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Colditz
Colditz, a castle built in Saxony, Germany, in 1014. It was, variously a prison, a lunatic asylum, and a temporary concentration camp before becoming a prisoner-of-war camp (Oflag IVC) in 1939 for Polish and French officers. Because it was regarded as totally secure and as the war progressed it was used to confine difficult prisoners of many nationalities who were inveterate escapers. It contained many well-known characters such as Lt Airey Neave, Wing Commander Douglas Bader, General Komorowski, and Lt-Colonel David Stirling (see Special Air Service). Altogether there were more than 300 escape attempts but only 30 succeeded.
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I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. "Colditz." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. "Colditz." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O129-Colditz.html I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. "Colditz." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O129-Colditz.html |
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Colditz
Colditz a medieval castle near Leipzig in Germany, used as a top-security camp for Allied prisoners in the Second World War.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Colditz." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Colditz." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Colditz.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Colditz." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Colditz.html |
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