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Below is a list of attempts to escape from
Oflag IV-C Oflag IV-C, often referred to by its location at Colditz Castle, overlooking Colditz, Saxony, was one of the most noted German Army prisoner-of-war camps for captured enemy officers during World War II; ''Oflag'' is a shortening of ''Offiziersla ...
, the famous
prisoner-of-war camp A prisoner-of-war camp (often abbreviated as POW camp) is a site for the containment of enemy fighters captured by a belligerent power in time of war. There are significant differences among POW camps, internment camps, and military prisons. P ...
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1941 escape attempts


1942 escape attempts


1943 escape attempts


1944 escape attempts


1945 escape attempts


Further reading


External links


Escape from Colditz Castle
— Article about escape attempts from Colditz Castle {{Colditz Colditz Castle World War II prisoner of war camps in Germany
Oflag IV-C Oflag IV-C, often referred to by its location at Colditz Castle, overlooking Colditz, Saxony, was one of the most noted German Army prisoner-of-war camps for captured enemy officers during World War II; ''Oflag'' is a shortening of ''Offiziersla ...