One of the men who was part of the famous Great Escape believed that the prisoners were betrayed by two English Nazi collaborators, documents reveal.Flight Lieutenant Desmond Plunkett was one of the 76 airmen who attempted to flee the Stalag Luft III Prisoner of War camp in March 1944. All but three were recaptured and 50 brutally executed.Although the men ingeniously dug three tunnels - named Tom, Dick and Harry - to get out of the camp successfully, they made crucial mistakes that quickly led to their re-arrest.
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