▁Spain ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁resistance . ▁ ▁The ▁remaining ▁ 7 3 ▁escape es ▁were ▁captured . ▁Adolf ▁Hitler ▁wanted ▁to ▁execute ▁them ▁all , ▁but ▁Hermann ▁G ör ing ▁persu aded ▁him ▁not ▁to : ▁in ▁the ▁end , ▁fifty ▁were ▁shot ▁as ▁an ▁example . ▁The ▁remaining ▁ 2 3 ▁were ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁cust ody ▁of ▁the ▁Gest ap o ▁before ▁being ▁sent ▁off ▁to ▁other ▁cam ps . ▁ 1 7 ▁were ▁returned ▁to ▁St al ag ▁Luft ▁III , ▁four ▁were ▁sent ▁to ▁Sachsen hausen , ▁and ▁two ▁to ▁Cold itz ▁Castle . ▁ ▁Post war ▁career ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁Per ▁Ber gs land ▁began ▁as ▁a ▁pilot ▁in ▁Fred ▁O ls en ▁Air ▁Transport . ▁He ▁later ▁became ▁Chief ▁Pil ot ▁and ▁Oper ational ▁Manager . ▁He ▁became ▁CE O ▁of ▁Fred ▁O ls en ▁Air ▁Transport ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁and ▁CE O ▁of ▁regional ▁air line ▁W ider ø e ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁The ▁Great ▁Es cape ▁Tre ▁kom ▁til b ake ▁History ▁of ▁W ider ø e ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Rel ated ▁reading ▁ ▁Car roll , ▁Tim ▁( 2 0 0 4 ) ▁The ▁Great ▁Esc aper ▁( Main stream ▁Publishing ) ▁▁ ▁Br ick hill , ▁Paul ▁( 1 9 5 0 ) ▁The ▁Great ▁Es cape ▁( W . ▁W . ▁N orton ▁& ▁Company ) ▁▁ ▁Burg