4 real historical locations · Germany, Poland, Switzerland
A drama set in Colditz Castle, the supposedly escape-proof German prisoner of war camp where Allied officers deemed a security risk were imprisoned. It chronicles the ingenuity and camaraderie of British, French, Polish, and Dutch prisoners determined to escape at any cost.
CinemaMapped has mapped 4 real historical locations where the story takes place, spanning Germany, Poland, Switzerland.
The 2005 ITV series dramatises life inside Oflag IV-C at Colditz Castle — the supposedly escape-proof castle where the Reich's most determined Allied escape ...
Colditz Castle in Saxony served as Oflag IV-C from 1940 to 1945, holding British, French, Dutch, Polish and other Allied officers deemed troublesome escape risks. Despite being Germany's most heavily guarded POW camp,...
View location →Oflag IV-C in Colditz Castle holds the most persistent escapers from other German POW camps. It is Germany's 'escape-proof' fortress — a challenge the inmate...
Colditz Castle held Allied officers from Britain, France, Poland, the Netherlands, and Belgium. Over 300 escape attempts were made; 32 succeeded. The Colditz Cock glider was found in the attic in 1945.
View location →Many Colditz inmates were transferred from Stalag Luft III after failed escape attempts there. The Great Escape tunnel complex ran beneath these sandy compou...
Stalag Luft III held over 10,000 Allied airmen. The Great Escape of 24–25 March 1944 saw 76 men escape through Tunnel Harry. 73 were recaptured; 50 were shot on Hitler's direct order.
View location →Switzerland is the Holy Grail of every Colditz escaper — a neutral country just 600 km away. Successful escapers who reached Basel were the 'home run' the in...
Of Colditz's 32 successful escapers, most headed for Switzerland. Airey Neave was the first British officer to make a home run from Colditz, reaching Switzerland in January 1942.
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