Without Narration
ISLAND FARM
PRISONER OF WAR CAMP: 198 / Special Camp: XI
Bridgend, South Wales.
On the night of 10th-11th March 1945, Seventy German prisoners tunnelled to freedom from Camp 198 in Bridgend. It was the biggest escape attempt made by German P.O.W.s in Great Britain during the Second World War.
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Note these are the PoWs who successfully made it away from the camp and were classified as escapees
Prison No, Rank, First Name and Surname
B.22506 Lt. Wilhelm ALTFAHRT
B.22566 Lt. Wilhelm BIRENBEUL
A.957430 Ob-vet. Jacob BUCHOLZ
B.22497 Lt. Herbert BORNEMANN
A.997414 Lt. August BACHMANN
A.997413 Lt. Carl BROCKMEYER
A.489235 Lt. Walter DIEHL
A.531801 Lt. Gerhard FIEGEL
for a full list go here:
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