A 1945 photograph of the glider prisoners-of-war at Colditz Castle built but never used during the Second World War (1939-45). Taken from P.R.Reid "Colditz: The Final Story".
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Photographer, U. A. (2025, September 01). Colditz Glider. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20920/colditz-glider/
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Photographer, US Army. "Colditz Glider." World History Encyclopedia, September 01, 2025. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20920/colditz-glider/.
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