Colditz Castle – Escaping the Nazis’ Inescapable Prison
from My Dark Path Hosted by MF Thomas, Creator & Host
These men fought for Britain, France, Poland, and other nations. They were the most daring, imaginative, and brave Allied prisoners plunked into one facility, and for years against all odds and every setback, they relentlessly put the supposedly “escape proof” castle to the test. This is their story – not a single, dramatic mass escape, but a tale of soldiers who wouldn’t let themselves be just prisoners, who kept their fighting spirit alive and never, ever gave up. Listen to Learn More About: Listen to Learn More about: The Fortress Colditz Castle MI9, the organization designated to help prisoners of war escapes Failed and successful allied escape attempts like: Frenchmen drilling escape tunnels down through the clock tower A British officer sewing themselves into a mattress A makeshift escape aircraft See full show notes at mydarkpath.com REFERENCES/ADDITIONAL READING/MEDIA: Channel 4: Escape from Colditz Documentary Britanica: Colditz Castle Schloss Colditz History Uktv: Colditz History Conscript Heroes: Escapers from Germany Archive: Colditz MUSIC: Intro: Brenner by Falls Part 1: Change Will Come by Third Age Part 2: Camargue by Allice in Winter Part 3: All I have by Moments Part 4: Romans by Lincoln Davis White Rabbit: Perfect Spades by Thrid Age and Nu Alkemi$t Read MF Thomas' novels Like Clockwork https://amzn.to/417lOzy Arcade https://amzn.to/4aTpisx A Sickness in Time https://amzn.to/41apSPK Seeing by Moonlight ...
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