Zagan Travel Guide

 alancollins Says:  There is a watchtower in the photograph and close to it is a tunnel that has been dug into the ground and it has been covered over by a perspex cover. The problem with this arrangement can be the perspex mists up. In the future there will be a memorial set in the woods for... 

 alancollins Says:  The air pump was seen action during the film the Great Escape. The bellows were made from 2 kit bags and the air ducting was constructed from milk tins. This arrangement provided air for the diggers. 

 alancollins Says:  The model shows the layout of the camp. There is a label by hut 104 which contained the entrance to Harry. A second label by the watchtower shows the exit of Harry. This shows how close the exit was to the watchtower and how difficult it was to cover the open ground. Bearing... 

 alancollins Says:  The tunnel (Harry) is marked out from when hut 104 was located and heads the 100 metres towards the memorial. At the start of the tunnel the names of the 50 prisoners who were murder are engraved in the stones. As you follow the tunnel you notice it widens to indicate where... 

 alancollins Says:  This is the remains of the camp theatre. You can see that the ground slopes, this was due to sand from the tunnelling being hidden under the theatre. Various shows and acts were put on in the theatre and prisoners had to pay with camp money to attend. Peter Butterworth &... 

 alancollins Says:  The foundation piles on which the huts stood, were constructed to make it easier for the ferrets to get under the buildings in search of tunnelling. In the end the prisoners used the foundations to hide their tunnel as it passed through the centre of the pile. 

 alancollins Says:  The fire pond is one of the few items to remain intact in the camp. The prisoners used the pond during the summer to sail small model boats. It is also recorded that sometimes during light hearted moments prisoners were thrown into the pond and then had great difficulty... 

 alancollins Says:  There is nothing left of Stalag Luft III, all the buildings have gone and there is only the foundations, to indicate where the barracks once stood. I walked through the woods and past some workmen across to what was the far side of the camp. I did mainly because the sun was... 

 alancollins Says:  Having had a good look around the museum, the next thing was to find out where Stalag Luft 3 was located. Again the museum staff were most helpful. Out came the map with a large X on it and with sign language and a few odd words I quickly established where the camp was...