This corner of eastern Germany spent decades behind the Iron Curtain. It's reinvented itself into one of Europe's best-kept ...

Situated on a cliff overlooking a small East German town in the state of Saxony, Colditz Castle was used by Nazi Germany during World War Two, specifically to hold Allied officers who were deemed ...

The Germans believed that no man could escape from Colditz Castle, set as it was in the heart of the Reich, 400 miles from any neutral frontier. This film, based on Pat Reid's epic novel, tells the ...

Only four POWs had successfully fled the German fortress when English Territorial Army Lieutenant Airey Neave and his Dutch partner Tony Luteyn walked out on January 6, 1942. Neave, born 100 years ago ...

So the Bank of England wants ideas for new banknotes: let’s start with our war heroes - COMMENT: While I like the idea of ...

Note: This is an encore edition of Reader's Corner. The episode originally aired in November 2022. During World War II, the German army used the towering Colditz Castle to hold the most defiant Allied ...

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SAS Rogue Heroes has returned to BBC One, with Paddy Mayne (portrayed by Jack O'Connell) assuming command of the regiment following the capture of David Stirling (played by Connor Swindells). As the ...

SAS Rogue Heroes season two begins with the statement that it is “Based on a true story… but be aware… this is NOT a history lesson.” Indeed the show does – exuberantly – play fast and loose with the ...

A visitor inside Colditz Castle embarks on the new emotional tour with tablet guide. Visitors listening to eye-witness-accounts at Colditz Castle. Beautiful Colditz Castle near Leipzig viewed from ...

The medals of a war hero who was one of the few men to escape out of Colditz Castle have sold for £48,000. Commander Billie Stephens was sent to the infamous prison camp after being captured in the ...