The prisoner of war camp, which was made famous in the film 'The Great Escape', is being rebuilt by two Brits.
Builders Johnnie Tait and David Dunn crated a replica watchtower at Stalag Luft III last week, the Daily Star reported.
Former RAF Air Commodore Charles Clarke, who was held at the camp after his Lancaster bomber was shot down over Berlin in 1944 appreciated the duo's work, saying that it's very emotional for him to be back there.
Clarke, 89, has played a key role in attempting to get the camp re-built so that the heroism of the Allied officers held there will never be forgotten.
Stalag Luft III became part of British military folklore on the night of March 24, 1944, when 76 PoWs staged a daring breakout from what the Germans believed was an escape-proof camp.
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