Oflag IV-C (Colditz Castle)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Oflag_IV-C_(Colditz_Castle)
GPTKB entity
Statements (38)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf concentration camp
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Colditz_Castle
gptkbp:category gptkb:Oflag
gptkb:Prisoner-of-war_camp
Military prison
gptkbp:closed 1945
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Oberst_Paul_Priem
gptkb:Oberst_Schmidt
gptkbp:coordinates 51.1294°N 12.8042°E
gptkbp:featuredIn gptkb:television_series
books
films
gptkbp:hasEscapeAttempt over 30
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Oflag IV-C (Colditz Castle)
gptkbp:liberatedBy gptkb:U.S._Army
April 16, 1945
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Colditz_Castle
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Saxony
gptkb:Colditz
gptkbp:notable_for gptkb:Colditz_glider_project
gptkbp:notableFor high-security
imprisoning prominent prisoners
numerous escape attempts
gptkbp:opened 1940
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:prisonersIncluded British officers
American officers
French officers
Polish officers
Belgian officers
Dutch officers
Norwegian officers
Yugoslav officers
gptkbp:usedDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:usedFor holding Allied officers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Oflags
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6