He Spoke German for 8 Months in a POW Camp. Then Unlocked Every Cell and Armed 200 Prisoners
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He Spoke German for 8 Months in a POW Camp. Then Unlocked Every Cell and Armed 200 Prisoners
Captain James Thompson. Germany 1944. Captured. But he spoke perfect German. Pretended to be a German guard. For 8 months. Earned trust. Got keys. Then one night. Unlocked every cell. 200 prisoners. Armed them. With stolen weapons. 200 prisoners escaped. 47 guards dead. He led them to Allied lines. "They thought I was one of them. I was their ...
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