Happy that you were able to see Colditz Castle. There are hundreds of beautiful castles and countryside in Germany. One of the most beautiful countries to visit.
You’ve brought back happy memories of my Honeymoon in 2012! You might think a bit strange thing to do or visit. Hubby and I were in our mid 40’s when we got married and wanted to do something different for our honeymoon and like you history buffs especially WWI and WW2. We decided to go on a Leger Coach tour and chose their Dambusters Tour….I don’t know if they still do it but if they do I thoroughly recommend it to all. We covered 6 countries in 9 days and visited the Merner, Sorber, and Eider dams, Colditz Castle, Stalag lift 3 where the Great Escape occurred , the Commonwealth War Cemetery where the 50 servicemen/escapees were murdered by the Nazi soldiers. We went to Dresden, one of the most heavily bombed cities by the Allies of the whole war, Berlin where we spent two days seeing various things and finally the grave of Guy Gibson the man who led the “Dambusters “ and its incredible to think of all he achieved in his short life….he died just 23 years old. One of the great things about Leger ( and there are other firms who do similar tours), is you have a Personal tour guide on each coach and their knowledge is absolutely incredible. On our tour we had some ex servicemen and relatives who wished to visit fallen family members who just happened to be buried at Commonwealth Cemeteries on our route, not just the ones on our schedule so they arranged for wreaths for the graves and a couple of diversions . If you’ve never visited a Commonwealth Cemetery I do urge you to visit, no matter where they are located they are the most beautiful and peaceful, tranquil and strangely uplifting places. The locals help ensure they are kept immaculately with beautiful flowers everywhere and on Armistice and several other special commemorative days local school children will take flowers and place them upon each grave, such is the gratefulness of the people for their freedom, even 80 years on. I’m so glad you got to visit Philip, it is an amazing place. As for the glider, I don’t know if you know but a few years ago a team from Channel 4, actually built a replica of the plane using photos and drawings and memories of ex Colditz prisoners who had actually worked on the plane. No one knew if it would fly, it was never tested nor actually flew but the group were determined to at least give it a go. The programme is called “ Escape from Colditz “ made by Channel 4 . I won’t spoil the outcome but again I recommend the programme to anyone.
Morning Philip, there are amazing places around the world, fantastic stories of people who tried to escape during wars, it is so interesting. We should spend more time to discover what was forgotten about, or in modern times, what "they" wish to remove from History. It is like they do not wish to reveal all the evil they did to attain their wealth, alas, greed for power will never change and we know what it is all about. It was great for you to visit Colditz, an opportunity in a life time. Perhaps you and Angelina will be able to revisit some time in the future, who knows. Enjoy your sunny days, winter is a season we have to endure, in nature and in our own lives, yet summer is preferred for many reasons. Kind regards.
Wow! Phil what a wonderful video of this enormous Castle. And thank you for the history lesson. So interesting. The glider story was so amazing. You really are good at this
The determination of the men to try and escape Colditz and their stories always fascinated me too. I hope to one day revisit Germany and explore more of it as we had very little time last time so were limited in what we saw.
Cool story about the glider. My father was in WWII as a tank Commander. Also, he was in France to get some of the treasures back from the you know who, anyway, he had a lot of interesting stories. Love your visit to Germany, BTW. my parents are of German decent.
As you know as mentioned before. I and like my young son now love WW history and OFLAG IV-C is no exception. The castle itself is steeped in over a 1000 years of history. Even and incurable insane asylum for the German nobility. Certainly a building and place full of history and stories to last a lifetime.
Phil I really enjoyed your trip to visit the castle, it must have been thrilling for you to see a place you've dreamed of seeing since you were a child. What a fascinating story about the prisoners building the hang glider I had never heard that story before. Thanks again, Kathy 🇺🇸
Thank you for sharing that Phil. I vaguely remembered hearing about the glider a long long time ago. Now to look it up and gain some more knowledge. Glad you got to tick something off your bucket list.
I remember watching the movie The Birdman here in the U.S. I always wanted to know the real history of the Colditze Glider. I remember seeing a program about the ĝlider on PBS
Very interesting castle. It is huge and what a history. I still prefer the French castles and château. More romantic and pretty to me. Say hi to Angelina and Lightning. Stay safe.
I went there in 1990_1993 not sure which year if memory is correct we had a tour round it & saw a few things that were not on a regular tour think it was still being use as a mental hospital it was very eary it had a lot of atmosphere.🤔 Love Sue❤❤❤🇬🇧❤❤❤
My dad fought in the war in France, England, Germany etc. He sent home so many pics, but my mom , who didn't understand the significance of them, let us look at them and lost most of them. Sad. I rem a lot of them. I went over on 50th anniversary and visited many sights. He went in on the second wave of DDay. We are in Georgia USA.
There are two documentaries about the glider here on CZcams, one is called “ Escape from Colditz “ ( Channel 4 Documentaries it’s over 2 hours long. Then there is Escape from Colditz Windfall TV documentary. Also Escape from Colditz! The British plan to Glide out of Colditz castle. I’ve seen them all and recommend them.
Have you been able to trace WWII history to your chateau? On Guernsey, my family's home was taken over by German Officers -- with an elderly spinster cousin forced to live in the basement for the duration of the war. After Guernsey was liberated, an inventory was made and the family was rather shocked that the damage was minimal -- more wear and tear.
Germany is so underrated..i also use Germany as a stop to other destination.. Such a shame, because the food, history, landscapes and natural beauty is fenonmenal!!
My Husband has built 2-3 experimental "ultra light" (actually heavy, bigger motor) biplane, we uploaded a video on Randy Lund's "Waldo takes the wife flying". It's in the front field.
I remember the TV series Colditz in England many years ago. The castle looks much friendlier now!
My grandpa was in boucanval in 1936 and was a violin player and was let go and went to England
Happy that you were able to see Colditz Castle. There are hundreds of beautiful castles and countryside in Germany. One of the most beautiful countries to visit.
You’ve brought back happy memories of my Honeymoon in 2012! You might think a bit strange thing to do or visit. Hubby and I were in our mid 40’s when we got married and wanted to do something different for our honeymoon and like you history buffs especially WWI and WW2. We decided to go on a Leger Coach tour and chose their Dambusters Tour….I don’t know if they still do it but if they do I thoroughly recommend it to all. We covered 6 countries in 9 days and visited the Merner, Sorber, and Eider dams, Colditz Castle, Stalag lift 3 where the Great Escape occurred , the Commonwealth War Cemetery where the 50 servicemen/escapees were murdered by the Nazi soldiers. We went to Dresden, one of the most heavily bombed cities by the Allies of the whole war, Berlin where we spent two days seeing various things and finally the grave of Guy Gibson the man who led the “Dambusters “ and its incredible to think of all he achieved in his short life….he died just 23 years old.
One of the great things about Leger ( and there are other firms who do similar tours), is you have a Personal tour guide on each coach and their knowledge is absolutely incredible. On our tour we had some ex servicemen and relatives who wished to visit fallen family members who just happened to be buried at Commonwealth Cemeteries on our route, not just the ones on our schedule so they arranged for wreaths for the graves and a couple of diversions . If you’ve never visited a Commonwealth Cemetery I do urge you to visit, no matter where they are located they are the most beautiful and peaceful, tranquil and strangely uplifting places. The locals help ensure they are kept immaculately with beautiful flowers everywhere and on Armistice and several other special commemorative days local school children will take flowers and place them upon each grave, such is the gratefulness of the people for their freedom, even 80 years on.
I’m so glad you got to visit Philip, it is an amazing place. As for the glider, I don’t know if you know but a few years ago a team from Channel 4, actually built a replica of the plane using photos and drawings and memories of ex Colditz prisoners who had actually worked on the plane. No one knew if it would fly, it was never tested nor actually flew but the group were determined to at least give it a go. The programme is called “ Escape from Colditz “ made by Channel 4 . I won’t spoil the outcome but again I recommend the programme to anyone.
Good video Phil, thank you for sharing x
Morning Philip, there are amazing places around the world, fantastic stories of people who tried to escape during wars, it is so interesting. We should spend more time to discover what was forgotten about, or in modern times, what "they" wish to remove from History. It is like they do not wish to reveal all the evil they did to attain their wealth, alas, greed for power will never change and we know what it is all about. It was great for you to visit Colditz, an opportunity in a life time. Perhaps you and Angelina will be able to revisit some time in the future, who knows. Enjoy your sunny days, winter is a season we have to endure, in nature and in our own lives, yet summer is preferred for many reasons. Kind regards.
I really enjoyed this. Thank you!
So interesting thanks for sharing
Very cool tour & history! Thank you! ❤️
Wow! Phil what a wonderful video of this enormous Castle. And thank you for the history lesson. So interesting. The glider story was so amazing. You really are good at this
My son visited there a few years back. Fantastic. Loved the series as a kid.
Fascinating! Thanks for sharing this, Phil.
Thank you so much for this video!! I share your interest in history and always enjoy your history videos!!! Colditz is fascinating! Love from Vermont
Thanks so much for sharing such an important part of history with us. Can't wait to see the updates at The Red Lion.
My favorite part of your videos are the process. Whatever you are doing to improve things, I love that. Keep it up!
The determination of the men to try and escape Colditz and their stories always fascinated me too. I hope to one day revisit Germany and explore more of it as we had very little time last time so were limited in what we saw.
Wow what a story about the glider, Nice to see a place with history in a different country. Loved watching
Thanks for sharing I'm like you love seeing and hearing about world war 2
Cool story about the glider. My father was in WWII as a tank Commander. Also, he was in France to get some of the treasures back from the you know who, anyway, he had a lot of interesting stories. Love your visit to Germany, BTW. my parents are of German decent.
Congratulations on the new bar and restaurant!! Wishing you lots of success with it!
As you know as mentioned before. I and like my young son now love WW history and OFLAG IV-C is no exception. The castle itself is steeped in over a 1000 years of history. Even and incurable insane asylum for the German nobility.
Certainly a building and place full of history and stories to last a lifetime.
Phil I really enjoyed your trip to visit the castle, it must have been thrilling for you to see a place you've dreamed of seeing since you were a child. What a fascinating story about the prisoners building the hang glider I had never heard that story before. Thanks again, Kathy 🇺🇸
Thank you for sharing this piece of history.
Many thanks for sharing your visit to Colditz. Loved the music.
Loved the castle!
I remember a movie about that glider to escape during the war. Didn’t know it was a true story. Thanks for the video.
Thank You for sharing.I love history.
Thank you for sharing that Phil. I vaguely remembered hearing about the glider a long long time ago. Now to look it up and gain some more knowledge. Glad you got to tick something off your bucket list.
I remember watching the movie The Birdman here in the U.S. I always wanted to know the real history of the Colditze Glider. I remember seeing a program about the ĝlider on PBS
Very interesting castle. It is huge and what a history. I still prefer the French castles and château. More romantic and pretty to me. Say hi to Angelina and Lightning.
Stay safe.
Wow. An amazing castle. I’ve never heard of it before. Thanks for sharing.
I followed the series many years ago, stayed with me, especially when I talked about it with my dad, a ww2 veteran, amazing.
I went there in 1990_1993 not sure which year if memory is correct we had a tour round it & saw a few things that were not on a regular tour think it was still being use as a mental hospital it was very eary it had a lot of atmosphere.🤔
Love Sue❤❤❤🇬🇧❤❤❤
Thank you for sharing as always!
My dad fought in the war in France, England, Germany etc. He sent home so many pics, but my mom , who didn't understand the significance of them, let us look at them and lost most of them. Sad. I rem a lot of them. I went over on 50th anniversary and visited many sights. He went in on the second wave of DDay. We are in Georgia USA.
Very cool. I too read the books and watched the movie(s). It does look huge, and impressively maintained, too. Thanks
There are two documentaries about the glider here on CZcams, one is called “ Escape from Colditz “ ( Channel 4 Documentaries it’s over 2 hours long. Then there is Escape from Colditz Windfall TV documentary. Also Escape from Colditz! The British plan to Glide out of Colditz castle. I’ve seen them all and recommend them.
This is so fascinating. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks!
That was brilliant thank you 😊
did see the serie of Colditz
Great story
Have you been able to trace WWII history to your chateau? On Guernsey, my family's home was taken over by German Officers -- with an elderly spinster cousin forced to live in the basement for the duration of the war. After Guernsey was liberated, an inventory was made and the family was rather shocked that the damage was minimal -- more wear and tear.
Completely amazing castle that boggles the mind at the enormous size.
Thank you Phil , this was interesting !
Good to see you escaped from Colditz!
Germany is so underrated..i also use Germany as a stop to other destination.. Such a shame, because the food, history, landscapes and natural beauty is fenonmenal!!
That is a huge schloss!! I recall the glider story, fascinating details. Good for you that a dream to see it has come through. Enjoy your vlogs.😃
My Husband has built 2-3 experimental "ultra light" (actually heavy, bigger motor) biplane, we uploaded a video on Randy Lund's "Waldo takes the wife flying".
It's in the front field.
NICE
Loved this video, very interesting
Very interesting Phill
AMAZING!!!!!
Miss your smiling face! Hurry back
Are they apartments now in the castle? That was some big castle.
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