Guestbook entries from 18/2/00 to 5/4/00

Georgia Donaldson - 04/05/00 04:18:25
My Email:georgiabtb@hotmail.com

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Dear Sir: What a great treat! My wonderful Father-In-Law, Flying Officer M.Wilson Donaldson(a.k.a."Weasel" Donaldson)was in Colditz for five years and five days! He was a Canadian who joined the R.A.F. to become a pilot and just shortly after the war started, he rashed his Hampton Bomber on the coastline of Norway. He was captured and taken to Colditz where he was involved in many escapades! He had many stories and many old friends from this encampment. His family was very proud of him and he has left a legacy f accomplishment and bravery for his family! We loved him dearly! Georgia Donaldson georgiabtb@hotmail.com

TOM - 04/03/00 11:25:07
My Email:TOM@THUMB.CO.UK

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I ENJOYED THE SERIES ABOUT COLDITZ BUT I FELT THEY MIST BITS OUT, I GOT IN CONTACT WITH THAT HOWARD OWENS BLOKE, AND HE TOLD ME SOME GREAT STUFF AND SECRETS OF WHAT THEY USED TO GET UP TO. I HOPE THEY MAKE MORE DOCUMENTARIES LIKE THAT. FROM TOM

Erik - 04/03/00 01:17:20
My Email:ebutt@oasys.com.au

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Hoping to research names of WWII POW's. Looking for information re: Frank Butters /Buttars. Said to have been captured and escaped from Germany via Spain on more that five occassions. The last incarceration prior to the war ending was thought to be Colditz. The may have been a book published in UK late 40's early 50's regarding his escapades. Frank Butters/Buttars was a Scot from the Dundee area

administrator - 04/02/00 09:37:43
My Email:admin@whsc.vic.edu.au

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Great site, nice layout, good to have your own photos too, interactive map was a great idea, onece again great site

Courtney - 04/01/00 22:38:36

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I got some great information for a school report here! thanx a bunch!!!

Brian - 03/30/00 21:41:14
My Email:brian_r_collins@hotmail.com

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What an amazing site. Having read & re-read Cptn Reid's and Herr Eggers' (excellent & still in print) books, I have thirsted for fresh information - not only anecdotes but also some decent images of all these places I've read about for several years. Your site has both, and I have yet to visit every page! Brilliant

mike - 03/27/00 13:47:25
My Email:mistamike2006@aol.com

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i really ;ike castles and this one is very pretty.

John - 03/27/00 05:01:38
My Email:meuserj@purdue.edu

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This is a great site. I have to do a report of some aspect of Germany for my German class at collage, and I couldn't think of anything. I came accross your site and it inspired me to write about Colditz Castle. This is very interesting stuff. John

Karen Dean - 03/24/00 12:44:09
My Email:karen.dean@roke.co.uk

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Wow! This is a geat web site. Loads of interesting stuff.

Kylie McKillop - 03/23/00 07:25:47
My Email:bathtub_@hotmail.com

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Great site! This helped heaps with my Colditz assingment!!

David Welch - 03/23/00 02:41:58
My Email:borgking@hotmail.com

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This is a very interesting site. It makes me want to visit the castle.

Tony and Joan Dean - 03/22/00 20:55:49
My Email:tdean65@hotmail.com

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Great Web Page , some of the pictures look at a bit like your Mum and Dads place ? . See you soon Regards Joan and Tony ( Aunt and Uncle , yuk ? )

Mike Pereira - 03/21/00 22:50:18
My Email:Kakidsdsu@hotmail.com

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As an American student studying in London, Spring 2000, I saw the television program "Escape from Colditz" and decided to do a report on the Colditz Castle for my WWII History class. But I didn't have all the information I needed and your site helped me o t immensly. I plan to visit Colditz when my program is over in April. Thank You

Cynthia Taylor - 03/21/00 08:47:59
My Email:Taylorcjt@aol.com

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Wish I could share this information with my dad. He passed away 12/98. He had a lot of memories of WWII.

Alan Phillips - 03/19/00 02:49:51
My Email:adpflyer1@juno.com

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As one who has read Pat Reid's Escape From Colditz and Men Of Colditz several times, these photo's take me right into the pages of his books! I hope the restoration of this castle comes off as planned as it is a monument to the struggle and perseverence o men from many nations in their attempt for liberty and freedom and their courage needs to be an inspiration to generations for years to come. Everyone interested in this site should read Pat Reid's books if they can find copies!

Da ve - 03/14/00 19:59:28
My Email:dsgoldsmith@hotmail.com

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I visited the castle while in the RAF just after the Berlin wall came down, it was still in use but we were allowed access to the chapel and saw the tunnel we also entered the cellar where the tunnel started ater it came from the tower. There was a pictur of Pat Ried hanging on the wall. The small museum was in a house around the corner and had lots of items from the original camp escape museum, Buchenwald is not far away, well worth a visit.

David Barnes - 03/12/00 11:03:47
My Email:dandrbarnes@hotlinks.net.au

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Excellent stuff!It was great to see colour photos of things I've only about.It brings to life much of what is in the several books I've read so far. Thanks for a great site,Regards, David.

amy cox - 03/09/00 15:28:42

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BRYN WEBSTER - 03/09/00 13:48:59
My Email:blaidd_2k@yahoo.com

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I WANT TO GO AND TRY AND ESCAPE FROM COLDITZ AS IT WAS IN 1940.

daniel Knight - 03/06/00 19:38:25
My Email:danKnig@talk21.com

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YAHPOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!

David Hughes - 03/06/00 19:06:31
My Email:davehughes@homemail.com

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Wish this page was around when I was a kid in England. I grew up watiching The Colditz Story on BBC1. Great show, wish I could have it now. ...Always remember The Fifty.... Stalag III

Sonja Hultstrand - 03/02/00 01:27:05

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the page was great - i used it for a school project and i got all i needeed

Brett Exton - 02/28/00 12:51:49
My Email:brett@exton1.freeserve.co.uk

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Relatives of my family recently visited the castle on a day trip from the UK. They related such exciting and clever accounts of escape attempts that I went on-line to see if a site existed. This site is SUPERB, very informative and great with the pictures as well. Total credit to an excellent site. Thanks

Jo - 02/26/00 17:18:45
My Email:JoeyM_2k@Yahoo.com

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I saw the documentary on channel 4 a couple of weeks ago and became really interested. I'm only 14 and I thinks it's important that other younger people can enjoy learning about history, and this website can do just that.

Jon - 02/23/00 16:44:57
My Email:Jon@b.hepburn.freeserve.co.uk

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BRILLIANT !!!!!!!!!!

Adam Wright - 02/22/00 17:53:33
My Email:A BIT ORKY@AOL.COM

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Adam Wright - 02/22/00 17:52:44

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Daniel - 02/20/00 20:32:48
My Email:just_thom_yorke@hotmail.com

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After watching the "colditz" tv drama and the documnetary on tv i have become very interested it was very interesting finding out about all their ingeneous and entertaining escape attempting. i think more people of my (younger) generation woould find it i teresting if they took the time to look it up. thank you for your interesting site.

n.kramer - 02/20/00 20:05:26
My Email:fam.kramer@mailroom.com

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Simon Steen - 02/19/00 21:04:57
My Email:simon@family-steen.freeserve.co.uk

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Thank you for such an excellent site. I was interested in how the French/British radio was rediscovered in 1993. I have a press cutting from 27 January 1993 which carries an interview with Jack Best where he says that he actually rediscovered the radio r om in 1973 when visiting the castle. He and others sealed up the room and did not tell the East Germans. It took a further 20 years before it was finally discovered.

- 02/19/00 14:03:17
My Email:Dennis@Raywood.totalserve.co.uk

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JOHNNY - 02/18/00 13:29:05
My Email:HOP@DARGO.COM

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I THOUGHT THE SERIES WAS GREAT, AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT HOWARD OWENS, AND THESE "GHOSTS" THAT HE TALKED ABOUT.

gordon - 02/18/00 12:05:05
My Email:roik@dui.com

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Hello, i enjoyed the tv program about Colditz, and thought your sight is well produced. I like the colour photographs. and would like to visit Colditz one day. just before i go, i read your guest book and was quite interested in what that Howard Owens had to say, i hope he returns.

MIKE TURNER - 02/18/00 12:00:00
My Email:MIKE@FARM.COM

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PLEASE COULD YOU TELL ME SOMETHING ABOUT THAT HOWARD OWEN. FOR IT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO CHAT WITH HIM

Andy - 02/18/00 11:50:29
My Email:erni@tini.com

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i think your sight is really nice, but i would like to hear a bit more about that Howard Owens bloke. Andy

Howard Owens - 02/18/00 10:17:38
My Email:gfiwf@orghro.com

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I am 84, and i was a prisioner at colditz from 1942 - 44, i didn't try to escape. i was a ghost All the best with your research Howard

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