MetaFilter posts tagged with wwII and pow

Maybe not getting out of jail for free, but certainly a big help.

NoraCharles — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 06:47:21 -0800

The history of Monopoly has been a long one, but the game also helped change history through its participation in providing hidden maps and tools to help British POWs during WWII.

Rolex watches for Allied POWs

ikkyu2 — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:45:00 -0800

"This watch costs to-day in Switzerland Frs. 250 – but you must not even think of settlement during the war." Rolex's remarkable offer to British P.O.W.s in Nazi camps during WWII. Rolex today. (via Time Zone.)

The real Great Escape

goodnewsfortheinsane — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 13:33:43 -0800

One man: one plan, one stove, hundreds of accomplices, 200 tonnes of sand, 4,000 bed boards, 600 feet of rope.

76 men: 50 murdered, 23 recaptured, only three got away.

The real story behind the Great Escape.

You must not even think of settlement during the war

exogenous — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 20:18:17 -0800

A POW takes a Rolex on credit: an amazing story told by the original documents.

POW Camps in the US

Dome-O-Rama — Thu, 21 Jul 2005 18:07:27 -0800

I didn't know there were POW camps in the US during World War II, let alone so many of them. The list of camps is extensive, but not on any list I've seen so far is the former Wright Field (currently Wright-Patterson Air Force Base). The base is preserving the walls of the former mess hall where German POWs left a cool set of freaky demonic murals filled with old germanic folklore. The story behind them is a interesting read.

Ollie ollie oxen free!

ewagoner — Tue, 05 Aug 2003 13:36:10 -0800

The last World War Two Japanese soldier surrendered in the Philippines in 1980, ending a stream of holdouts. This is their story.