Escape from a Nazi Death Camp

Escape from a Nazi Death Camp

Escape from a Nazi Death Camp

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Escape from a Nazi Death Camp

2014

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The Nazi death camp at Sobibor was created solely for the mass extermination of Jews. But on October 14, 1943 the inmates fought back, in the biggest and most successful prison outbreak of the Second World War. Of the 600 inmates present on the day of the escape, 300 escaped. Around 50 survived the war and of that 50, only a handful are still alive. This is their last chance to reveal the true story of their escape.

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Eric Meyers

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Eric Meyers

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Bart Suavek

Tolvi Blatt

Bart Suavek

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Martin Longstaff

Philip Bialowitz

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Susanna Herbert

Selma Engel

Susanna Herbert

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Andreas Beckett

Alexander Pechersky

Andreas Beckett

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Georg Nikoloff

Leon Feldhendler

Georg Nikoloff

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Peter Clements

Chaim Engel

Peter Clements

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William Ludwig

SS Officer Frenzel

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Simon Werner

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Simon Werner

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Richard Gumm

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