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title: Colditz Glider
author: US Army Photographer
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20920/colditz-glider/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2025-09-01
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# Colditz Glider
_Authored by US Army Photographer_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20920.png)
## Image Caption
A 1945 photograph of 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). Taken from P.R.Reid "Colditz: The Final Story".
## Cite This Work
### APA
Photographer, U. A. (2025, September 01). Colditz Glider. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Photographer, US Army. "Colditz Glider." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 01, 2025. .
### MLA
Photographer, US Army. "Colditz Glider." *World History Encyclopedia*, 01 Sep 2025, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Colditz_glider.jpg) by [**US Army Photographer**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Colditz_glider.jpg). 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-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, 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.