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State palaces, castles and gardens of Saxony gGmbH, Colditz Castle ESCAPE MUSEUM CASTLE COLDITZ [COL_FO_000507]
Ausstiegsloch der mißglückten Kantinenflucht (SBG gGmbH CC BY-NC-SA)
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Ausstiegsloch der mißglückten Kantinenflucht

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Blick auf ein Loch in der Erde unterhalb des Fürstenhauses, durch das Pat Reid (Patrick Robert Reid) und 12 weitere Offiziere am 29. Mai 1941 entkommen wollten. Der Tunnel hatte in der Kantine begonnen. Die Flucht wurde vereitelt.
Das Foto gehörte zu einer Fotosammlung der Wehrmacht. Sie beauftragte den Colditzer Fotografen Johannes Lange mit der vielfältigen Dokumentation des Lagers.

Material/Technique

Fotografie

Measurements

9 x 14 cm

Map
Created Created
1941
Lange, Johannes (Fotograf)
Colditz
Image taken Image taken
1941
Colditz Castle
1940 1943
State palaces, castles and gardens of Saxony gGmbH, Colditz Castle

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