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Das Fluchtmuseum
ist in Schloß Colditz
vom Museum umgezogen
The Escape Museum
has now moved
from the Museum
into
Colditz Castle
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In World War II Allied Officers from Australia, Belgium, Czechoslovakia,
France, Great Britain, India, Canada,
New Zealand, the Netherlands, Poland, Serbia, South Africa and the USA
were imprisoned in the old castle.
photo
Lange
Built on rocks high above the town and overlooking the valley of
the River Mulde, the huge structure seemed the ideal place for a high security
prison. The inmates proved that this was a mistake. Between 1939 and 1945
there was a constant battle of wits between Allied officers and German
guards which turned Colditz Castle into an international "Escape School".
Over 300 daring escape attempts earned "Oflag IV c" (Officers’ Camp IV
c, Colditz) the reputation of a bad boys’ camp and made the Castle notorious.
After the war, a number of former prisoners published books about their
experiences, including P.R. Reid who wrote "The Colditz Story". Some of
these books became bestsellers and inspired documentaries, films and even
a TV series. Every year thousands of visitors come from all over the world
to see the Castle and the Museum to learn how brave men struggled for freedom.
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