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Escape From a Prison Train Through a Moving Window
A wartime escape story details a prisoner leaping from a fast moving train, crawling through Belgium into Luxembourg and then toward Belgium. The narrator recounts constant hunger, injuries, stealth travel at night, improvised gear, and reliance on the North Star while dodging guards and crossing canals, rivers, and forests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belelon
Courtrai
Taya
Germany
Luoce
Jon
Flying Corps
France
Holland
Strassburg
Luxembourg
Ben T
Belgium
Uberty
Luxemarg
Olcht