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"Forced March to Freedom": The Untold Story of 10,000 POWs in a Winter Nightmare

A Brutal Trek to Freedom in the Final Days of WWII

As the Second World War drew to a close, ten thousand Allied prisoners of war believed liberation was near. Held captive by the Nazis in Stalag Luft III, they anxiously awaited the arrival of the Russian Red Army.


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But instead of freedom, they were forced into an unimaginable ordeal: a grueling winter march deeper into Germany. “Forced March to Freedom” tells this haunting story through the eyes of Robert Buckham, a Canadian bomber pilot and artist who captured the stark reality of their experience with sketches and diary entries.

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