Colditz - The POW Camp of World War II
A Colditz achieved fame after World War Two the prisoner of war camp that no one could escape from. Colditz was an isolated castle built on top of a cliff, overlooking the River Mulde in central Germany. To all intents it was seemingly impossible to escape from - so the Germans believed. However, this did not mean that men did not try to do so and by putting together the best escapees from POW(Prisoner of War) camps, the Germans effectively made a problem for themselves.
B In the early days and months of the war, Colditz was used as a transit camp for Polish troops after the surrender of Poland. On November 6th, 1940, a handful of British RAF officers arrived, quickly followed by six British Army officers. By the end of the year, the numbers had increased and included French, Dutch and Belgium POWs. Colditz was seen by the Germans as a ‘super-camp’ where men who could not be held by other POW camps were sent. Officially, Colditz was a Sonderlager (Special Camp), but it was also known as a Straflager (Punishment Camp).
Question (1)
Matching Headings
The reading passage has six paragraphs, A-F.
Choose the correct heading for each paragraph, A-F, from the list of headings below.
Write the correct number, i-ix, as your answer for each question.
List of Headings
i A record number of jailbreaks
ii The Punishment Camp
iii Inmates from different nationalities
iv The unsuccessful attempts to escape
v Apparently invincible yet challenged
vi A shared interest
vii Social interaction between prisoners
viii Overcoming the security breaches
ix An extraordinary plan failed to materialise
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