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October 26th, 2015 
Awake Goy Of successful World War Two German escapes there were two that become legendary. The One Who Got Away tells the story of Luftwaffe fighter pilot Oberleutnant Franz von Werra. In wartime Britain were situated 1,050 concentration camps. The first concentration camps were devised by the British during the Boer War. The final solution for corralling and killing prisoners-of-war and civilians, there was international revulsion when details emerged of these diabolically evil hellholes. The humiliated British stopped using the term concentration camp and such loathsome camps were known as internment camps during World War Two.
The handsome dashing Franz von Werra audaciously escaped from British camps several times. He finally succeeded when, sent to a Canadian concentration camp, he and fellow officers slipped the train upon which they were caged. The officer crossed the frozen Lawrence River to the allegedly neutral U.S and from there he reached New York. However, the escapee, declared an illegal immigrant, risked arrest and deportation. Taking sanctuary in the German consulate his situation was later mirrored by that of whistle-blowing journalist Julian Assange.
Luftwaffe fighter pilot, Oberleutnant Franz von Werra, soon found himself to be a celebrity in American society. Feted as a film star, the U.S. and British authorities were far from amused. Both conspired to deport the unrepentant escapee back to war-torn England. Not so fast; the resourceful pilot, no doubt with assistance of consular staff, was spirited out of the U.S. For the umpteenth time he was the one who got away. On April 18 1941 Franz von Werra arrived in Berlin after travelling home via Mexico, Rio de Janeiro, Barcelona and Rome.
Naturally the German nation made a great fuss of their returning hero. The ace flier was the only Luftwaffe pilot to be personally awarded the Iron Cross by Adolf Hitler. The dashing German hero again and again humiliated England when, transferred to the Eastern Front, he downed British-made Bolshevik aircraft. Although the story of Franz von Werra’s escape ends on an inspiring note his story concludes poignantly. The engaging and undoubtedly brave airman was lost at sea. It seems the flier once again got away.
Excerpt from Heroes of the Reich by Mike Walsh
Source Article from http://renegadetribune.com/the-one-who-got-away/
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