Eleven Months to Freedom A German POW's Unlikely Escape from Siberia In 1915 |
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| Author:
| Messimer, Dwight R. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-68247-065-7 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2016 |
| Publisher: | Naval Institute Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $33.95 |
Book Description:
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Recounts the daring World War I escape of German midshipman Erich Killinger. Falsely accused of bombing a railway station after crashing his plane at sea, he was sentenced to life in the Sakhalin coal mines. Shipped by rail with several other POWs across Russia, Killinger jumped from the train, crossed Siberia, and made it to a German-run escape pipeline while braving bandits, subzero temperatures, starvation, and the risk of capture.
Recounts the daring World War I escape of German midshipman Erich Killinger. Falsely accused of bombing a railway station after crashing his plane at sea, he was sentenced to life in the Sakhalin coal mines. Shipped by rail with several other POWs across Russia, Killinger jumped from the train, crossed Siberia, and made it to a German-run escape pipeline while braving bandits, subzero temperatures, starvation, and the risk of capture.