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Luft

(lūft),

John H., 20th-century U.S. histologist. See: Luft potassium permanganate fixative.

Luft

(lūft),

Rolf, 20th-century Swedish endocrinologist. See: Luft disease.

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Prisoner of war camp Stalag Luft III which was run by the Luftwaffe for captured airmen

Last man out: The 77th airman in Great Escape to be remembered 75 years later; The Great Escape -- one of the most iconic stories of the Second World War - will be commemorated on Sunday at the scene of the breakout in Zagan, western Poland

He was initially sent to Stalag Luft I before being moved to Stalag Luft III near the town of Sagan, 100 miles south of Berlin.

Last hero of Great Escape; DICK CHURCHILL, SURVIVOR OF WW2 BREAKOUT, DIES AGE 99; Recaptured by the Nazis after 2 days, he believed he was spared execution as they thought he was related to PM Winston

Luft continued the violence, sitting on top of her, punching her in the face and biting her ear and cheek.

Mum, 25, who punched woman and used teeth as a weapon in attack is spared; JUDGE TAKES NOTE OF HOW LONG IT HAS TAKEN FOR CASE TO BE DEALT WITH

"In order to understand the processes underlying the production of novel and adequate ideas," Luft continues, "we need to break down its constituent processes, dissecting creativity as much as possible at first, and then analysing them in context, before putting them back together to understand the process as a whole."

How brain waves enable creative thinking

In cases of ALS and muscular dystrophy, we try and provide the muscles strength for as long as possible as it is a progressively degenerating disease," said Dr Luft who added that the best results were seen in stroke patients.

Neuro-rehabilitation clinic opens in Dubai

Under Luft's management, Judy came back bigger than ever, building a singing career that rivaled Sinatra's.

Judy and I: My Life with Judy Garland

For on the very night of his own great escape, a much more famous one was taking place below ground at Stalag Luft III when 76 prisonersof-war succeeded in crawling through a tunnel to temporary freedom.

Great Escape POW fell 18,000 feet without parachute ...and survived!

BAKE[pounds sterling] (CyHAN)- What we are seeing today in the oil market is no less than war to the death between Saudi Arabia and the North American oil industry, Gal Luft, co-director of the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security (IAGS), a Washington based think tank focused on energy security, and a senior adviser to the United States Energy Security Council believes.

Oil market - battle field for Saudi Arabia-US war (exclusive)

HOLLYWOOD actress Lorna Luft, daughter of icon Judy Garland, has been making Ma Egerton's Stage Door her home while in town starring in the Judy Garland Songbook, playing at the Liverpool Empire.

Ma's home for Lorna

Woote has been created by Tim Luft, the founder of the world's first Serious Games Institute in Coventry.

Virtual reality firm in PS500k Midlands HQ; TECH & DIGITAL

Tim Luft It will even look at issues with crowd control with the introduction of iCrowd - a management simulation for the police and security services.

Let the games begin for police training

I spent a few weeks in a Vienna hospital and the remainder in Stalag 4 [Stalag Luft IV, a German POW camp for airmen] in northern Poland.