After days of pestering, I finally watched the Great Escape with Markus yesterday. It is quite a story of the war. If you haven't seen it, it is worth the watch.
http://www.ateal.co.uk/greatescape/
this is the real story, although the movie seems fairly accurate. These men were determined beyond belief.
I guess the interesting part also worth mentioning, is the cross cultured nature of our home, with a German and American. Markus understands the war much better than I, after all, his grandfather died at a Russian front. I cannot imagine the time or how it was that these very civilized men were taking each other prisoner. There were many levels of military, then there were the Gestapo, which I didn't really realize were different. Anyway, good to know a bit more about that history, even if I will never really understand the rules of war.
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One of my all time favorites. Still want Steve McQueen to get over that fence and still want all the prisoners to escape into towns unnoticed. What determination. Papa
Glad you enjoyed it! Also one of my favorite movies of all time - especially Steve McQueen and his motorcycle. So sorry I missed the dinner at Chautara. Hope you had a great time (and the cake was still edible). Tim
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