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neil ledsam - 12/12/00 03:00:58
My Email:NRL3905@aol.com
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hey this is a very good site butit needs more stories on the ettempts. I am doing a reserch report on escapes from colditz and u dont have any info on the actual escapes, there is a icon that says "escape attempts" but i cant click on it. please update it as soon as possible, thanks.
neil
Neil ledsam - 12/12/00 02:51:52
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hi
Neil ledsam - 12/12/00 02:51:50
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Neil ledsam - 12/12/00 02:51:49
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Neil ledsam - 12/12/00 02:51:46
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Neil ledsam - 12/12/00 02:51:45
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Neil ledsam - 12/12/00 02:51:43
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Neil ledsam - 12/12/00 02:51:42
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H W McCord - 12/11/00 23:24:15
My Email:muttdpup@hiwaay.net
Comments:
I was liberated from Stalag VIII-A near Colditz Germany 16 April 1945.I never heard of or about the Castle until I found your web site this week. Is there another place named Gorlitz Germany?
I was at IV-B near Muhlburg before being sent to VIII-A. Can any one out there put me in order of where Stalag VIII-A was located.
Thanks,
Another old American Soldier of WW-2
H W McCord
email, muttdpup@hiwaay.net
Carey Davis - 12/09/00 18:20:54
My Email:carey.t.davis@usdoj.gov
Comments:
Twenty years ago, I was suspended from high school for calling the principal a "goon." I am reading Reid's books again. This site really gives a sense of space to the descriptions I have read and re-read over the years. Thanks.
Bruce Rawlings - 12/06/00 01:08:33
My Email:Dart@ukgateway.net
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This is the best site I have ever stumbled across. Read all the books at school and have most of them now. As a film maker would love to make a video and include less well known stories and inmates. Perhaps find German guards.
Carl Thomas - 12/05/00 13:34:16
Comments:
I have just arrived back from visitng the castle and this site proved invaluable both before my trip and also afterwards as it has added information to things I may have missed.
Anyone who gets a chance to go then go. Although the castle is in bad shape, in a way this adds to the atmosphere.
Regards
Carl Thomas
tom burton - 11/21/00 13:51:24
My Email:tom_burton_uk@yahoo.com
Comments:
Hey great site loved the bit about the escapes!
Mrs. Amy Rose - 11/20/00 22:07:32
My Email:amyjrose@pacbell.net
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My late father-in-law, (Captain) Dr. Morton H. Rose, was battalion surgeon for the U.S. Army's 273rd Infantry, 3rd battalion, which was involved in the liberation of Colditz from the Nazis in April 1945. He helped to save survivors of the Hasag slave-lab
r camp in Colditz, and also treated American soldiers wounded during fighting in the area. I'm looking for more information on his heroic service to honor his memory.
Ian Donachie - 11/20/00 09:10:56
My Email:donachie@roundsmen.fsbusiness.co.uk
Comments:
I've had an interest in Colditz for many years (since reading Airey Neave's book)and played the board game many times , but never had the chance to visit. Your site gave a tour which I found very informative and stimulating. It is my intention to visit t
e town and the castle in the next 2/3 months and would welcome any suggestions on how best to do it.
Louise Gryzen - 11/19/00 13:29:21
My Email:lgryzen@casema.net
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My dad is one of the few Dutch officers who spent some years at Colditz Castle. He is still alive at 84 and asked me if I could check some websites to see if people are still interested in the Colditz story. In Holland there is not much interest in Coldit
; most Dutch officers at the time agreed to co-operate with the Germans to get out of Colditz. My dad refused and stayed till the end. I am proud he did!
Joe - 11/16/00 05:12:44
My Email:historianjoe@yahoo.com
Comments:
This is a very nice site. The photographs are clear and the interactive map is particularly helpful. I just recommended your site to a friend of mine who is teaching a course about POWs in the Spring Semester. I hope that you will keep adding to this site
over time.
Best wishes,
Joe
Naomi - 11/12/00 05:14:47
Comments:
I am doing a Report on Coldiz Castle, for school and this site has helped me alot.
Alex Schiavo - 11/11/00 14:15:21
My Email:alexs@mcgrath.com.au
Comments:
Fantastic site!...I recently returned from a trip to Colditz. I have been fascinated with the Castle for years. I have read most of the books available here in Australia and would love to hear from anyone willing to share their stories. I travelled to Col
itz by train from Berlin with my girlfriend which was a big mistake- apart from her being bored & not understanding why I dragged her all the way from Australia to see a Castle in the middle of nowhere! not to mention her luggage consisting of a 45Kg suit
ase, 1 huge backpack, and countless other bags- we soon learned the German trains unlike Australian trains run on time! We did finally make it and stayed in a Pensione in the town of Colditz....the journey was worth it!
thanks
Matt Jimerson - 11/10/00 20:50:33
My Email:mattjimerson@military.com
Comments:
EXCELLENT!! I read the book "Escape from Colditz" a while back I really enjoyed it, I absolutely loved the site It was real interesting. I am now in Th US Army so I will probably be traveling to Germany soon I hope to visit Colditz when I get there.
JSmith - 11/07/00 01:00:22
My Email:jsmith2001@satx.rr.com
Comments:
Outstanding site. I've been reading PR Reid's books as early as the 60's, read them over again, and always find something new. This site is as close to being at Colditz as I can get for the time being. Spent six months in Germany but it was a divided c
untry then. A trip to Colditz is now possible.
tankcommander - 11/04/00 15:28:34
My Email:tankcommander@military.com
Comments:
great stuff about ww2.WELL DONE!
Derek - 11/01/00 14:12:39
My Email:Derek@militariaworld.com
Comments:
Great site! Will add a link from Militaria World (www.militariaworld.com). Will try to link in the uniforms of the time etc. Would appreciate any suggestions. Cheers.
Macfaddish - 10/31/00 22:35:56
My Email:johnrossmiller@aol.com
Comments:
great web site - where do I buy the board game?
Tony Weston - 10/31/00 11:07:39
My Email:tonywstn@waitrose.com
Comments:
Excellent website. Very informative. You must have taken a great deal of time in organising this. Great interactive links and fascinating escape information. I watched Escape from Colditz last night on VHS video and thought I'd search on the web for a sit
. Great detail. I look forward to the detailed escape attempts of Airey Neave and Pat Reid and the daring 60 second attempt. I'll visit again.
Annette - 10/24/00 19:53:53
My Email:anngoul@eircom.net
Comments:
Really enjoyed your site. I had many a nights entertainment with my brothers playing Escape From Colditz when I was young. Now my own son is enjoying it too. I think history is a great part of all our lives.
peter mccandless - 10/23/00 18:15:29
My Email:brixmas@netscapeonline.co.uk
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A GREAT SITE. HAVING READ THE BOOKS, THEIR'S A LOT LESS WORK FOR THE IMAGINATION TO DO. INTERACTIVE MAP IS BRILLIANT. WELL DONE.
Brett Chatterton - 10/23/00 03:42:36
My Email:brett.chatterton@dpws.nsw.gov.au
Comments:
Great site. I have been a fan of Colditz for years. As kids my brothers & I played a boardgame called escape from Colditz which has captured our hearts and our minds to this day.
Look forward to your updates
miss piggy - 10/22/00 03:17:44
My Email:don't have one
Comments:
thankyou for this web page it was really interesting. It was really good for my assignment on Germany. Thanks
terrytam - 10/02/00 16:50:22
My Email:terrytam@citytv.com
Comments:
very well done
Kevin - 09/24/00 20:17:47
My Email:kev_2e1haq@yahoo.co.uk
Comments:
A very interesting and informative site.
Well done.
Sonia Taylor - 09/21/00 15:13:40
My Email:sonia.t@virgin.net
Comments:
I found P R Reid's 'The Colditz Story' at a jumble sale some weeks ago. I've always had a somewhat vague interest in WW2 but this awesome book of courage and determination left me wanting to know much more. Great web site..
David L. Johnson - 09/20/00 20:16:53
My Email:bearpaw@wctc.net
Comments:
I have been interested in Colditz Castle for many years.I also collect WWII German militaria. I have read everything I can find about Colditz and the escapes. Thanks for a great tour of Colditz Castle.
ROGER EXLEY - 09/17/00 15:11:42
My Email:EXLEY@ROGANDLYN.BBFREE.CO.UK
Comments:
LIFE LONG INTREST IN COLDITZ...ALL REAL HERO'S
ONE DAY I HOPE TO VISIT.
GOOD LUCK TO ALL INMATES WHO ARE STILL ALIVE..
AND GOD REST THE SOULS OF THOSE DEAD..
David Keats - 09/16/00 16:56:34
My Email:David@mosspecialwelds.com
Comments:
Thanks, very interesting, my farther was a POA, I do have some photos of him in
the court yard. My mother said he made a succesful escape attempt, but I have never read about it anywhere, although I do have a book called 'Detour' which shows a sketch, so I do know he was there.
If anybody knows anythink I would be interested to learn more.
Bill W - 09/16/00 16:53:32
My Email:wewlnbkr@hotmail.com
Comments:
Very interesting bit of history and very nicely done site. I will be back to visit. Please visit my site.
