"he could not have escaped without the connivance of the guards" in German He could not have escaped without the connivance of the guards. Wenn es die Wachen nicht stillschweigend geduldet hätten, hätte er nicht ausbrechen können. Detailed translations for "he could not have escaped without the connivance of the guards" He could not have escaped without the connivance of the guards. He could not have escaped without the connivance of the guards. Wenn es die Wachen nicht stillschweigend geduldet hätten, hätte er nicht ausbrechen können.