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Name the Secrets of Stalag 13


(1.)The lower bunk bed in Hogan's barracks.When a small panel on the upper bunk frame is pressed the lower bunk rises upward as the floor lowers to reveal an opening with a ladder.This leads to the hidden underground complex from which Hogan & his men operate.

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2. The coffee pot doubles as a listening device.
3. The doghouse is a tunnel entrance.
4. There is a bug hidden in the picture of Hitler cleverly disguised as a microphone in Klink's office.

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(6) The tree trunk opened up and was actually a passage back to the camp.

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- Which is called the emergency tunnel.

'Huuutch!' - Starsky

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In Season 1, the Emergency Tunnel outside of the camp is just a hatch in the ground with a bush covering it, instead of the stump.

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7. The water barrel has a periscope in it.
8. The recreation building can be opened to conceal a tank.
9. Their radio codes are Papa Bear and Goldilocks.

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(10.)The stove in Klink's quarters slides open across the floor to reveal a passageway to an underground tunnel.

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11. The wood steps outside Klink's office have been replaced with goldbricks painted red.

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(12.)The Nazi flagpole on the roof of Klink's office secretly telescopes upwards & serves as an antenna for radio transmissions/receptions for Hogan's radio setup in his underground complex.

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(13.)A section of the perimeter fence surrounding Stalag 13 slides open allowing the prisoners to exit & re-enter the prison.

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(14.)The faucets in the sink in the barracks lift upward & can be looked into as part of the periscope system already mentioned.

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15. All of the prisoners' barracks are connected by tunnels.

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16. Klink's secretary, Hilda/Helga, often helps Hogan and his men.

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15. All of the prisoners' barracks are connected by tunnels.

except for, i believe, barracks 4.

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(17.)A sewing basket actually plays wire recordings.

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(18.)A small window with bars in the Cooler secretly is rigged to slide upwards allowing the POWs to exit & enter the Cooler secretly.

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(19.)A basket that holds wood that actually has a false top when the wood cover is removed & items can be secretly stored underneath.

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(20.)There is also a basket that has a false top of coal that the POWs can hide items in.

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(21.)A sink located in "The Cooler"hides a tunnel.

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22. Helga is a man. (don't tell Hogan)

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Helga is a man. (don't tell Hogan)



No wonder Bob Crane married the actress who played Hilda, instead of marrying Helga!

Okay folks, show's over, nothing to see here!

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The top of a stool in the barracks lifts off to reveal a secret bottom.A pistol is kept there.

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The photo of Heinrich Himmler in Klink's office has removable eyes. Someone could go into the closet in Hilda's office, remove the eyes and look through the holes into Klink's office.

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In the episode "No Names Please"Hogan & his men establish a secret tunnel in barracks #4.A stove slides across the floor & there's a trap door that leads to a tunnel.However,it was purposely set up by Hogan & company for Klink & Hochstetter to discover.

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In the episode "Man In The Box,"Louie uses a camera hidden in a cigarette pack.

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A window blind in Hogan's room pulls down to show a map of Germany/Europe.

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In the barracks there is a bulletin board that can be pulled downward to reveal slots on the opposite side with pertinent info such as floor plans of buildings.

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There's also a periscope that is set in the woods outside the POW camp.

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They use the dog truck to smuggle people in and out of camp.

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Ilsa, She wolf of the SS also used the camp to experiment on men and women,

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In one episode an eye chart on a wall hid an opening from which Kinch took pictures.

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There is a stone block wall in the cooler where one of the bottom stones pushes inwards to reveal a hidden tunnel.

Never saw them use this except for this episode.
They usually entered into the cooler via a sink that's base slid open to show a tunnel.

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The German solider responsible for maintaining the vehicles in the camp's motor pool will rent out trucks to prisoners for .10/mile.

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The base of a metal smokestack on Hogan's barracks lifts up so the POW's can spy on the compound.Seen in the episode "The Big Gamble."

Also seen in the same episode was a secret way into the cooler not previously seen before.Some kind of object against the wall of the cooler corridor pushed outward.
I could not tell exactly what the object was itself.

Anyone know?

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I believe it was simply a giant piece of concrete that had been cut out of the wall and was moveable back and forth.

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