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The gymnastics horse that buried a man alive daily

The gymnastics horse that buried a man alive daily

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A Royal Air Force navigator is captured and sent to an escape-proof POW camp. His only way out is a gymnastics horse.

The gymnastics horse that buried a man alive daily

This episode explores the incredible story of Eric Williams, a prisoner of war who devised an ingenious escape plan from Stalag Luft III. It delves into the unique challenges of the camp's design and the audacious method used to overcome them.

Person: Eric Williams
Date: December 17, 1942
Location: Stalag Luft III, Sagan (now western Poland)
Military Branch: Royal Air Force
Rank: Flight Lieutenant

- Eric Williams, a navigator for the RAF, was shot down over Germany and captured at 28 years old.
- He was sent to Stalag Luft III, a POW camp specifically designed to prevent escapes, featuring sandy soil, raised barracks, and seismographs.
- Williams conceived a plan to use a wooden gymnastics horse to mask the vibrations of digging a tunnel.
- The horse was carried to the exact same spot in the yard daily, with prisoners vaulting over it to create rhythmic, repetitive noise.
- Williams, Michael Codner, and Oliver Philpot were key figures in the plan, with Williams being the first to dig inside the horse.

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