Allied POWs are marched into Colditz Castle under guard of the Germans. #thenandnow #Colditz #ww2 #wwii #ww2history #WWIIHistory #deutschland | WW2 Wayfinder

A Sherman of the 9th Armored Division moves cautiously over the Zwickauer Mulder Bridge before entering the German town of Colditz to liberate OFLAG IV-C or Colditz Castle as it’s better known, on the 15th April 1945. #thenandnow #germany #deutschland #Colditz #colditzcastle #SchlossColditz #history #ww2 #ww2history #wwii #wwiihistory | WW2 Wayfinder

During World War II, inside Germanys supposedly escapeproof Colditz Castle, Allied prisoners of war embarked on one of the most remarkable engineering projects known. They built a two man glider called Colditz Cock under the guidance of British officers Bill Goldfinch and Jack Best. Working in a secret attic workshop for nearly a year, they fashioned wing spars from floorboards, ribs from bed slats, and sealing paste from boiled millet breakfast porridge. In April 1945, as they prepared for esca