🎧 Escape from Colditz
🎧 Warfare • 28m
In World War Two the ancient fortress of Colditz Castle was used by the German Army to hold its most defiant prisoners of war. Located near Leipzig, deep in Germany, it was almost impossible to escape.
If an Allied escapee did manage to make it out of the castle walls, they’d face a journey home of hundreds of miles in enemy territory, with no guarantee of safety or help. But the men of Colditz were no ordinary prisoners, and their captors were about to find out why.
In this episode James is joined by bestselling author Ben MacIntyre as he reveals the characters who became legends of World War Two due to their daring escapes.
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