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Island Farm, Camp 198

Bridgend

The biggest escape by German prisoners in Britain.

Island Farm was a prisoner-of-war camp for German officers. In March 1945, officially 70 prisoners escaped (one researcher claims 84) through a tunnel dug from Hut 9, hiding the soil in the walls.

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When
March 1945
Where
51.4950, -3.5650
Group
Secret bunkers & war sites

Visiting

Hut 9 survives and is opened by volunteers on some days.

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