Unearthed: the secret Jewish tunnel out of Nazi death pit | Thetimes

Overhung by pines and covered in snow, the pit in a forest in Lithuania gives few clues to its past.
Despite its plain appearance, however, this spot on the edge of Vilnius, the capital, was the setting for one of the most extraordinary escape stories of the Second World War — the full history of which has been revealed by scientists and historians mapping the area with the latest technology.