The following are transcripts of escape reports submitted to M.I.9. A considerable number of their reports refer to evaders, such as aircrew who were shot down behind enemy lines and managed to find their way to friendly or neutral territory without being captured at any stage. As fascinating as these accounts are, sadly they do not relate to the subject matter of this website and so only those involving individuals who were, however briefly, taken prisoner have been included. Some of the reports coincide with those of others, and rather than repeating the same story they are linked by lines such as "from here my story is the same as..."; in such instances, these have been included with the report which contains the main narrative.
Escapes from Germany
Name
|
Captured
|
Date
|
Camps
|
France |
1940-44 |
- |
|
France |
1940-41 |
- |
|
Norway |
1940 |
Trondheim |
|
France |
1940-44 |
- |
|
France |
1940-41 |
- |
|
France |
1940-44 |
- |
|
Holland |
1944 |
- |
|
France |
1944 |
- |
|
France |
1940-41 |
- |
|
Holland |
1944 |
- |
|
France |
1944 |
St Gilles prison, Brussels |
|
Holland |
1944 |
- |
|
France |
1941-44 |
Stalag VIIIB / 344 |
|
France |
1940-44 |
Stalag VIIIB / 344 |
|
Greece |
1941-44 |
Stalag VIIIB / 344 |
|
France |
1944 |
- |
|
France |
1940-42 |
- |
|
Greece |
1941-43 |
Stalag VIIIB / 344 |
|
Holland |
1944 |
- |
|
France |
1944 |
St Gilles prison, Brussels |
|
Holland |
1944 |
- |
|
Greece |
1941-44 |
Stalag XVIIIA |
|
Germany |
1942-43 |
Stalag VIIIB / 344 |
|
France |
1942-43 |
Stalag XXA |
|
France |
1944 |
Fontainebleau Hospital |
|
France |
1940-41 |
- |
|
France |
1940-42 |
Oflag VB |
|
France |
1940-44 |
Stalag XXB |
|
- |
1941-42 |
Stalag VIIA |
|
France |
1940-42 |
- |
|
France |
1940-44 |
- |
|
Greece |
1941 |
- |
|
France |
1940-44 |
- |
|
France |
1940-42 |
- |
|
France |
1944 |
- |
|
France |
1940-44 |
- |
|
France |
1944 |
- |
|
France |
1940-44 |
Stalag VIIIB / 344 |
|
France |
1944 |
St Gilles prison, Brussels |
|
Crete |
1941-42 |
- |
|
Holland |
1944 |
- |
|
France |
1944 |
- |
|
Holland |
1944 |
- |
|
France |
1941-43 |
- |
|
Norway |
1940-44 |
Stalag XXA |
|
France |
1944 |
- |
|
Holland |
1944 |
- |
|
France |
1943 |
- |
|
France |
1944 |
- |
|
France |
1940-44 |
- |
|
France |
1942-44 |
Stalag VIIIB / 344, IID |
|
Germany |
1944 |
St Gilles prison, Brussels |
|
Holland |
1940-43 |
- |
|
France |
1940-44 |
Stalag XXID |
|
France |
1940-43 |
Stalag XXA |
|
France |
1940-44 |
Stalag VIII B / 344 |
|
France |
1940-41 |
- |
|
France |
1940-42 |
- |
|
Belgium |
1944 |
- |
|
France |
1944 |
Rennes |
|
France |
1940-42 |
Oflag VB |
|
Crete |
1941-42 |
Stalag VIIA |
|
France |
1944 |
Lyons Hospital |
|
France |
1944 |
- |
|
France |
1940-44 |
- |
|
Libya |
1942-44 |
Stalag XVIIIA |
|
France |
1940-44 |
Stalag IXC |
|
France |
1940-41 |
- |
|
France |
1940-41 |
- |
|
Holland |
1941-44 |
Stalag VIIIB |
|
France |
1940-42 |
Oflag VB |
|
France |
1944 |
- |
|
France |
1944 |
- |
|
Holland |
1945 |
- |
|
France |
1942-44 |
Stalag VIIIB / 344 |
|
France |
1944 |
- |
|
Holland |
1941 |
Dulag Luft, Stalag Luft I |
|
France |
1940-42 |
- |
|
France |
1944 |
- |
|
France |
1940-42 |
- |
|
France |
1942-44 |
Stalag Luft III |
|
France |
1944 |
- |
|
- |
1945-46 |
Stalag IVB |
|
France |
1940-44 |
- |
|
France |
1944 |
Nancy |
|
France |
1940-44 |
Stalag XVIIIC |
|
- |
1943 |
Stalag VIIA |
|
France |
1944 |
- |
|
Germany |
1942-45 |
Stalag XVIIIA |
|
France |
1944 |
- |
|
Germany |
1943-45 |
Stalag IVB |
|
Holland |
1944 |
- |
|
France |
1940-42 |
- |
|
North Africa |
1942-44 |
Stalag VIIIB / 344 |
|
France |
1940-42 |
Oflag VB |
Escapes from Italy
Name
|
Captured
|
Date
|
Camps
|
North Africa |
1942-44 |
P.G. 54 |
|
North Africa |
1942-44 |
P.G. 53 |
|
North Africa |
1943-44 |
P.G. 49 |
|
North Africa |
1941-44 |
P.G. 106 |
|
Italy |
1941-44 |
P.G. 59 |
|
Mediterranean |
1942-44 |
P.G. 52 |
|
North Africa |
1941-44 |
P.G. 53 |
|
Italy |
1941-43 |
P.G. 78 |
|
North Africa |
1940-44 |
P.G. 148 |
|
North Africa |
1942-43 |
P.G. 19 |
|
North Africa |
1941-44 |
P.G. 59 |
|
Sicily |
1943 |
P.G. 19 |
|
Italy |
1941-42 |
P.G. 27 |
|
North Africa |
1941-44 |
P.G. 112 |
|
North Africa |
1942-44 |
P.G. 70 |
|
North Africa |
1941-44 |
P.G. 12 |
|
North Africa |
1942-44 |
P.G. 133 |
|
North Africa |
1942-44 |
P.G. 53 |
|
Mediterranean |
1941-44 |
P.G. 59 |
|
North Africa |
1942-43 |
P.G. 19 |
|
North Africa |
1942-44 |
P.G. 53 |
|
North Africa |
1942-43 |
P.G. 59 |
|
North Africa |
1942-44 |
P.G. 70 |
|
Mediterranean |
1940-43 |
P.G. 102 |
|
North Africa |
1942-44 |
P.G. 19 |
|
Yugoslavia |
1941 |
P.G. 78 |
|
North Africa |
1942-44 |
P.G. 52, 65 |
|
North Africa |
1942-44 |
P.G. 146 |
|
North Africa |
1942-43 |
P.G. 59 |
|
Italy |
1943-44 |
- |
|
North Africa |
1942-44 |
P.G. 53 |
|
North Africa |
1942-43 |
P.G. 78 |
|
North Africa |
1942-45 |
P.G. 62 |
|
North Africa |
1942-44 |
P.G. 112 |
|
Mediterranean |
1942-44 |
P.G. 52 |
|
North Africa |
1942-43 |
P.G. 49 |
|
North Africa |
1942-44 |
P.G. 82 |
|
North Africa |
1942-44 |
P.G. 59 |
|
North Africa |
1942-44 |
P.G. 78 |
|
North Africa |
1942-43 |
P.G. 70 |
|
North Africa |
1942-43 |
P.G. 106 |
|
Sicily |
1943-44 |
P.G. 66 |
|
North Africa |
1942-44 |
Ascoli Prison |
|
North Africa |
1941-44 |
P.G. 53 |
|
Mediterranean |
1942-44 |
P.G. 59 |
|
North Africa |
1942-44 |
P.G. 82 |
|
Greece |
1942-43 |
P.G. 21 |
|
North Africa |
1942-44 |
P.G. 59 |
|
North Africa |
1942-44 |
P.G. 19 |
|
North Africa |
1942-43 |
P.G. 66 |
|
North Africa |
1942-43 |
P.G. 70 |
|
North Africa |
1942-44 |
P.G. 29 |
|
North Africa |
1943 |
P.G. 78 |
|
North Africa |
1942-44 |
P.G. 70 |
|
North Africa |
1942-43 |
P.G. 70 |
|
North Africa |
1941-44 |
San Sepolcro Lazaret |
|
North Africa |
1942-44 |
P.G. 102 |
|
North Africa |
1942-43 |
P.G. 70 |
|
North Africa |
1942-43 |
P.G. 70 |
|
North Africa |
1941-42 |
P.G. 78 |
|
North Africa |
1941-44 |
Gaeta Prison |
|
North Africa |
1941-44 |
P.G. 12 |
|
Sicily |
1942-44 |
P.G. 59 |
|
North Africa |
1942-43 |
P.G. 70 |
|
North Africa |
1942-44 |
P.G. 53 |
|
North Africa |
1941-44 |
P.G. 53 |
|
Sicily |
1942-43 |
P.G. 21 |
|
North Africa |
1942-43 |
P.G. 70 |
|
North Africa |
1942-43 |
P.G. 59 |