From tunnels to gliders, WW II prisoners tried everything to escape Colditz Castle | CBC Radio
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From tunnels to gliders, WW II prisoners tried everything to escape Colditz Castle | CBC Radio
Allied prisoners tried tunnels, human catapults and even a glider in their attempts to escape from Colditz, the infamous Nazi-run prisoner-of-war camp in the Second World War. Historian Ben Macintyre explores some of those incredible tales in his new book.
Nov 2, 2022
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