I have just returned from a brief trip to Dresden, Germany where the whole object of the visit was to visit Colditz Castle. As a boy I was brought up on the Pat Reid books, Tv series and the films. With it being behind the Iron Curtain, I never thought that a visit would be possible but it is.
The (East) Germans were never told what part it played during the war and they are only now beginning to realise how much European and British interest there is in the site. It is owned by the state of Saxony and they are in the process of renovating it. They are still discovering caches and hides containing contraband and escape items.
Colditz Entrance
Look at the number of attempts the Brits made
Glider Plans
Airey Neave Escape Hole
Escape Tools
German Quarters
There are more pics to come if people want. The visit is well worth while and the atmosphere amazing. Channel 4 is doing a follow up film next year to the one where they made a repro of the glider and flew it. They are hoping to fly an actual glider from the roof, launching it with a bath of rubble as per the original plans.