Friedrich-Wilhelm Franz Max Erdmann Gustav von Lindeiner genannt von Wildau was a German Staff Officer of the Luftwaffe during World War II. He is best known today for having been the commandant of St
Friedrich Wilhelm von Lindeiner-Wildau c. 1940s
Stalag Luft III
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Stalag Luft III was a Luftwaffe-run prisoner-of-war camp during the Second World War, which held captured Western Allied air force personnel.
Friedrich Wilhelm von Lindeiner-Wildau
…December 1880 – 22 May 1963) was a German Staff Officer of the Luftwaffe during World War II. He is best known today for having been the commandant of Stalag Luft III, which is famous for the 'great escape' which took place in 1944. Friedrich Wilhelm von Lindeiner genannt von Wildau was born at Glatz (Kłodzko, Poland…
Model of the set used during production of the 1963 film The Great Escape. It depicts a smaller version of a single compound in Stalag Luft III. The model is now at the museum near where the prison camp was located.
End of "Harry"
End of "Harry" tunnel showing how close the exit was to the camp fence