{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Cross-Files | ICRC Archives, audiovisual and library","provider_url":"https:\/\/blogs.icrc.org\/cross-files","author_name":"Charlotte Mohr","author_url":"https:\/\/blogs.icrc.org\/cross-files\/author\/cmohr\/","title":"Tales of Prisoner-of-War EscapesEpisode 1 : Roger Bushell, the professional - Cross-Files | ICRC Archives, audiovisual and library","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"MxPQ60VsmN\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.icrc.org\/cross-files\/tales-of-prisoner-of-war-escapes-episode-1\/\">Tales of Prisoner-of-War Escapes<br>Episode 1 : Roger Bushell, the professional<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.icrc.org\/cross-files\/tales-of-prisoner-of-war-escapes-episode-1\/embed\/#?secret=MxPQ60VsmN\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Tales of Prisoner-of-War Escapes&lt;br&gt;Episode 1 : Roger Bushell, the professional&#8221; &#8212; Cross-Files | ICRC Archives, audiovisual and library\" data-secret=\"MxPQ60VsmN\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/blogs.icrc.org\/app\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2025\/08\/Bushell_featureimage_resized.png","thumbnail_width":1400,"thumbnail_height":788,"description":"Behind the barbed wire of World War II prisoner-of-war camps, some risked everything to regain their freedom. The Archives and Library of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) are launching a new series of articles to share their stories. In our archives and collections you\u2019ll find records of ingenious plans, spectacular and secret escapes, but also reprisals against prisoners and tragic endings. In this first episode, find out why chairs, tables, and light bulbs were always missing at Stalag Luft III, and follow the trail of Roger Bushell, the mastermind behind the Great Escape."}