The Jordan Harbinger Show | Could You Escape This Nazi Fortress Prison? | Ben Macintyre @JordanHarbingerShow | Uploaded January 2024 | Updated October 2024, 5 hours ago.
Join us for adventure with Ben Macintyre, author of "Prisoners of the Castle: An Epic Story of Survival and Escape from Colditz, the Nazis’ Fortress Prison"!

Full Show Notes Here:
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What We Discuss with Ben:
00:00 - Intro
00:59 - What is Colditz?
10:16 - Different escape strategies (homemade glider...?)
17:16 - Types of POWs in Colditz
19:44 - Not every German soldier was a Nazi
27:35 - Was war more "honorable" back then?
33:56 - French, Belgian, Yugoslav, and British relations in camp
38:01 - The trash mattress escape (and more escapes)
47:19 - How long did it take to dig an escape tunnel?
51:08 - The secret man-cave in the prison

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