{"id":7038439,"date":"2026-07-24T10:13:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T08:13:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/franz-von-werra-the-one-that-got-away-escape\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T10:13:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T08:13:51","slug":"franz-von-werra-colui-che-e-scappato","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/it\/franz-von-werra-the-one-that-got-away-escape\/","title":{"rendered":"Quello che \u00e8 scappato"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style>\r\n<p>Decine di migliaia di prigionieri dell&#039;Asse trascorsero la Seconda Guerra Mondiale dietro il filo spinato alleato. Esattamente uno di loro riusc\u00ec a evadere, attravers\u00f2 un oceano e torn\u00f2 fino alla sua parte per volare di nuovo. Il suo nome era Franz von Werra, e il film che fecero su di lui si intitolava, semplicemente, <em>Quello che \u00e8 scappato<\/em>.<\/p>\r\n<p>Per arrivarci ci sono voluti un aereo da caccia abbattuto, una falsa identit\u00e0 olandese, un Hurricane quasi rubato, un salto da un treno in corsa e l&#039;attraversamento di un fiume ghiacciato per raggiungere un paese neutrale.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f5f5f5;padding:20px;border-radius:8px;margin:24px 0\"><h3 style=\"padding-top:0;margin-top:0\">Informazioni rapide<\/h3><ul style=\"margin:0;line-height:1.8\"><li><strong>Pilota:<\/strong> Oberleutnant Franz von Werra, pilota da caccia della Luftwaffe<\/li><li><strong>Abbattuto:<\/strong> Sopra il Kent, 5 settembre 1940, durante la Battaglia d&#039;Inghilterra.<\/li><li><strong>Aeromobili:<\/strong> Messerschmitt Bf 109<\/li><li><strong>Una grande fuga:<\/strong> Salt\u00f2 su un treno in corsa in Canada, gennaio 1941<\/li><li><strong>Percorso di ritorno a casa:<\/strong> Attraverso il San Lorenzo ghiacciato, poi Messico, Brasile, Spagna, Italia<\/li><li><strong>Distinzione:<\/strong> L&#039;unico prigioniero di guerra tedesco detenuto in Canada a fuggire e raggiungere la Germania<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Gw83Ml-bphw\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">L&#039;uomo che non voleva restare impunito<\/h2>\r\n<p>Von Werra stava volando <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/it\/aerei\/messerschmitt-bf-109\/\">Messerschmitt Bf 109<\/a> Quando fu catturato e fatto prigioniero in Inghilterra nel settembre del 1940, la prigionia non gli si addiceva. Riusc\u00ec a fuggire da un gruppo di lavoro nel Lake District e trascorse giorni in libert\u00e0 sulle colline prima di essere ricatturato.<\/p>\r\n<p>Il suo tentativo successivo fu pura messa in scena. Nel dicembre del 1940, insieme ad altri, scav\u00f2 un tunnel per fuggire da un campo a Swanwick, con i soldati che, a fare da copertura, si facevano accompagnare dal coro del campo che cantava a squarciagola. Rimasto solo dopo la cattura degli altri, von Werra indoss\u00f2 una tuta da aviatore e si trasform\u00f2 nel &quot;Capitano van Lott&quot;, un pilota olandese abbattuto, disperato di tornare al suo squadrone.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img data-opt-id=2001739615  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/07\/franz-von-werra.jpg\" alt=\"Oberleutnant Franz von Werra\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">Oberleutnant Franz von Werra. La prigionia, decise quasi immediatamente, non sarebbe stata permanente. Pubblico dominio<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<p>Il bluff ha quasi funzionato in modo spettacolare. Riusc\u00ec a convincere un macchinista ferroviario ad aiutarlo, raggiunse l&#039;aeroporto della RAF a Hucknall e un meccanico gli mostr\u00f2 i comandi di un caccia Hurricane, finch\u00e9 un ufficiale non gli punt\u00f2 una rivoltella carica contro le costole. Torn\u00f2 in prigione, questa volta deportato oltreoceano in Canada.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Wy-_tqv5QkI\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Scendendo dal treno e attraversando il ghiaccio<\/h2>\r\n<p>Non raggiunse mai il campo canadese. Il 21 gennaio 1941, mentre il treno dei prigionieri sferragliava attraverso l&#039;Ontario, von Werra spalanc\u00f2 un finestrino e si gett\u00f2 in un cumulo di neve. Cammin\u00f2 per circa cinquanta chilometri in pieno inverno fino al fiume San Lorenzo, trov\u00f2 una barca e la trascin\u00f2 attraverso il ghiaccio e le acque gelide fino alla sponda opposta, entrando cos\u00ec nello Stato di New York.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img data-opt-id=348207887  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/07\/von-werra-der-adler-1941.png\" alt=\"Franz von Werra apparve sulla rivista Der Adler nel 1941\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">Tornato in Germania, von Werra fu celebrato come un eroe sulla rivista della Luftwaffe &quot;Der Adler&quot;. (Dominio pubblico)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<p>Gli Stati Uniti erano ancora neutrali. Fu accusato solo di ingresso illegale e il console tedesco pag\u00f2 rapidamente la sua cauzione. Mentre Washington e Ottawa discutevano sull&#039;estradizione, von Werra attravers\u00f2 clandestinamente il confine con il Messico e prosegu\u00ec il suo viaggio verso casa, passando per Brasile, Spagna, Italia e infine Germania, entro l&#039;aprile del 1941.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7\"><em>\u201c&quot;Quello che \u00e8 scappato.&quot;\u201d<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>L&#039;epiteto che gli \u00e8 rimasto appiccicato<\/strong> \u2014 in seguito titolo del libro e del film su di lui<\/div><\/div>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Un trionfo di breve durata<\/h2>\r\n<p>Torn\u00f2 a casa da celebrit\u00e0, interrogato ai massimi livelli sulle modalit\u00e0 di interrogatorio dei prigionieri da parte degli inglesi \u2013 informazioni che cambiarono il modo in cui la Luftwaffe addestrava i suoi equipaggi. A detta di tutti, fu l&#039;unico prigioniero di guerra tedesco detenuto in Canada a fuggire e a tornare a casa sano e salvo.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7\"><em>\u201c&quot;L&#039;unico prigioniero di guerra tedesco internato in Canada che riusc\u00ec a fuggire e a tornare in Germania.&quot;\u201d<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Storici<\/strong> - sull&#039;impresa unica di von Werra<\/div><\/div>\r\n<p>La sua fortuna fin\u00ec l\u00ec. Nell&#039;ottobre del 1941, solo pochi mesi dopo il suo ritorno, il Bf 109 di von Werra precipit\u00f2 sul Mare del Nord, apparentemente per un guasto al motore. Il suo corpo non fu mai ritrovato: colui che era riuscito a fuggire, scomparso per sempre.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MlWR8G1eMGA\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n<p><em>Fonti: Kendal Burt e James Leasor, &quot;The One That Got Away&quot;; War History Online; Valour Canada; Pegasus Archive; Wikipedia.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f0f4ff;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:16px 20px;margin:32px 0 8px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:600;color:#333\">Post correlati<\/p><p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/adolf-galland-luftwaffe-ace-general-give-me-spitfires\/\">Adolf Galland: &quot;Datemi uno squadrone di Spitfire&quot;\u201c<\/a><\/p><p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/suez-1956-operation-musketeer-air-war-sea-hawk-canberra\/\">L&#039;ultima guerra aerea vecchio stile<\/a><\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tens of thousands of Axis prisoners spent the Second World War behind Allied wire. 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