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    Colditz (German pronunciation: [ˈkɔldɪts]) is a small town in the district of Leipzig, in Saxony, Germany. It is best known for Colditz Castle, the site...
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    Colditz Castle (or Schloss Colditz in German) is a Renaissance castle in the town of Colditz near Leipzig, Dresden and Chemnitz in the state of Saxony...
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  • The Colditz Story is a 1955 British prisoner of war film starring John Mills and Eric Portman and directed by Guy Hamilton. It is based on the 1952 memoir...
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  • Colditz is a British television drama series co-produced by the BBC and Universal Studios and screened between 1972 and 1974. The series deals with Allied...
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    The Colditz Cock was a glider built by British prisoners of war during World War II for an escape attempt from Oflag IV-C (Colditz Castle) prison camp...
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    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...
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  • Colditz is a city in Saxony, Germany. Colditz may also refer to: Colditz Castle, founded in 1158 and used as a German prisoner-of-war camp during World...
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  • The Birdmen, also known as Escape of the Birdmen and Colditz: Escape of the Birdmen, is a 1971 television film directed by Philip Leacock and starring...
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  • camp was situated in Colditz Castle, perched on a cliff overlooking the town of Colditz in Saxony. The German Army made Colditz a Sonderlager (high-security...
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  • shortened cut of a British documentary series, was based on his books about Colditz. He spent 10 years in Soviet-ordered imprisonment following the war and...
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  • Colditz is a two-part 2005 television drama miniseries, based on the book Colditz: The Definitive History by Henry Chancellor, and the Channel 4 television...
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  • Escape from Colditz is a board game produced by Gibsons Games of London in 1973 that simulates attempted escapes by Allied prisoners-of-war (POWs) from...
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    Micky Burn (category Prisoners of war held at Colditz Castle)
    sent to Colditz Castle, Oflag IV-C. There, using shorthand learnt for his previous employment in journalism, Burn acted as scribe to Colditz's secret radio...
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  • In October 2001, Childs appeared in the Big Finish Doctor Who audiobook Colditz. This audiobook introduced Childs as the character of Elizabeth Klein....
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    Colditz, a model of the Colditz glider for Airfix Colditz Breakpoint, a dramatic journey into the sounds of pursuit, capture and escape from Colditz released...
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  • Graham Andrew Colditz MD, DrPH (born 1 November 1954) is an Australian chronic disease epidemiologist. He is the inaugural Niess-Gain Professor at Washington...
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  • ruthless Toby Meres in Callan (1967–72), the sadistic Major Horst Mohn in Colditz (1972–74), the suave titular gentleman thief in Raffles (1977), and the...
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    Dave Days (redirect from David Colditz)
    David Joseph Colditz (born August 13, 1991), commonly known as Dave Days, is an American musician and internet personality. He is best known for his YouTube...
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  • of attempts to escape from Oflag IV-C, the famous prisoner-of-war camp. Escape from Colditz Castle — Article about escape attempts from Colditz Castle...
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  • Pat Reid (category British escapees from Colditz Castle)
    War, he was held captive at Colditz Castle when it was designated Oflag IV-C. Reid was one of the few to escape from Colditz, crossing the border into neutral...
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    stage and on-screen. He was best known for playing Captain Pat Grant in Colditz (1972–73), and Dr. Watson in Granada Television's Sherlock Holmes (1986–94)...
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  • heavy military transport aircraft Colditz Cock, a glider built by British Second World War prisoners of war in Colditz Castle for an escape attempt .co...
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    the West End's Vaudeville Theatre (2018). Appearances include the 2005 Colditz and the BAFTA winning BBC drama Dunkirk. He played Matthew Cole in the...
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    described Gordonstoun, noted for its especially rigorous curriculum, as "Colditz in kilts", he later praised the school, stating it had taught him "a great...
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  • Sherlock Holmes (1965) The Man in Room 17 (1966) Sergeant Cork (1966) Colditz Episode - Lord, Didn't it Rain (1972-1974) War and Peace (1972-1973) Barlow...
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    Band of Brothers John Janovec Episodes: "Why We Fight" and "Points" 2005 Colditz Jack Rose 2 episodes 2005 The Virgin Queen Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester...
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    officer with whom she had corresponded whilst he was a prisoner of war in Colditz Castle. He sent back thousands of cigarettes, which she was able to sell...
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    slightly dropped keystones, as in the "church house" entrance portal at Colditz Castle. Numerous examples are found in the work of Sebastiano Serlio, a...
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  • investigator of the Nurses' Health Study have been Frank Speizer, Graham Colditz, Sue Hankinson, and Meir Stampfer. Over time, the study expanded. Most...
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  • and is best known for his recurring roles as Captain George Brent in Colditz (1972–74) and Stephen in As Time Goes By. Chapman was born in London in...
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