Colditz Castle
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Colditz Castle is a medieval fortress in Saxony, Germany, best known for serving as the high-security World War II prisoner-of-war camp Oflag IV-C, from which numerous famous escape attempts were made.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Colditz Castle canonical | 3 |
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
castle
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medieval fortress ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Renaissance
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medieval ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Nazi Germany during World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentUse |
museum
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tourist attraction ⓘ |
| garrison |
German Army
NERFINISHED
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Wehrmacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
attics
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cellars ⓘ chapel ⓘ courtyards ⓘ fortified walls ⓘ gatehouse ⓘ guardrooms ⓘ inner courtyard ⓘ prisoner barracks ⓘ towers ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected historic monument ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Oflag IV-C
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escape attempts by Allied prisoners of war ⓘ high-security World War II POW camp ⓘ |
| liberatedBy | United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Colditz
NERFINISHED
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Colditz, Saxony, Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Germany ⓘ Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
Central European Summer Time
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Central European Time ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Zwickau Mulde River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
construction of glider by POWs
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multiple escape attempts by Allied officers ⓘ |
| occupant |
Allied officers
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Belgian prisoners of war ⓘ British prisoners of war ⓘ Dutch prisoners of war ⓘ French prisoners of war ⓘ Polish prisoners of war ⓘ other Allied prisoners of war ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf | town of Colditz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Colditz (1972 TV series)
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Escape from Colditz (board game) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Colditz Story (1955 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Colditz Story (book) NERFINISHED ⓘ numerous documentaries about World War II escapes ⓘ |
| usedAs |
Oflag IV-C
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high-security POW camp ⓘ hospital ⓘ hunting lodge ⓘ mental institution ⓘ museum ⓘ prisoner-of-war camp ⓘ workhouse ⓘ |
| usedDuring | World War II ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.