Tunnelling to Freedom
John Fancy, who died in September 2008, aged 95, was the most prolific escaper of the Second World War. Nicknamed ''the Mole'' he dug eight tunnels at the various camps in which he was held, in East Prussia, Poland and Germany. Some were 40 feet below the surface and only 2 feet square. He escaped three times, only to be recaptured. His escape activities landed him in solitary confinement for a to...
John Fancy, who died in September 2008, aged 95, was the most prolific escaper of the Second World War. Nicknamed ''the Mole'' he dug eight tunnels at the various camps in which he was held, in East Prussia, Poland and Germany. Some were 40 feet below the surface and only 2 feet square. He escaped three times, only to be recaptured. His escape activities landed him in solitary confinement for a to...
