List of Allied airmen from the Great Escape explained

The "Great Escape" was a World War II mass escape from the German prisoner-of-war camp Stalag Luft III. It resulted in the murder of 50 recaptured escapees.

It was the basis of The Great Escape, a book by Paul Brickhill describing the escape and The Great Escape, a film based on the book.

Murdered

Name Rank Nation Unit Date of death/
Last seen alive 		Cremated
Birkland, Henry J.[1] CAN 30 March 1944 Liegnitz (Legnica)
Brettell, E. Gordon[2] [3] [4] GBR 29 March 1944 Danzig (Gdańsk)
Bull, Leslie G. "Johnny"[5] GBR 29 March 1944 Brüx (Most)
Bushell, Roger J.[6] [7] Squadron Leader GBR 29 March 1944 Saarbrücken
Casey, Michael J.[8] [9] Flight Lieutenant GBR 31 March 1944 Görlitz
Catanach, James[10] [11] Squadron Leader AUS 29 March 1944 Kiel
Christensen, Arnold G.[12] NZL 29 March 1944 Kiel
Cochran, Dennis H.[13] Flying Officer GBR 31 March 1944 Natzweiler (Natzwiller)
Cross, Ian E. K. P.[14] Squadron Leader GBR 31 March 1944 Görlitz
NOR 29 March 1944 Kiel
Evans, Brian H.[15] Flight Lieutenant GBR 31 March 1944 Liegnitz
Fuglesang, Nils Jørgen[16] Lieutenant NOR 29 March 1944 Kiel
Lieutenant ZAF 29 March 1944 Munich
Grisman, William J.[17] GBR 6 April 1944 Breslau (Wrocław)
Gunn, Alastair D. M.[18] [19] Flight Lieutenant GBR 6 April 1944 Breslau
Hake, Albert H.[20] Flight Lieutenant AUS 31 March 1944 Görlitz
Hall, Charles P.[21] Flight Lieutenant GBR 31 March 1944 Liegnitz
Hayter, Anthony R. H.[22] [23] Flight Lieutenant GBR 6 April 1944 Natzweiler
Humphreys, Edgar S.[24] [25] Flight Lieutenant GBR 31 March 1944 Liegnitz
Kidder, Gordon A.[26] Flying Officer CAN 29 March 1944 Mährisch Ostrau (Moravská Ostrava)
Kierath, Reginald V.[27] [28] Flight Lieutenant AUS 29 March 1944 Brüx
Kiewnarski, Antoni[29] Flight Lieutenant POL 31 March 1944 unknown
Kirby-Green, Thomas G.[30] [31] Squadron Leader GBR 29 March 1944 Mährisch Ostrau
Flying Officer POL 31 March 1944 Liegnitz
Flying Officer POL 12 April 1944 Breslau
Langford, Patrick W.[32] [33] [34] Flight Lieutenant CAN 31 March 1944 Liegnitz
Leigh, Tom[35] [36] Flight Lieutenant AUS 31 March 1944 Görlitz
Long, James L. R.[37] [38] Flight Lieutenant GBR 12 April 1944 Breslau
Marcinkus, Romas[39] Flight Lieutenant LTU 29 March 1944 Danzig
McGarr, Clement A. N.[40] Lieutenant ZAF 6 April 1944 Breslau
McGill, George E.[41] Flight Lieutenant CAN 31 March 1944 Liegnitz
Milford, Harold J.[42] [43] Flight Lieutenant GBR 6 April 1944 Breslau
Mondschein, Jerzy T.[44] Flying Officer POL 29 March 1944 Brüx
Pawluk, Kazimierz[45] Flying Officer POL 31 March 1944 unknown
Picard, Henri A.[46] [47] Flight Lieutenant BEL 29 March 1944 Danzig
Pohe, John[48] [49] Flying Officer NZL 31 March 1944 Görlitz
Scheidhauer, Bernard W. M.[50] Lieutenant FRA 29 March 1944 Saarbrücken
Skanzikas, Sotiris[51] Pilot Officer GRC 30 March 1944 unknown
Lieutenant ZAF 29 March 1944 Munich
Stewart, Robert C.[52] [53] Flying Officer GBR 31 March 1944 Liegnitz
Stower, John Gifford[54] [55] Flying Officer ARG 31 March 1944 Liegnitz
Street, Denys O.[56] [57] Flying Officer GBR 6 April 1944 Breslau
Swain, Cyril D.[58] Flight Lieutenant GBR 31 March 1944 Liegnitz
Flying Officer POL 2 April 1944 Breslau
Valenta, Arnošt[59] Flight Lieutenant CZE 31 March 1944 Liegnitz
Walenn, Gilbert W.[60] Flight Lieutenant GBR 29 March 1944 Danzig
Wernham, James C.[61] [62] Flight Lieutenant CAN 30 March 1944 unknown
Wiley, George W.[63] [64] [65] Flight Lieutenant CAN 31 March 1944 Görlitz
Williams, John E. A.[66] [67] Squadron Leader AUS 29 March 1944 Brüx
Williams, John F.[68] [69] Flight Lieutenant GBR 6 April 1944 Breslau

Survivors

In boldface, the three escapees who managed to reach freedom.

Name Rank Nation Unit
GBR RAFVR (General Duties Branch)
Bergsland, Per NOR
GBR
GBR
CAN
GBR
GBR
GBR
Dowse, Sydney H, GBR
CZE
GBR
GBR
GBR No. 12 Squadron RAF
GBR
GBR
Müller Jens E. NOR
GBR
GBR
CAN
RSR
GBR
GBR
NZL
CAN
CZE
NZL
van der Stok, Bram NED
FRA

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