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Klein, Captain Charles, 165
Klein, Sous-Lieut., 189
Klimowicz, Major Walerian, 25
Klukowski, 2nd Lieut. Jerzy, 25
Kowalczewski, Colonel Bronisław, 25, 138–139, 197
Kowerski-Kennedy, Andy, 251
Kroner, Lieut., 77
Kruimink, Lieut. Fritz “Bear,” 71, 97
Kunze, Hauptmann, 20
Lados, Captain, 87, 139
Lalue, Robert, 157
Lamidieu, Lieut., 46
Lange, Hauptmann Hans, 20, 39, 144–145, 173–174, 178, 188–189, 196
Larive, Lieut. E. H., 70–77, 83, 106
Lascelles, Lieut. Viscount, 233, 266
Lattre de Tassigny, General de, 247–248, 276
Lawton, Captain “Lulu,” 150, 152, 191, 200, 213
Le Bleu, General, 33, 81, 123
Le Brigant, General, 33, 38, 43, 129, 133
Lebrun, Pierre Mairesse, 54, 58–63, 85, 93, 117, 163, 225, 227, 247, 275
Le Cocq, Lieut., 165
Lee, Lieut., 146
Lee, Major D. W. G., 239
Le Guet, Doctor, 112, 123
Leigh Fermor, Patrick, 251–252
Lejeune, André, 91, 214
Le Ray, Alain, 39, 43–45, 54
Leroy, Lieut. Marcel, 91
Leroy, Officier Adjutant, 166
Lévy, Lieut. Rémy, 92, 93, 130
Lewthwaite, Captain Cyril, 136, 224
Licensed Victuallers’ Sports Association, 126
Ligęza, Captain Aleksander, 140
Liedekerke, Baron de, 115
Linlithgow, Lord, 190
Lister, ERA Tubby, 147, 162
Little Willi, 120, 179–180
Littledale, Major Ronald, 123, 158, 162, 168, 224
Lockwood, Captain Kenneth, 22, 35, 51, 79, 96, 154
Lorraine, Dick, 221
Lossell, Hauptmann, 20
Luteijn, Lieut. Tony, 105–107
Mackenzie, 53
Madin, Lieut. Roger, 109–110
Maj, 2nd Lieut. Feliks, 25
Majewski, Captain, 17–18
Maloire, Albert, 129
Mansfield, Captain, 29
Marchand, Roger, 213
Marlière, Lieut. Louis, 49
Marq, Colonel, 89
Maton, Abbé de, 256
Mazumdar, Dr., 131, 169
McColm, Squadron-Leader Malcolm, 96, 159
Mehu, Lieut., 62
Menz, Major, 20, 32, 55, 189
Mesny, General, 237
MI9, 146, 153, 156, 234
Middleton, Donald, 21, 136
Mikusiński, 2nd Lieut. Zygmunt, 25
Millar, Lieut. “Bill,” 202–203
Miller, Robert B., 273
Milne, Keith, 21, 154
Mixed Medical Commission, 215, 219
Moquette, Captain, 164
Moran, Commander “Mike,” 101, 147–148, 208, 231
Mozdyniewicz, Colonel, 18, 25, 140
Mulde, Freiberger, 204
Müller, Hauptmann, 138, 187
Munn, 53
Murphy, Private Alan H., 273–274
Mutschmann, Herr, 115
Naumann, Dr., 118, 124, 164–165, 236
Navelet, Lieut., 92–93
Neave, Lieut. Airey, 49, 79–80, 96, 104, 106, 123, 129, 145, 174, 231, 278
Niczko, Michal, 19
Niedenthal, Lieut. Adam, 144, 178–179, 230
Niestrzeba, 2nd Lieut., 25, 134
Nunn, Captain Guy T., 222–223
Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW), 5, 21, 34–35, 41, 43, 53, 86, 89, 94–95, 103, 109, 116, 118, 122–123, 128, 141, 153, 161, 166, 169, 174, 178, 185, 189–190, 195–197, 206, 208, 210, 216–219, 233–234, 268–269, 326
Odry, Lieut. Pierre, 59–60, 92–93
O’Hara, Lieut. R. T. R. “Scarlet,” 79, 173, 176–177, 191
Onyszkiewicz, Andrzej, 230
Orr-Ewing, Lieut. Alan “Scruffy,” 196, 198, 204
Osiecki, Tadeusz, 197
Paddon, Squadron-Leader Brian, 49, 56, 82, 107, 129, 134, 137, 146–147, 150, 156
Paillie, Lieut. 39, 109
Panzinger, General, 237
Parker, Bush, 156, 193, 209, 211, 279
Patton, General, 254
Perrin, Lieut. André, 64, 138, 190, 234
Perodeau, Lieut., 166
Pétain, Marshal, 38, 87, 89, 129, 182–184, 201
Pełcyzński, General, 257
Philp, Charles G., 35, 129, 327–328
Pilz, Corporal, 195
Piskor, General Tadeusz, 18, 20, 25, 81, 89, 92
Platt, Padre Ellison, 29–32, 36, 42, 51–52, 54, 77, 81, 94–97, 100–101, 119, 122–124, 126–127, 129, 136–137, 143, 161, 177–179, 181, 186, 195, 199, 203, 205–206, 208, 212–213, 217, 224–225, 232, 233, 235–237, 240, 244, 250, 252–253, 256–257, 269
Playoust, Dr., 136
Pönert, Willie, 166
Pope, Lance, 187, 192–93, 243, 258
Potochnik, Lieut. J., 224
Prawitt, Obersteutnant, 169–170, 181, 189, 195–196, 198, 258–259, 268–269
Price, “Scorgie,” 65, 153, 177
Priem, Lieut. Paul, 6–8, 11–13, 20, 39–41, 43, 55–56, 80, 82, 84, 88–89, 95, 97, 118–119, 140, 143, 150–152, 160, 164–165, 189, 218
Pringle, Major J. “Jack,” 239–240, 242, 277
Prisoners’ Leisure Hour Fund, 122
Pronaszko, Major Stefan, 197
Prot, Lieut. Jacques, 65, 98–99, 203
Pszczółkowski, Władysław, 197
Püpcke, Hauptmann Hans, 89, 99, 138, 173, 198, 203, 216–217, 222, 226, 270–271
Purdy, Sub-Lieut. E. W., 206–208, 219
Rahm, Hauptmann Dr., 20, 89, 118, 123–124, 127–128, 136
Red Cross, 30, 32, 34, 53, 107, 112, 125–127, 129, 132, 135, 137, 155, 181, 189, 195, 197, 207–208, 213–214, 233–236, 239, 252–253
Redding, Lieut. Claud, 201
Reichoffen, Rudi, 209
Reid, Major Miles, 196, 216, 251
Reinhardt, General Emil F., 272
Rémy, Lieut. Louis, 147
Rogers, Ginger, 32
Rolt, Lieut. Anthony, 246
Romilly, General, 93
Romilly, Giles, 93–95, 103–105, 117, 134, 170, 189, 196, 205, 234, 244, 259–262, 265–266
Romswinckel, Captain H. W., 68
Rooseboom, Lieut.-Colonel T., 68
Roosevelt, Franklin D., 258, 276
Rothschild, Eli de, 54, 129
Sabadosh, Kiril, 222–223
Scapini, General, 182–184
Scapini Committee, 87
Schädlich, Obergefreiter, 109, 195
Schaefer, Lieut.-Colonel W. H., 234–236, 250
Scheere, Lieut. Jan, 165
Schepers, Captain J. D., 68
Schmickradt, Aumonier, 165
Schmidt, Lieut., 234–235
Schmidt, Oberstleutnant, 20, 32, 34, 92, 117–118, 138, 141–142
Schulenburg, General von, 153
Schutzstaffel. see SS
SHAEF. see Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force
Shaughnessy, Colonel Leo W. H., 269, 272–273
Siefert, Lieut., 87–88, 92, 117
Silverwood-Cope, Lieut. C. L., 215–217
Sinclair, Lieut. Michael, 123, 137, 165, 167, 192, 195, 200–201, 210, 222, 225–227, 230
Skelton, Flight-Lieut. George, 47
Smit, Lieut. J. G., 70–71, 75, 84
Smith, 53
Special Allied Airborne Reconnaissance Force (SAARF), 251
Special Operations Executive (SOE), 201
SS (Schutzstaffel), 77, 154, 197–198, 202, 208, 237–239, 258–259, 267, 269, 271, 273
Stayner, Colonel David, 123–124, 137, 142–143, 164–165, 167, 187
Steblik, Major Władysław, 18, 25
Stec, Jan, 197
Steenhouwer, Captain, 97
Steinmetz, Lieut., 71–72, 74–75, 77
Step
hens, Lieut.-Commander W. L. “Billie,” 147, 158, 162
Stevenson, Lieut.-Commander, 49, 52–53, 107
Stirling, Lieut.-Colonel David, 239–240, 243
Stokwisz, Stanisław, 197
Storie-Pugh, Lieut. Peter, 29, 39, 46, 91, 93, 154
Strauss, Hauptmann, 268
Suarez, Captain Alfred, 222–224
Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF), 251
Surmanowicz, Lieut. Michal “Miki,” 47, 55, 92, 156
Suza, Sergeant, 232
Szubert, Lieut.-Colonel Eugeniusz, 25, 81
Tatischeff, Lieut., 63
Thibaud, Lieut. A., 64
Thom, Flying Officer Don, 46, 66, 136, 174–175, 200
Thomann, Hauptmann, 170
Tieleman, Lieut. André, 261–262, 265
Tod, Colonel, 199, 215–218, 223, 226, 234, 252, 255–256, 258–259, 265, 268–269, 272, 274
Tournon, André, 39
Trebels, Captain H. 69, 74, 76
Tunstall, Flight-Lieut. Peter, 123, 133, 153, 163–164, 174–177, 179, 233, 236, 269
Unrug, Rear-Admiral, 4, 18, 20, 25–27, 56, 81, 88, 92, 123, 277
Upham, Captain Charles, 232
Van den Heuvel, Captain Machiel (Vandy), 69, 76–77, 83–86, 104–105, 120–121, 142, 185–186, 260–262, 265–266, 277
Van den wall Bake, Captain, 261–262
Van der Hoog, Captain H. J., 68
Van der Veen, Lieut. F., 69, 74, 76
Van Doorninck, Captain D. J., 68, 83, 150–152, 156, 164
Van Lynden, Lieut. J. J. L. Baron, 68, 71
Van Lynden, Lieut. Baron D. W., 97
Van Rood, Flight-Lieut., 174–175
Venezuelan Red Cross, 195
Vent, Hauptmann, 118
Vercoe, Captain Victor, 224
Verkest, Sous-Lieut., 58, 117–118, 124, 138
Vomécourt, Captain Pierre de, 201, 240–241
Wallace, 53
War Office, 127, 154–155, 189–190, 238, 252
Wardle, Lieut. Geoffrey, 29, 39–40, 86, 151–152, 154, 247
Wardle, Howard D. (Hank), 21, 86, 104, 158, 161–162
Warisse, Lieut. 46
Warren, Colonel de, 38
Wasilewski, Captain Władysław, 197
Watton, John, 213
Wehrmacht, 5, 21, 41, 173, 198, 221, 224, 260
Wesner, Colonel Charlie, 272
West, Rebecca, 208
Westhoff, General, 185
Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands, 68, 86
Wilkins, 53
Winant, Lieut. John, 256, 258–259, 261, 263, 266
Winkelman, General, 68
Wojciechowski, Lieut. Jerzy, 86
Wolff, General, 149
Wychodzew, Lieut., 134
Yougan, Lieut.-Commander, 2–3
Zafouk, Jack, 232
Zajaczkowski, Captain, 26
Żelaźniewicz, Lieut., 149
Zeireis, 224
Zhukov, General, 237
Zieliński, 2nd Lieut. Paweł, 25
Zimiński, Lieut. Władysław, 197
Zwijacz, Jan, 197
Acknowledgments
FIRST OF ALL I would like to thank my principal collaborators in this book—ex-Colditz men Peter Allan, Jędrzej Giertych, Kenneth Lockwood, “Mike” Moran, Dominic Bruce and, latterly, Ted Beets. From the beginning we formed a loose committee, meeting every month to survey progress. There were over sixty books concerning Colditz in our bibliography, several in French, German, Dutch or Polish, all of which had to be perused and annotated. There were interviews to be carried out in France, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, Holland and the United States, as well as the United Kingdom.
Each one of the books listed in the Bibliography at the end of this work has helped me in one way or another to formulate the study and ease the burden of research, and I am indebted to their authors and publishers and thank them. Certain books have never been far from my desk: Colditz: The German Story, Les Indomptables, Colditz Recaptured, Padre in Colditz, and my own two books, The Colditz Story and The Latter Days. More so than any of these, I have, however, had the benefit of the use of the Rev. Ellison Platt’s own day-by-day, handwritten diary, penned at Colditz throughout the war. It is an enormous volume. I thank Mrs. Ellison Platt very much for so generously giving me the use of this diary. I have employed it in preference to Margaret Duggan’s edited work, Padre in Colditz, yet wish to thank her too for the help her book gave me as a quick reference to particular dates or events. Likewise, I have had the benefit of a translation from the original German diary written by Reinhold Eggers. I have preferred to use this rather than his book, Colditz: The German Story, wherever possible, as the latter is an edited version in English. For the original translation from the German diary I am indebted to Michael Booker, who possesses the finest collection of Colditz memorabilia in existence. He has also provided me with plans and illustrations. For some illustrations I am also indebted to John Watton, the Colditz artist.
The following associations have been most forthcoming with their assistance: the International Red Cross, Geneva (particularly Françoise Perret and Tibor Boleman); the Polish Red Cross (Anna Sydlowska); the Association of Czechoslovak Legionaries (Major Gst. M. F. Kaspar C. de G.); the Royal College of Heralds; the French ex-Colditz Association (Pierre Mairesse Lebrun, Edouard Duquet, “Fredo” Guigues and the writer Albert Maloire); RAF Historical Research (Alan W. Cooper); the Public Records Office; the Times; the Illustrated London News.
Many individuals have been most generous with their time and expertise. I mention but a few: Professor M. R. D. Foot, David Ray, Jozef H. Hlebowicz, Zdzisław Kępa, P. R. Charlier, Brian Degas, Jack Pringle, Professor R. V. Jones, T. P. Huguenan, Joan Worth and Sylvia Gilpin, who typed the manuscript so well. Further Polish helpers living in England are: Josef Tucki, Antoni Karpf, Jerzy Stein and Jerzy Ponewczynski. From America I have had access to photos, prints and the privately printed autobiography of Elizabeth Schunemann Boveroux, who was born in Colditz Castle. I am indebted to the Boveroux family for their kind gesture. I must also mention Colin Burgess, who has allowed me the use of material from a book forthcoming in Australia, Diggers of Colditz.
In conclusion I acknowledge gratefully the many constructive criticisms and perceptive suggestions of my wife, Nicandra, emanating from our over-the-dinner-table talk in the evenings, and the care with which she nourished the toilers in the “Ops” room for months as the paperwork mounted on her dining-room table.
P. R. Reid
London, June 1984
To the men of Colditz who tried but did not succeed, yet generously helped those few who did; to all prisoners of tyranny, wherever in the world they may be cruelly confined; and to the young people of the world that they may be vigilant in the pursuit of Freedom and guard it with tenacity and courage.
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