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By Jennifer Rosenberg, About.com Guide to 20th Century History

New Movies Spotlight POW Castle

Monday August 11, 2003
During World War II, the Germans used a 1,000-year old castle, Colditz, to house their most famous and important prisoners as well as those who frequently tried to escape. What makes this POW camp most famous are the resourceful and daring escapes by both British and French prisoners. Two movies about Colditz are in the works, one might star Russell Crowe.

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