Just what did Ireland do in the Second World War? The famous Easter Rising of 1916 occurred when the British[…]
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Colditz – TV Series S2, Ep11 – Chameleon
Chameleon Mohn is in command in the absence of the Kommandant. He learns from friends in the town that the[…]
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Colditz – TV Series S2, Ep10 – Very Important Person
The war is almost over with Hitler holed up in the bunker in Berlin. SS officer Berger comes to Colditz,[…]
Read moreColditz – TV Series S2, Ep7 – French Leave
It is 1944 and technically the French and Germans are no longer at war with each other, meaning that the[…]
Read moreColditz – TV Series S2, Ep6 – Ace in the Hole
Ace in the Hole Tony Shaw, a much decorated fighter pilot, is captured and brought to Colditz. To the disappointment[…]
Read moreColditz – TV Series S2, Ep2 – Ghosts
Ghosts Assigned as the new escape officer, Carter devises a new plan to fool the Germans. He fakes escapes after[…]
Read moreColditz – TV Series S2, Ep3 – Odd Man In
Odd Man In Brent and Player survive to see new arrival Larry Page, a supposed RAF pilot officer — though[…]
Read moreColditz – TV Series S2, Ep12 – Death Sentence
Death Sentence As the American tanks approach, the German officers move their families into the comparative safety of the castle,[…]
Read moreColditz – TV Series S2, Ep13 – Liberation
Liberation The Allies advance on Colditz and the inmates take shelter in the cellars as the castle is bombed by[…]
Read moreColditz – TV Series S1, Ep14 Gone Away : Part 2
Gone Away : Part 2 With the prisoners’ band playing to provide noise cover and warn of any danger, the[…]
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