00:00:00Introduction
00:05:34Part One: An Inescapable Fortress
00:10:50Part Two: Tunnels out of Colditz
00:21:40Part Three: Disguised Escapes
00:31:53Part Four: Final Escape Attempts
ABOUT THIS EPISODE
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
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