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title: Colditz Glider Plans
author: Imperial War Museums
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20919/colditz-glider-plans/
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updated: 2025-09-01
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# Colditz Glider Plans
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20919.png)
## Image Caption
Plans for the glider prisoners-of-[war](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) at Colditz Castle built but never used during the Second World War (1939-45). The scale is 1cm = 1 foot. (Imperial War Museums)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Museums, I. W. (2025, September 01). Colditz Glider Plans. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Museums, Imperial War. "Colditz Glider Plans." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 01, 2025. .
### MLA
Museums, Imperial War. "Colditz Glider Plans." *World History Encyclopedia*, 01 Sep 2025, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30080881) by **Imperial War Museums**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 01 September 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.