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   Why is Colditz Castle important?

   • With its striking white gables, Colditz Castle is one of the most beautiful Central German architectural monuments of the 16th century. It served as an important POW-camp for high-ranking officers of the Western Allies during World War II; Winston Churchill's nephew and the nephew of the then British King George VI were also among its prisoners.

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   Was Colditz Castle a prisoner of war?

   • He reveals how the legendary escape attempts are only part of a complex, darker history Early in the Second World War, the medieval Colditz Castle was converted into a prisoner of war camp, intended to hold those Allied officers deemed most likely to escape or cause trouble for their German army captors.

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   Where was Colditz Castle in WW2?

   • Colditz Castle, Germany, 1945. Colditz Castle, German prisoner-of-war camp in World War II, the site of many daring escape attempts by Allied officers. The castle sits on a steep hill overlooking the Mulde River as it flows through the small Saxon town of Colditz, about 30 miles (48 km) southeast of Leipzig.

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   Why is the escape from Colditz Castle remembered?

   • The writer explained that this escape is remembered because of the savagery with which the prisoners were punished and not because it was ingenious, especially when compared to the various attempts made at Colditz Castle.

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   Colditz Castle, German prisoner-of-war camp in World War II, the site of many daring escape attempts by Allied officers. The castle sits on a steep hill overlooking the Mulde River as it flows through the small Saxon town of Colditz, about 30 miles (48 km) southeast of Leipzig.

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   Mar 4, 2023 · The German castle, located about 22 miles northwest of the city of Leipzig, served as an internment camp for captured Allied officers during the war, specifically those who had a knack for...

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   Perched in the picturesque Saxony region of Germany sits the infamous Colditz Castle. Originally a medieval fortress, the castle was repurposed during World War II as a high-security prisoner-of-war camp for Allied officers.

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   Nov 21, 2022 · Early in the Second World War, the medieval Colditz Castle was converted into a prisoner of war camp, intended to hold those Allied officers deemed most likely to escape or cause trouble for their German army captors.

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   With its striking white gables, Colditz Castle is one of the most beautiful Central German architectural monuments of the 16th century. It served as an important POW-camp for high-ranking officers of the Western Allies during World War II; Winston Churchill's nephew and the nephew of the then British King George VI were also among its prisoners.

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   Colditz Castle, a forbidding medieval edifice near Leipzig, Germany, was supposed to be the Nazis' most escape-proof prison. Incorrigible Allied officers who had repeatedly escaped from...

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   Sep 12, 2022 · Colditz is the most symbolic, famous, notorious wartime prison camp in history — it’s buried in our national mythology. It’s absolutely central to it. I grew up watching the black-and-white TV series about Colditz. I grew up playing the board game of Colditz. And so along with that kind of heavy symbolism comes a lot of mythology.