United States Air Force Academy in El Paso County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Stalag Luft III Air Force Ex-Prisoners of War
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2020
1. Stalag Luft III Air Force Ex-Prisoners of War Marker
who were held as prisoners of war in
Stalag Luft III-Germany
during World War II.
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Their unfaltering belief in freedom was
tested by sacrifices unknown to most.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II.
Location. 39° 0.979′ N, 104° 51.31′ W. Marker is in United States Air Force Academy, Colorado, in El Paso County. Marker is in the United States Air Force Academy Cemetery, on Parade Loop west of Stadium Boulevard, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: USAF Academy CO 80840, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 379th Bomb Group (H) (here, next to this marker); World War II Glider Pilots (here, next to this marker); 306th Bombardment Group (H) (here, next to this marker); 95th Bomb Group H (here, next to this marker); 492nd Bomb Group (H) & 801st Bomb Group (P) (here, next to this marker); 416th Bombardment Group (L) (here, next to this marker); 20th Fighter Group (here, next to this marker); 344th Bomb Group (M) AAF (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in United States Air Force Academy.
this page online
More about this marker. Must have a valid ID to enter the USAF Academy grounds.
Also see . . .
1. Stalag Luft III. American Air Museum in Britain website entry (Submitted on April 4, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Stalag Luft 3 - The Great Escape. 392 Bomb Group website entry (Submitted on April 4, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
3. Secret files reveal Great Escape families' long wait for compensation. The Guardian website entry, 2017 (Submitted on April 4, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
4. Calton "Cal" Younger Oral History Interview. Imperial War Museum website entry (31m 04s) (Submitted on April 4, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
5. Prisoners of War. Bomber Command Museum of Canada website entry (Submitted on April 4, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
via American Air Museum in Britain, unknown
2. Stalag Luft III
Aerial view of Stalag Luft III, German prisoner of war camp for air force personnel, at Sagen, Germany.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2020
3. Stalag Luft III Air Force Ex-Prisoners of War Marker on Memorial Wall
Credits. This page was last revised on July 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 4, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 185 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 4, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on January 8, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on April 4, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
