Map: Prisoner of War Map, 1944

How far is it?

You will see that the map includes a detailed scale to help the prisoners to work out distances accurately.

Click on the picture above to see an enlarged copy of the map (91kb). You may want to print the map and measure the scale with a ruler to answer the question below.

Using the map's scale, how far do you estimate it was for a prisoner who managed to escape at the quarry and creep through the woods to the road to Magdeburg?

Click on the questions to reveal the answers.