The Great Escape
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:07:02
He wishes to make clear to you
certain matters of...

:07:05
the word is "policy"?
:07:07
Yes.
:07:09
Thank you.
:07:24
Gruppenkommandeur Ramsey.
:07:27
I am Colonel Von Luger. Please sit down.
:07:38
Group Captain Ramsey,
in the past four years

:07:41
the Reich has been forced to spend
an enormous amount of time,

:07:44
energy, manpower and equipment
:07:46
hunting down escaping
prisoner-of-war officers.

:07:50
At least it's rather nice
to know you're wanted, isn't it?

:07:53
For us it's not a matter for levity.
There will be no escapes from this camp.

:07:58
Colonel Von Luger, it is the sworn duty
of all officers to try to escape.

:08:02
If they can't, it is their duty
to cause the enemy

:08:05
to use an inordinate number
of troops to guard them

:08:07
and their sworn duty to harass
the enemy to the best of their ability.

:08:11
Yes, I know.
:08:13
The men under your authority
have been most successful.

:08:17
This man, Ashley-Pitt, for example.
:08:20
Caught in the North Sea, escaped,
recaptured, escaped, recaptured.

:08:24
Archibald "Archie" Ives:
11 escape attempts.

:08:28
Even tried to jump
out of the truck coming here.

:08:31
Dickes, William.
:08:33
Known to have participated
in digging of 11 escape tunnels.

:08:36
Flight Lieutenant Willinski: four escapes.
:08:39
MacDonald: nine.
Hendley, the American: five.

:08:41
Haynes: four. Sedgwick: seven.
The list is almost endless.

:08:45
One man here has made
17 attempted escapes.

:08:49
Group Captain, this is close to insanity.
:08:51
- Quite.
- And it must stop!

:08:54
Colonel, do you expect officers
to forget their duty?


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