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The Germans said it was impregnable, but the confines of Colditz inspired legendary escapes.
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The Corpse that fooled the Axis
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Adolf Hitler's Last Days
With access to Eva Braun's personal photograph album, this programme reconstructs the final days in the Dictator's underground lair, and in particular it examines the possibility of escape for the selected few.
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Human Torpedoes
In 1941 four Italian frogmen used their two-man underwater 'chariots' to place explosive charges on two British battleships in Alexandria Harbour. They were the first of many brave men to use these unconventional weapons.
