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Peter Keulers   |
| am 20.11.2007 10:56 Uhr |
| Niederlande |
Ik heb de films over Kasteel Colditz gezien en ik hoop er eens een bezoek te brengen.
De website is prima.
Wat is het juist bezoekadres?
Freunlichte Grusze.
Peter
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| Jason Colditz |
| am 5.11.2007 8:41 Uhr |
| Pittsburgh, PA, USA |
@Fred: I don't know that Colditz got its name from "its cold", but it's a creative thought nonetheless. I would respectively like to see documentation for this idea...
My great grandfather Wilhelm Colditz came to America just prior to WWI, when the town had the same name that it does today. From my understanding, the town and castle has had the same name prior to Germany becoming a unified country (the first time, not the post WWII "unification" , though I'm no historian. I'm told that there was a duke somewhere up my family line that actually lived in the castle, though the family records were destroyed in the firebombing of Dresden, so I can't really be sure of that either. In any event, I do hope that the historical value of this castle is preserved, as I have not yet been there to see it. Unfortunately, the older history of the castle has been long since destroyed by Nazi occupation during WWII, so I have no hope of seeing the castle in its original glory.
Anyone that has information regarding the pre-WWII history of Colditz should email me, it will be greatly appreciated!
Bis dann, viel Gluck und Wohlstand ihnen.
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Gesellschaft Schloss Colditz e.V.  |
| am 15.10.2007 10:15 Uhr |
Trauer um Kenneth Lockwood
Hauptmann Kenneth Lockwood, der vier Jahre und fünf Monate als Kriegsgefangener auf Schloss Colditz inhaftiert war, verstarb am Montag, den 8. Oktober 2007, im Alter von 96 Jahren. Als einer der ersten britischen Offiziere kam er im November 1940 nach Colditz, wo er an vielen Fluchtaktivitäten beteiligt war. Als Verantwortlicher für die Verkaufsstelle beschaffte Hauptmann Lockwood für seine Kameraden, was diese für ihre Flucht benötigten. Sein eigener Ausbruch, den er gemeinsam mit anderen Gefangenen durch einen Tunnel unter der Verkaufsstelle unternahm, war nicht erfolgreich. Mit Hilfe von Gelee vervielfältigte Hauptmann Lockwood eingeschmuggelte Landkarten von Deutschland. Die Einnahme von Stadt und Schloss Colditz durch die Erste Amerikanische Armee am 16. April 1945 beendete die Gefangenschaft von Hauptmann Lockwood und anderen. Nach dem Krieg kam er oft nach Colditz zurück, um seine Erfahrungen an andere Menschen weiterzugeben. Im Jahr 2000 stand er für den Film "Escape from Colditz" vor der Kamera.
Captain Kenneth Lockwood, who spent four years and five month as a prisoner of war in Colditz Castle, died on Monday 8th October 2007 aged 96. He was one of the first British prisoners to arrive in November 1940 and played a key role in many escape attempts. As accounts manager of the prisoner’s shop he helped many fellow prisoners to find clothes, money or with hiding escape kits. He was one of several prisoners who attempted to escape through the tunnel beneath the shop but did not succeed. Captain Lockwood printed escape maps of Germany from jelly. On 16 April 1945 the American First Army took Colditz Castle and released Captain Lockwood and others. After the war, Captain Lockwood often came back to Colditz Castle to talk to people about his experiences during the war. He and other ex-prisoners returned to the castle for the cameras "Escape from Colditz" (2000).
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| fred |
| am 15.07.2007 6:19 Uhr |
| California |
Colditz got it's name from the prisoners there who were cold during a big winter snow storm. They kept saying: "it's cold, it's cold, it's cold". The german guards who did not speak english well thought the prisoners were saying: Colditz. The name stuck, and the rest is history.
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| Alan Heath |
| am 10.07.2007 21:16 Uhr |
| British, resident in Poland |
I visited Colditz in September 2004 - the guide (I think it was Anne Marie can't remember her name exactly but she studied chemistry).
The tour was wonderful, very informative.
I am very happy that I visited. I have made a short film of the visit only recently and I put it on my website www.pbn.com.pl as well as you tube.
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