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The Maze Prison escape (known to Irish republicans as the Great Escape) took place on 25 September 1983 in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. HM Prison Maze (also known as Long Kesh) was a maximum security prison considered to be one of the most escape-proof prisons in Europe.
- First, Ira Inmates Became Friendly with The Guards
- The Ira Prisoners Seized H-Block 7 with Smuggled-In Guns
- The Prison Break Turned Deadly
- Half The Fugitives Fled to Ireland
The prisoners initially engaged in a charm offensive to build a camaraderie with prison officers, getting to know them on a first-name basis and harvesting information. High-ranking IRA leaders serving as janitorial orderlies used that camaraderie to gain greater access around the jail, even being permitted to perform cleaning duties inside “the ci...
That afternoon, five IRA prisoners entered the circle of H-Block 7 to carry out their cleaning duties. Everything appeared routine until shortly after 2:30 p.m., when Brendan McFarlane—who had succeeded Sands as the commanding IRA officer inside the Maze—called out “Bumper!” Hearing the pre-arranged codeword, the inmate-orderlies flashed their guns...
The prisoners hijacked the food delivery truck when it arrived at 3:25 p.m., but their getaway was delayed as IRA intelligence officers spent valuable minutes rummaging through prison files in search of details about informers while also removing any photographs and documents that could aid in their own recapture. At 3:50 p.m., 37 prisoners piled i...
While some escapees hijacked cars, others fled on foot into the countryside. A massive manhunt by police and the military resulted in the recapture of 19 prisoners in the first 24 hours after the jailbreak. Most of the fugitives returned to their original cells inside H-Block 7 after their brief flicker of freedom. Those who remained on the lam hid...
Sep 25, 2024 · The Irish Republican Army (IRA) organized the escape of 38 prisoners from Maze Prison in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, which took place on September 25, 1983. Maze Prison was seen by many as Europe ...
Sep 3, 2024 · The Maze escape of 38 prisoners was a huge propaganda success for the IRA – although shrouded in tragedy, with the shooting of two prison officers and the death of another.
- Richard Sullivan
Sep 22, 2017 · In 1983, 38 IRA inmates escaped from the Maze Prison, near Belfast. One prison officer was killed and others seriously injured.
One prison officer has been killed and another seriously injured during the mass break-out of Republican inmates from the Maze jail near Lisburn. Ten of the prisoners - who were all from Block H7 - were recaptured in the first few hours, but the remainder are still on the run.
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Feb 17, 2018 · The untold story of the 1983 Maze prison breakout In September 1983, 38 Provisional IRA inmates escaped from the top-security Maze Prison — the biggest jailbreak in Europe since the Second World ...
