LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Colditz prisoners remember the Castle

Genre

Interview

TX Date

2 Nov 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:08:11

Description

Interview with Ken Lockwood (Secretary of the Colditz Association) and Peter Allen, two survivors of the notorious Colditz Castle. The two veterans discuss their capture during the Second World War, the castle, and the way they were treated. They discuss their recent visit to Colditz Castle, and their forthcoming meeting with the Queen Mother. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Peter Allen; Kenneth Lockwood

Keywords

British; Germany; Imprisonment; Second World War (1939-1945); Prisoners of War; Reminiscence; Wars (events); Colditz Castle

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