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from Colditz On a cliff-top above a small town in eastern Germany stands one of the most potent symbols of the Second World War. With its massive walls, steep cliffs and rigorous policing, Colditz was seen as the ultimate prison. It needed to be. It held habitual escapees from Allied POW camps all over Europe. Using archive material, dramatic reconstruction and the personal testimony of Colditz veterans, the three-part series Escape from Colditz documented these prisoners' brave, ingenious and often spectacular attempts to break out and get home. The Germans believed escape from Colditz was all but impossible. Over five extraordinary years, they were proved wrong time and again. In these pages, you can:
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