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Sulmona

Documentary

TV-PG

47

Sep 22, 2017

Monty tells a story of evasion and escape through unknown, hostile territory. He follows the route taken by prisoner of war Len Harley, who spent months on the run before braving snow, ice, and Nazi patrols to escape over the mountains of the Majella.

Season 1, 4 episodes

season 1 (4 episodes)

Monty heads to Slovenia to retrace one of the most daring, yet unknown, mass escapes of Allied prisoners during the Second World War, made possible only with the help and kindness of ordinary people.

Monty tells a story of evasion and escape through unknown, hostile territory. He follows the route taken by prisoner of war Len Harley, who spent months on the run before braving snow, ice, and Nazi patrols to escape over the mountains of the Majella.

Monty travels to Rossano, a gathering point for escaped POWs. His journey takes him over precipitous ridges of the Marble Mountains and through the Gothic Line, following the route the SAS took after their successful mission.

Monty treks one of the toughest and most famous trails, taking him through the valleys and passes of the Pyrenees mountain range and into Spain. His route was part of an escape network that began in Paris and would have been fraught with danger.

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WWII's Great Escapes: The Freedom Trails

Documentary

TV-PG

1

47

WWII's Great Escapes follows former Royal Marine Monty Halls on the path of the Freedom Trails—the secret escape routes out of Nazi-occupied Europe. Retracing these journeys, Monty recounts stories of survival as ordinary women and men became heroes.

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