I am delighted to say “Skirmish - The Living History Magazine” has published an article written by myself on Colditz Castle. It is a 2 page spread and covers not just the history of the castle but also it’s uncertain future.
I have scanned it on to 2 word docs as it is hard to put […]

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Today the Telegraph on-line carries the following interesting story:
“Nine stolen Victoria Crosses and other military medals have been recovered after Lord Ashcroft, the Conservative Party’s deputy chairman, paid a £75,000 reward.”
LINK to story
Among the haul was ex Colditz POW Capt. Charles Upham’s double VC.
 
  
On a personal note Upham was heavily involved in the defence of […]

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The Australian War Memorial (AWM) has acquired a selection of rare escape maps made by an Australian prisoner of war, Lt. Jack Millet who was captured in Crete in 1941 and sent to the Oflag IVC two years later after several escape attempts.

Here is a LINK to an article in ABC News (with subsequent links to […]

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On Sunday 17th February on BBC1 the Antiques Road Show will be featuring:
 ”fragments that will tell the story of a daring escape from Colditz”.

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Sadly former Colditz POW Tony Rolt passed away on February 6th 2008.
Please see below a selection of obituaries with some information on Tony’s life:
Independent
Autosport
The Times
The Guardian

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