perilous night trek
A British officer recounts a daring escape from a POW train to Germany. After seizing a map, he escaped through a window at speed, fled into woods, swam canals, lived on cabbage and beets, and pressed toward Holland while avoiding capture across hostile terrain.
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Belgium
Pat
Courtrai
Flying Corps
Germany
Holland
Strassburg
Luxembourg
Leap for Liberty Chapter VI Prison Transfer to German Camp
The narrator recalls being moved from Courtrai to a German prison camp on September 9 along with six officers. A guard explains the plan to use the camp to deter air bombings, comparing to hospital ships used for similar reprisals. He notes the German rationale for torpedoing ships carrying munitions and the value of obtaining a map of Germany from an interpreter.
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Germany
Ghent
Courtrai
Strassburg
France
England
Crawling Through Germany Chapter Seven Desperate Train Leap
A survivor recalls a perilous escape after a fall from a train in Germany. He describes bleeding profusely, tracking by stars, crossing a canal by swimming with his soaked clothes, and noting a wristwatch damaged but functional for later escape.
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Germany
Courtrai
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