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The death of Sydney Dowse leaves only three British survivors of the “Great
Escape” by Allied air force officers from the German prison of war camp
Stalag Luft III in March 1944. Hitler issued an order that all those
recaptured were to be shot but was allegedly persuaded to reduce the figure
to 50. Seventy-six men got away but only three reached safety. The 23
survivors of those recaptured were sent to prison or concentration camps.
Dowse was sent to Sachsenhausen concentration camp, north of Berlin, from
where he again escaped. In all he made five escape attempts.
Source: Times
