The 1945 mass escape of 70 German POWs from a high-security camp in Bridgend, Wales, led to a massive manhunt involving a diverse group of pursuers, including armed soldiers, Home Guard, dogs, local children, and Girl Guides.
The Welsh Great Escape
Seventy German POWs broke out of a high-security camp in Bridgend, Wales in 1945, prompting a massive manhunt involving a diverse group of pursuers, including armed soldiers, Home Guard, dogs, local children, and Girl Guides.