19/06/2025
📍Stalag Luft III | Żagań | Western Poland
From peaceful trails in Góry Stołowe to the silent remains of Stalag Luft III, this journey is a deep reminder that travel is not only about landscapes — it’s about memory.
This is the site of the Great Escape, one of WWII’s most daring prisoner breakouts.
Today, the forest has reclaimed much of the area, but the stories still speak — of courage, resilience and sacrifice.
We include stops like this on our private ancestry tours and custom history trips, because history becomes real when you stand where it happened.
Tomorrow, the journey continues to Berlin — from remembrance to renewal.