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World War II: Mikhail Devyataev escapes with nine other Soviet POWs from a Nazi concentration camp in Peenemünde, Usedom.
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Mikhail Devyataev
Soviet fighter pilot during World War II and POW of Nazi Germany
Mikhail Petrovich Devyataev ; 8 July 1917 – 24 November 2002) was a Soviet fighter pilot known for his incredible escape from a Nazi concentration camp on the island of Usedom, in the Baltic Sea.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
German atrocities committed against Soviet prisoners of war
WWII Nazi abuse of Soviet POWs
During World War II, Soviet prisoners of war (POWs) held by Nazi Germany and primarily in the custody of the German Army were starved and subjected to deadly conditions. Of nearly six million who were captured, around three million died during their imprisonment.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Nazi concentration camps
Concentration camps operated by Nazi Germany
From 1933 to 1945, Nazi Germany operated more than a thousand concentration camps, including subcamps on its own territory and in parts of German-occupied Europe.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Peenemünde
Municipality in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Peenemünde is a municipality on the Baltic Sea island of Usedom in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in north-eastern Germany. It is part of the Amt of Usedom-Nord. The community is known for the Peenemünde Army Research Center, where the world's first…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Usedom
Island in the southern Baltic Sea divided between Germany and Poland
Usedom is a Baltic Sea island in Pomerania, divided between Germany and Poland. It is the second largest Pomeranian island after Rügen, and the most populous island in the Baltic Sea.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
February 8
Day of the year
February 8 is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 326 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)