Colditz castle gained international fame through its use as a prisoner of war camp for Allied officers in World War II. (Peter Endig/AP) Review by Andrea Pitzer In 1943, French prisoners of war ...

To understand Escape From Colditz, we need a little history jam session. This is an early 70s board game based on an actual escape from the Nazi Germany prison camp Colditz Castle. This is a game that ...

Major George Drew, who has died aged 87, helped his fellow prisoners to cope with the boredom and deprivations of Colditz Castle during World War II by producing potent homemade alcohol. He and his ...

Maj. Patrick Reid, the British World War II officer who escaped from Colditz Castle, a supposedly impregnable Nazi prison camp, has died, an official said Thursday. He was 79. Kenneth Lockwood, ...

A crack team rebuilds a glider that POWs hoped to catapult off the top of Colditz Castle. A crack team rebuilds a glider that POWs hoped to catapult off the top of Colditz Castle. Airing May 14, 2014 ...

Colditz Castle was a maximum security prison from which no one was meant to escape... but escape they did. Take a fresh look at the legendary escapes, featuring stories from both Colditz survivors and ...

During World War II, the Germans convert the castle of Colditz into an escape-proof prison where recidivist escapees are imprisoned under one roof. The most accomplished escape artists are gathered ...