Corrected entry: After the Great Escape, Hilts is the ONLY prisoner out of 26 brought back to the camp who is sent to the Cooler.
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Correction: There were not 26 escapers brought back to the camp. That is the number of escapees that were not shot; 8 were sent to other camps instead of being returned to Sagan and another 3 made it to England. Only 15 of the escapees were returned to Sagan. In the context of the film (as Hilts is not based on a real person) maybe he was sent to the cooler for his antics while on the run (assaulting German troops etc.) and not for the escape itself.
david barlow