Stalag Luft III Prisoner Camp Museum

A Must-See in Zagan

This museum is a good first stop in Zagan. They will show you a movie (in English, if you prefer) that gives a bit of history on both the town and the camp. The manager was very helpful and gave us ma...

Amazing escape stories

Amazing museum of the amazing story of Stalag Luft 111. Excellent displays, remodelled huts and guard towers. Able to walk the length of escape tunnel "Harry". What an extraordinary experience.

A very important story told extremely well.

Just over a two hour car journey took my brother and I from the city of Wrocław to a truly awe inspiring place. I grew up watching the great escape and so I wanted to see the camp first-hand. Hugely r...

Great WW2 museum

Great museum, you find out more of the camp that was the basis for The Great Escape movie. Further, don't forget to drive 5 minutes down the road to the ACTUAL tunnel location and ruins.

You should go!

My father had been a prisoner at S3 during 1944-5. Arriving just before the Great Escape he was evacuated in 1945 and finally freed later that year. I had always wanted to visit the camp and see where...