#GREAT ESCAPE

While many know about Britain’s involvement in The Great Escape, less is known about the Polish and other central and eastern European participants.

The Great Escape: remembering the forgotten heroes from Central and Eastern Europe

Monday marks the 81st anniversary of The Great Escape, the most famed of all wartime prison breaks—yet while the role of the British airmen that participated in the breakout has been immortalized, less is known about the contribution of Poles and those from the wider geographic region.

On the set of ‘Chłód’. Military training grounds near Żagań, southwestern Poland. July 21, 2024. Photo: PAP/Lech Muszyński

Army and POW museum help young cinematographers film WWII drama

A crew of amateur and student filmmakers are working on a short psychological drama set on the frontlines of World War II in what is today northwestern Poland.