Colditz (disambiguation)

Colditz is a city in Saxony, Germany.

Colditz may also refer to:

• Colditz Castle, founded in 1158 and used as a German prisoner-of-war camp during World War II
  • Oflag IV-C, aforementioned prisoner-of-war camp, often referred to by its location at Colditz Castle
  • Colditz Cock, a glider built by British prisoners of war for an escape attempt from Colditz
  • Several memoirs written by Pat Reid, a Colditz prisoner who managed to escape from the camp in 1942
    • The Colditz Story (1952)
    • The Latter Days (1953), variously republished as Latter Days at Colditz or Men of Colditz
    • Escape from Colditz: The Two Classic Escape Stories: The Colditz Story, and Men of Colditz in One Volume, 1953 Lippincott omnibus
    • Colditz, 1962 Hodder & Stoughton omnibus which would serve as the basis for the 1970s BBC series (see below)
    • Colditz: The Full Story (1984)
  • Various fictional portrayals of the Colditz camp
    • The Colditz Story, a 1955 film based on Pat Reid's 1952 memoir and starring John Mills and Eric Portman
    • The Birdmen, also known as Colditz: Escape of the Birdmen, a 1971 ABC Movie of the Week starring Doug McClure and René Auberjonois that depicts a fictional version of the Colditz Cock escape plan
    • Colditz (1972 TV series), a 1972–74 BBC television series
    • Escape from Colditz, a board game tie-in to the BBC series that was produced by Gibsons Games (as well as by Parker Brothers under licence) and first published in 1973
    • Colditz (2001 audio drama), a 2001 Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures audio drama featuring the Seventh Doctor
    • Colditz (2005 TV series), a 2005 ITV two-part television film starring Damian Lewis

See also

• Kolditz, a German surname