April 16, 1945: On this date, the storied German prisoner of war camp at Colditz Castle was liberated. Established to hold Allied soldiers and airmen who had proven their mettle in escaping from other German camps - the Nazis thought it would be an inescapable POW facility. (Plot twist, it wasn’t.) (1/2)
The British series, Colditz, was a fairly accurate storytelling of the incredible steps taken by POWs to escapee the Castle. (2/2)





