Germany, however,in part as a nod to the Geneva Convention, allowed humanitarian groups like the Red Cross to distribute care packages to those prisoners.
During the war, large numbers of British airmen were felled over enemy airspace and then held as prisoners behind enemy lines.
And one of the categories of items that could be included in those packages was "games and pastimes."
So the Allies took military advantage of this human kindness: Posing as "charities", they sent packages to their POWs that featured clandestine escape kits; kits that included tools like compasses, metal files, money, and, most importantly, maps.
These special monopoly set was able to save over tens of thousands of allied POWs escape!
Read more at http://www.omg-facts.com/page/3#tRdcQEFJG4WjhKvv.99
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