23 Things You Should Know About POWs (Prisoners of Wars) – Part 2

21Fritz Joubert Duquesne

Fritz Joubert Duquesne

Fritz Joubert Duquesne fought against Britain in the Boer War, was captured and held as a POW in Bermuda, escaped to the USA where he became a secret agent for Germany during both World Wars, heading up the largest espionage ring in American history.


22POWs

POWs

Between 1970 and 1973, four Israeli fighter pilots translated The Hobbit from English to Hebrew to pass the time in an Egyptian prison, where they were held as POWs. The pilots' translation was published commercially in 1977, and up until 2012 was considered the best Hebrew version of the book.


23Great Papago Escape

Great Papago Escape

During the Great Papago Escape, 25 German POWs (primarily naval personnel) dug their way out of a Phoenix POW camp in hopes to ride the rapids of the Gila River down to Mexico. It never occurred to the prisoners that most rivers in Arizona run dry.

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