![]() ![]() It was every bit Witold’s story and became an international bestseller, but the man who claimed to have made the epic journey was Slavomir Rawicz, a former Polish officer.Īfter Rawicz died in 2006, a BBC radio documentary uncovered proof that he was a fake – military records showed that he was serving in Persia (now Iran) at the time of the escape. In 1956, a book called The Long Walk claimed to tell how seven prisoners escaped from a labour camp in Siberia… and walked to India. Witold has waited more than 50 years for this moment. ![]() ![]() And Witold, 84, has now emerged to recall their astonishing story. Only four reached safety, at a British base over the Indian border, the following January. Seven men were in the break-out, in February 1941. He trekked through frozen forests, over mountains and across deserts on a journey that took 11 months. Witold Glinski is the last survivor of World War Two’s greatest escape.Īs he lovingly crafts another willow basket in the shed at his seaside bungalow in Cornwall, it’s hard to believe that this modest man walked 4,000 miles to freedom… all the way from a Siberian prison camp to India. It was an epic feat of courage and strength. ![]()
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