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Stalag Luft III, Sagan [Zagan], Poland: murder of 50 RAF officers who escaped on...

Catalogue reference: WO 208/5633

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This record is about the Stalag Luft III, Sagan [Zagan], Poland: murder of 50 RAF officers who escaped on... dating from 1945 Aug 01 - 1946 Apr 30 in the series War Office: Directorate of Military Operations and Intelligence, and Directorate.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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WO 208/5633
Date
1945 Aug 01 - 1946 Apr 30
Description

Stalag Luft III, Sagan [Zagan], Poland: murder of 50 RAF officers who escaped on night of 24/25 March 1944 ('the Great Escape'); RAF Special Investigation Branch progress reports and statements

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
PM/S 5205/1 PART 1
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11339074/

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