CNN —Over the ridge of the mountain, across the border was the promised land, the neutral territory Spain – an escape, a second chance, a future. During World War II, a perilous route through the Pyrenees mountains provided a means for hundreds of thousands of resistance fighters, civilians, Jews, allied soldiers and escaped prisoners of war to evade Nazi pursuers. Sitting down with them, Tim reflected on how this human drama played out against the backdrop of America’s role in bringing an end to World War II. Born July 9, 1923, he made his escape over the Pyrenees in July of 1944. Although Franco was sympathetic to Germany, Spain remained neutral during World War II, largely because of its dependence on US imports.

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Persons: ”, Paul Williams, Richard Christenson, Ruth, Marie Janiszewski, Oliver Briscoe Formally, Luke Janiszewski, “, ’, Kathryn, Marie, Luke, Jake, “ I’d, Tim, Christenson, Oliver Briscoe, Paul Broué, Broué, Guy Seris, ” Seris, Franco’s, Franco, Frank McNichol, Joseph McNichol, ” McNichol, ” Joseph McNichol, Joseph McNichol McNichol Organizations: CNN, SS, Freedom Trail Association, Joseph McNichol US Air Force, Floridian Locations: Spain, Nazi, France, Europe, France’s Ariege, Baltimore, England, French, Seix, Germany, Spanish, Isaba