Escape tunnel dug by Jewish prisoners to escape Nazis found in Lithuania

An escape tunnel built by Jewish prisoners in Lithuania during the Second World War has been located by a team of archaeologists, geophysicists and historians. The tunnel was known about because of the testimonies of 11 Holocaust survivors, but its exact location was a mystery.

An international team of archaeologists, geophysicists and historians made the discovery in Lithuania’s Ponar forest, known today as Paneriai, outside the country’s capital Vilnius.

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