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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:historical_event
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gptkbp:aftermath
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gptkb:Nuremberg_Trials
Allied war crimes investigation
Gestapo investigation
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Stalag_Luft_III_escape
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Herbert_Massey
gptkb:Harry_Day
gptkb:Roger_Bushell
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gptkbp:commemoratedBy
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museum exhibits
memorial plaques
March 24 (annually in Żagań)
annual ceremonies in Żagań
memorial at Żagań, Poland
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gptkbp:date
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March 24–25, 1944
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gptkbp:documentedIn
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gptkb:The_Great_Escape_(book)_by_Paul_Brickhill
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Great Escape (WWII)
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gptkbp:inspiredBy
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gptkb:The_Great_Escape_(film)
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gptkbp:involves
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gptkb:Nazi_Germany
Allied prisoners of war
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Stalag_Luft_III
Sagan, Germany (now Żagań, Poland)
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gptkbp:method
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tunnel escape
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gptkbp:notableFor
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subsequent executions
mass escape attempt
elaborate tunneling
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gptkbp:notableParticipant
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gptkb:Bob_Nelson
gptkb:Bram_van_der_Stok
gptkb:Dick_Churchill
gptkb:Jens_Müller
gptkb:Per_Bergsland
gptkb:Roger_Bushell
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gptkbp:numberOfExecutedEscapees
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50
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gptkbp:numberOfHostages
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76
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gptkbp:numberOfRecaptured
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73
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gptkbp:numberOfSuccessfulEscapes
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3
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gptkbp:purpose
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escape from German POW camp
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Stalag_Luft_III
Geneva Convention
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gptkbp:result
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3 escapees reached freedom
50 escapees executed by Gestapo
German security increased at POW camps
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gptkbp:subjectOf
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gptkb:The_Great_Escape_(film,_1963)
numerous documentaries
historical research
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gptkbp:tunnelNames
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gptkb:Dick
gptkb:Harry
gptkb:Tom
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Żagań
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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