Spangenberg Castle (Schloss)
 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spangenberg_Castle_(Hesse)

A sad tale of the fate of an important historical place. I hadn't realised that the original castle was virtually destroyed by a bombing raid shortly after evacuation of the PoWs

I too learned that lesson many moons ago :)

Have a Very Kriegie Christmas!
 

Christmas in a WW2 PoW camp

http://www.merkki.com/christmas_and_world_war_ii.htm

https://www.nationalww2museum.org/wa...christmas-1944

https://eu.greatfallstribune.com/sto...ight/13406997/

Aussie Battler
 

https://i.imgur.com/KGZz4gT.jpg

The most amazing WW2 escape story I've never heard of... Ralph Churches, aka "The Crow"

https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/...14-p4z4e4.html

Long agao, i know..
:haha:
No warries :03:

https://i.imgur.com/w3IU1Lt.jpg

I just came across this, a PoW movie with a 'true story' tag

"Treats the PoW experience seriously" it says on the box... well I'll let you know



Edit: What a great movie... it's just wonderful! Impeccable production, performances, acting, direction and music... not least the music. I was anticipating at best a capable/bearable PoW yarn with amateur performances and rickety sets... but this just knocked me out completely. A totally magical and immersive film

Just picked up this one. Technically it's not a POW book as they were never in the custody of the Japanese but they made their bid for escape after the surrender of Corregidor so close enough in my book.



https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon....4,203,200_.jpg

I have to get hold of this book sometime:

https://i.imgur.com/nBClfki.jpg

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Password-Co.../dp/0285635875

That one was made into a movie too!


https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon...._RI_SX300_.jpg

Yes, I was reading an assessment today that said the movie just did not do full justice to the man or his daring deeds... almost as though they feared no-one would believe it

Sadly this is true of most movies based on real events. I've felt that way with The Great Escape having read the book the movie really didn't do the real escape and the job the escapee's did justice.

I've had this for a while, picked up in a thrift shop. This is an advance proof copy so no sleeve on it

Subtitled "The untold story of how one French community defied the Nazis and saved thousands of lives"

By Peter Grose; Nicholas Brealey Publishing; ISBN 978 1 857886269


https://i.imgur.com/taNzMVy.jpg

There was a letter from the publisher slipped inside, detailing the book...

Quote: "... the villagers saved the lives of over 5000 men, women and children, many of them Jewish, in full view of the Nazis and the Vichy collaborators. It features an extraordinary cast of characters. They include the.... glamorous female SOE agent with a wooden leg (which she called 'Cuthbert')...." etc

The Diggers of Colditz
 

One for the Christmas list maybe?

https://i.imgur.com/9puLdxB.jpg

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/...ers_Of_Colditz

https://www.amazon.com/Diggers-Coldi.../dp/0864178395

Amazon UK is by far the cheapest Amazon option.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...&creative=6738