Albert Comber, Extending the tunnel at the working face, Stalag Luft III (1945, pen and brush and ink, pencil on paper, 28.8 x 39.2 cm, AWM ART34781.016)
An escape committee co-ordinated the actions of 200 Allied prisoners as they planned an escape from Stalag Luft III, a German POW camp, in 1944. While some prisoners dug tunnels, others hid the soil that had been removed. They were protected by hidden trapdoors and 'stooges' who kept watch for prison guards.
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AWM ART34781.016
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Australian War Memorial