The Escape Line
Monday, 27 April 2015
Colditz - Poles, Locks and Bed Sheets Part One
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A few days after the failed Allan escape (see previous post) two Polish officers made their attempt. Lieutenant Mikolaj ‘Miki’ Surmanowic...
Monday, 20 April 2015
Colditz - The Peter Allan Escape
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The Germans never discovered how Alain Le Ray escaped from Colditz (see previous 3 posts). When serious questioning came from higher...
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Monday, 13 April 2015
Colditz Part Three - The First Home Run (3)
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French POWs at Colditz Continued from last week’s post... Alain Le Ray had to act immediately. Hidden from the outside, he only had ...
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Monday, 6 April 2015
Colditz Part Three - The First Home Run (2)
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Continued from last week: '…no one had succeeded in escaping from the castle. The prisoners had tried tunnelling, hiding the spoil ...
Monday, 30 March 2015
Colditz Part Three - The First Home Run (1)
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Colditz Castle At the afternoon parade of 12th April 1941 the French Senior Officer advised the Germans in Colditz that one of his own ...
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Monday, 23 March 2015
Colditz Part Two - The First Escape
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The early spring of 1941 saw a first escape by prisoners of war from Colditz, although it occurred outside of the perimeter walls of ...
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