The Nazis used Colditz Castle as a detention facility for Allied soldiers. A group of Dutch officers devised a clever plan to escape the camp. Their plot, which led four men to freedom, involved only ...

Colditz Castle was a maximum security prison from which no one was meant to escape... but escape they did. Take a fresh look at the legendary escapes, featuring stories from both Colditz survivors and ...

A photo of Colditz Castle in Saxony, taken by a U.S. troop in 1945. (Department of Defense) Situated just south of Leipzig, Germany, lies Colditz Castle. During World War II, it was used as a prison ...

The best known and most notorious PoW camp in history is Colditz, an 18th century castle in eastern Germany. With its imposing walls, steep cliffs, and rigorous policing, it was seen as the ultimate ...

Colditz castle gained international fame through its use as a prisoner of war camp for Allied officers in World War II. (Peter Endig/AP) Review by Andrea Pitzer In 1943, French prisoners of war ...