at ▁Es cape ' ▁K ier ath ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ 7 6 ▁men ▁who ▁escaped ▁the ▁prison ▁camp ▁on ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁ 2 4 – 2 5 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁in ▁the ▁escape ▁now ▁famous ▁as ▁" the ▁Great ▁Es cape ". ▁The ▁initial ▁groups ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁tunnel ▁were ▁those ▁who ▁needed ▁a ▁head ▁start ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁get ▁to ▁the ▁local ▁railway ▁station ▁and ▁catch ▁their ▁appropriate ▁trains . ▁He ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁group ▁of ▁“ walk ers ” ▁who ▁followed , ▁they ▁were ▁led ▁by ▁Will iy ▁Williams ▁and ▁pos ed ▁as ▁a ▁band ▁of ▁l umber ▁mill ▁workers ▁on ▁leave ▁and ▁included ▁Canadian ▁Jim ▁W ern ham ▁and ▁Pol es ▁Tony ▁K iew nar ski ▁and ▁Kaz ▁P aw l uk . ▁▁ ▁In ▁a ▁fil thy ▁cold ▁night ▁they ▁head ed ▁east ▁towards ▁the ▁railway ▁lines ▁and ▁then ▁south ▁to ▁Tsch ieb sd orf ▁railway ▁station ▁where ▁Jer zy ▁Mond schein ▁used ▁a ▁for ged ▁travel ▁pass ▁to ▁buy ▁tick ets ▁for ▁the ▁group ▁of ▁twelve ▁on ▁the ▁ 6 AM ▁train ▁to ▁Bo ber ro hr sd orf ▁three ▁hours ▁south ▁where ▁they ▁split ▁up . ▁ ▁Wil ly ▁Williams ▁and ▁R ust y ▁K ier ath ▁head ed ▁off ▁and ▁later ▁joined ▁up ▁with ▁“ John ny ” ▁Les lie ▁George ▁Bull ▁and ▁Jer zy ▁Mond schein ▁to ▁tre k ▁through ▁the ▁R iesen geb ir ge ▁mountains ▁where ▁they ▁were ▁arrested ▁by ▁a ▁mountain ▁pat rol ▁trying ▁to