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alancollins Says: One of the main problems for the prisoners was boredom. Unlike the other ranks, officers did not have to work. Though various activities took place within the castle the prisoners had no idea how long the war was going to last and therefore how long they would remain locked...
alancollins Says: One of the most audacious escape plans was the construction of a glider. 2 men would have sat side by side in the glider which would have been launched from the roof using a system of rails and weights. The gilder was to be flown over the River Mulde 200 feet below and...
alancollins Says: One escape attempt at Colditz was by 9 French officers as a long term project. It was discovered that the clock tower had been sealed off and the ropes and weights had been removed allowing access into the tower. The prisoner then made their way down into one of the cellars...
alancollins Says: Hidden in the roof space at Colditz Castle the prisoners had a secret radio from which they listened to what was happening in the outside world. There was normally a team of 3 men, a operator, a writer and a lookout. The radio remained hidden in the roof after the war and...
alancollins Says: The official website gives opening times of Castle and the times of guided tours. I arrived too late for the 10.30 am tour and went for a walk around the town whilst waiting for the 1pm tour. The day I went there was no need to make any appointments, the staff in the shop...
A postcard from auntie in Switzerland...
sourbugger Says: Colditz is delightful little town, deep i the heart of what was East Germany. It may be relatively unknown in Germany itself, but the castle is known to millions in Britain and elsewhere through many books and films.The castle served as a high-security prisoner of war camp,...
PeterVancouver Says: As part of the guided tour of Colditz, the escape museum forms a fascinating incite into the ingenuity and resourcefulness of the prisoners in "borrowing" numerous items to make up escape equipment and maintain several radio receivers which were smuggled in. there are so...
Colditz Castle - Escape proof ? Not so !
PeterVancouver Says: We were there on a cold day in mid February with the snow falling. However it did give just a little feeling of how the Allied prisoners of War must have felt in this incredible building. There are daily guided tours of the castle which include the POW museum, which is...
Zur Alten Stadtmauer: A nice looking Guest House
PeterVancouver Says: If visiting Colditz Castle my choice would be to stay at Leipzig and drive the 1 hour or so to Colditz. However we did call into a small guesthouse in the town square, which appears to be more than acceptable under the name of "Zur Alten...
PeterVancouver Says: There is a bus/train service from Liepzig to colditz but it seems to take for ever. Clearly the way to do it is to drive which takes a little over one hour
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There is a bus/train service from Liepzig to colditz but it seems to take for ever. Clearly the way to do it is to drive which takes a little over one hour
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Colditz Castle has had a long history starting in 1046 and a number of castles have stood on the site. It has also served as a prison, hospital, workhouse and mental institution. To most Germans the...
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The castle was originally built in 1014 as a hunting lodge for the kings of Saxony. Throughout its history, it has been the centre of war and siege, and thus rebuilt many times. The castle was...
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