Different Types Of Tunnels During World War II

During World War II there were many escape attempts by the allied prisoners from the German prisoner of war (POW) camps, some successes, some failures, but as shown by these attempts there were many different types of ways that they tried to escape. Some used tunnels, others used game boards, or disguising, but of all the many different types of escapes, it was the escapes that used tunnels that were the most successful. The most well known tunnel escape was “The Great Escape” from Stalag Luft III, it was the largest mass tunnel escape from Germany throughout the course of the war. Many Allied POWs in the German camps were desperate to escape from the camps because they were just sitting behind barbed wire waiting for the war to be won by
What he did next did scare the POWs, Hitler ordered the execution of 50 of the POWs that had attempted the escape. The escape and the horrors of what had happened have now been deformed and turned into a reenactment known as “The Great Escape”, and has been seen by millions.

Many would argue though that tunneling caused an unnecessary amount of excess danger to the POWs because of the dangers that it created, such as lack of fresh air in the tunnels because of the lamps they used to keep light, the threat of the tunnels collapsing onto them if they weren’t properly supported, and what would happen to them if it was discovered that they were tunneling, considering that only a few people out of those who attempted to escape only a few ever managed to successfully escape.

While tunneling was difficult, more time consuming, and dangerous, it allowed more thought and planning for the escape. Tunneling was harder because of the need to get rid of the excess dirt, lack of fresh air in the tunnels, and the risk of collapse. But because of those things the POWs thought through the plans more and worked harder to ensure success and