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Escape from Nazi Alcatraz

A crack team rebuilds a glider that POWs hoped to catapult off the top of Colditz Castle.

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A crack team rebuilds a glider that POWs hoped to catapult off the top of Colditz Castle. Airing May 14, 2014 at 9 pm on PBS

Previews + Extras

  • A Clever Colditz Escape: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    A Clever Colditz Escape

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    A chance discover during a game of rugby led Dutch POWs to an ingenious WWII jailbreak.

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