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Apr 27, 2022 · For many, Colditz Castle is infamous for being the site of Oflag IV-C, a prisoner of war camp that housed Allied officers during World War II. In 1933, the German government converted the property into a political prison for Jewish people, Communists, homosexuals and others they deemed to be “undesirable.”.
Prisoners made numerous attempts to escape from Oflag IV-C, one of the most famous German Army prisoner-of-war camps for officers in World War II. Between 30 and 36 men succeeded in their attempts - exact numbers differ between German and Allied sources. The camp was situated in Colditz Castle, perched on a cliff overlooking the town of Colditz ...
The most famous escapes from Colditz. Colditz Castle housed some of the most daring and resourceful prisoners of World War II, each with a compelling story of resistance against the constraints of captivity. An early prominent figure was French Lieutenant Alain Le Ray, the first prisoner to escape from Colditz.
Nov 21, 2022 · Published: November 21, 2022 at 4:24 PM. Colditz: in context. 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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Starting in 1940, this gloomy, Saxon castle above a small town in eastern Germany was used to house the most "difficult" of the Allied POWs. The prisoners' dramatic and ingenious escapes have been the subject of over 40 books, two films, board games, video games and a popular TV series.
Sep 26, 2022 · Escaping after 75 years... the dark secrets of Colditz Castle. Two weeks after returning home from Germany, where he had spent much of the Second World War as a prisoner at Colditz Castle,...
May 25, 2015 · Colditz Castle was liberated on April 16th, 1945. Colditz achieved fame after World War Two as the prisoner of war camp that no-one could escape from.
