RIP Richard Birtle Thought just occurred to me: I thought Officers went to Oflags and ORs to Stalags. Did this apply to Army camps and was Sagan different as it was a Luftwaffe camp?
RIP Richard Birtles - He is frequently mentioned in Great Escape literature and will not be forgotten for his part in the story. His daughter is right, he was lucky not to have actually escaped, I have researched just one of the 50 and this is what happened to him. 304 (POLISH) SQUADRON - RAF: JERZY TOMASZ MONDSCHEIN