There was this german movie that was called "As far as my feet will carry me" it was about a German pow who escaped a soviet labour camp and was being hunted by the soviets, untill 1952 when he finaly managed to cross the border to italy, but then the italians suspected him of being a russian spy because his story was way too unbelivable and wanted to execute him, but blah blah blah, good ending. (i didnt spoiler the entire movie btw, its just the context.)
Seems like the 3 who made it were the ones who could pull off being a convincing German which isn’t surprising considering 2 Norwegians and a Dutchman. I know there’s a difference but they’re part of the Germanic language tree and this those similarities seem to have allowed them enough to blend in.
No doubt this was a war crime but doesn't it pale into insignificance compared to everything else that happened in the war including the millions (literally) killed in concentration camps, the horrific human experiments conducted by Germans and Japanese etc etc ??? . I also understand that mainly for operational reasons, allied troops in combat fairly regularly executed captured enemy troops rather than hold them as prisoners, . So I've never really understood why so much significance has been given to the 50 killed here.
Lots of people say that the movie was great?????? There were no Americans in the camp. In the movie only the british actors died, all the american actors lived. Crap
Major John "Johnnie" Bigelow Dodge DSO DSC MC (15 May 1894 - 2 November 1960) also known as "the Artful Dodger"[1] was an American-born British Army officer who fought in both world wars and became a notable prisoner of war during the Second World War and survived The Great Escape.
There was this german movie that was called "As far as my feet will carry me" it was about a German pow who escaped a soviet labour camp and was being hunted by the soviets, untill 1952 when he finaly managed to cross the border to italy, but then the italians suspected him of being a russian spy because his story was way too unbelivable and wanted to execute him, but blah blah blah, good ending. (i didnt spoiler the entire movie btw, its just the context.)
Love watching your series, I think the battle for Normandy would be very good
Very interesting. A testament to the human spirit.
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i always admired the great escape film one of the freedom to light and life.
Great video!
Seems like the 3 who made it were the ones who could pull off being a convincing German which isn’t surprising considering 2 Norwegians and a Dutchman. I know there’s a difference but they’re part of the Germanic language tree and this those similarities seem to have allowed them enough to blend in.
Gotta love how none of the Germans noticed. Like no one questioned why the beds lost a lot of wood? No one wondered where the wire went?
Still baffles me how they managed to shift so much dirt before being caught.
@@historyradar9654 can’t tell if this speaks to the cleverness of the POWs, or the ineptitude of the guards. We may never know.
@@historyradar9654, the wire was stolen from German workers who forgot to report the theft and were executed as a result.
Ironically, they had to also make Number 87 the last to leave. Anyone caught trying to return to their barracks would be shot.
Wow I love the grate exsape cool
The film isn't in the least bit historically accurate but is still one of my favourite movies all time
Very cool but the movie lasts 3 hours and it's lighter.
Imagine the bravery of John Pohe in particular, a Maori pilot, attempting to escape across Germany.
Roger is a bad ass.
No doubt this was a war crime but doesn't it pale into insignificance compared to everything else that happened in the war including the millions (literally) killed in concentration camps, the horrific human experiments conducted by Germans and Japanese etc etc ??? . I also understand that mainly for operational reasons, allied troops in combat fairly regularly executed captured enemy troops rather than hold them as prisoners, . So I've never really understood why so much significance has been given to the 50 killed here.
Lots of people say that the movie was great?????? There were no Americans in the camp. In the movie only the british actors died, all the american actors lived. Crap
Major John "Johnnie" Bigelow Dodge DSO DSC MC (15 May 1894 - 2 November 1960) also known as "the Artful Dodger"[1] was an American-born British Army officer who fought in both world wars and became a notable prisoner of war during the Second World War and survived The Great Escape.
Never heard the word "nazi" before. Who coined it? I've heard of fascism and german Democrat socialism, but nazi is a new one.🤔
The DNC-media complex loves that word