Romualdas Marcinkus
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Romualdas Marcinkus was a Lithuanian pilot. Marcinkus participated in an early trans-European flight on 25 June 1934, and was the only Lithuanian pilot to serve in the Royal Air Force during the Secon
Gates of the Kaunas Military School. Marcinkus graduated from here in 1928
Marcinkus reporting after a flight
Marcinkus later became a parachute instructor in the Lithuanian Air Force
Crew of the trans-European flight (from left): Jurgis Savickis, Antanas Gustaitis, Jonas Liorentas, Juozas Namikas, Jonas Mikėnas, Romualdas Marcinkus, and Kazys Rimkevičius near an ANBO 41 plane.
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.
Romualdas Marcinkus
…including escorting bombers and night combat. On 12 February 1942, during Operation Cerberus, he was shot down, became a prisoner of war, and was sent to Stalag Luft III. At Stalag Luft III Marcinkus became an active member of an underground group of prisoners who organized and executed the Great Escape. Marcinkus was…
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.
Friedrich Wilhelm von Lindeiner-Wildau, Kommandant of Stalag Luft III
End of "Harry"
End of "Harry" tunnel showing how close the exit was to the camp fence