Below is a list of attempts to escape from Oflag IV-C, the famous prisoner-of-war camp.
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|No color
|Detected before escape
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|<span style="color:green;">Green</span>
|Successful escape
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|<span style="color:orange;">Orange</span>
|Escaped but recaptured
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|<span style="color:red;">Red</span>
|Injured/Killed during escape
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1941 escape attempts
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|- style="background-color:yellow; color:black"
! Date
! Name
! Nationality
! Method
! Result
|-
| width="15%" | March 18
| width="20%" | Lt. B Cazaumayou<br />Lt. J Paillie
| width="10%" | French
| width="40%" | Tunnel
| width="15%" | Detected
|-
| March ???
| Flt. Lt. W. Gassowski<br />Flt. Lt. W. Gorecki
| Polish
| Cut bar in canteen
| Detected
|-
| March ???
| Lt. A. Boucheron<br />Lt. J. Charvet
| French
| Canteen window
| Detected
|-
| April 5
| Lt. J. Just<br />Lt. R. Bednarksi
| Polish
| Escaped from train en route to Königswartha Hospital
| style="background-color:orange" | Recaptured<br /> Kraków, Poland
|-
| April 11
| Lt. A. Le Ray
| French
| He hid in a park during a game of football.
| style="background-color:lightgreen" | Successful Escape
|-
| April 25
| Lt. K. Dokurno<br />Lt. P. Zielinski<br />Lt. S. Bartoszewicz
| Polish
| Ceiling above canteen
| Detected
|-
| May 8
| Lt. P. Allan
| British
| Escaped inside mattress
| style="background-color:orange" | Recaptured<br /> Vienna, Austria
|-
| May 8
| Lt. J. Hyde-Thomson
| British
| Escaped inside mattress
| Detected
|-
| May 9
| Lt. M Chmiel<br />Lt. M. Surmanowicz
| Polish
| Hid in German quarters
| Detected
|-
| May 10
| Capt. P. Reid<br />Flt. Lt. H. Wardle
| British
| Tunnel
| Detected
|-
| May 12
| Lt. M. Chmiel<br />Lt. M. Surmanowicz
| Polish
| Bedsheet rope
| Detected
|-
| May 13
| Lt. J. Just
| Polish
| Escaped from solitary confinement
| style="background-color:orange" | Recaptured<br /> Rhine river
|-
| May 17
| Lt. C. Moura<br />Lt. R. Boutellier
| French
| Over roof of kitchen house
| Detected
|-
| May 20
| Lt. J. Just
| Polish
| Escaped from Villingen Hospital
| style="background-color:orange" | Recaptured<br /> Württemberg
|-
| May 29
| Lt. Col. G. German<br />Capt. P. Reid<br />Capt K. Lockwood<br />Capt H. Elliott<br />Capt. R. Barry<br />Capt. R. Howe<br />Capt. J. Lados<br />Capt. C. Lewthwaite<br />Flt. Lt. N. Forbes<br />Flt. Lt. H. Wardle<br />Lt. P. Storie Pugh<br /> Lt. G. Wardle <br />Lt. Z. Mikusinski
| British / Polish
| Canteen tunnel
| Detected
|-
| May 31
| Lt. R. Collin
| French
| Hid in rafters of park pavilion
| style="background-color:lightgreen" | Successful Escape
|-
| May ???
| ???
| Polish / French
| ???
| Detected
|-
| June 9
| Lt. P. Mairesse Lebrun
| French
| Hid in rafters of park pavilion, dressed as civilian
| style="background-color:orange" | Recaptured<br /> Grossbothen
|-
| June 18
| Lt. P. Odry
| French
| Hid in rafters of park pavilion
| style="background-color:orange" | Recaptured<br /> Gross Sermuth
|-
| June 25
| Lt. E. Boulé
| French
| Attempted to walk out disguised as a woman.
| Detected
|-
| July 1
| Lt. P. Mairesse Lebrun
| French
| Vaulted over barbed wire fence
| style="background-color:lightgreen" | Successful Escape
|-
| July 2
| ???
| Polish
| Hole in chapel
| Detected
|-
| July 16
| Lt. J. Stepniak
| Polish
| Escaped from hospital
| style="background-color:orange" | Recaptured<br /> Kraków, Poland
|-
| July 18
| Lt. Tatistcheff
| French
| Through wire from Schützenhaus camp
| style="background-color:lightgreen" | Successful Escape
|-
| July 20
| Capt. H. Elliott<br />Capt. J. Lados
| British / Polish
| Escaped through Terrace House
| Detected
|-
| July 23
| Capt. J. Lados
| Polish
| From solitary down west side of castle
| style="background-color:orange" | Recaptured<br /> Swiss border
|-
| July 28
| Lt. A. Thibaud<br />Lt. R. Perrin
| French
| Through an air shaft into Kommandantur, then as workers through gate.
| style="background-color:orange" | Recaptured<br /> Leisnig
|-
| July 31
| Flt. Lt. F. Flinn<br />Lt. P. Allan <br />Lt. T. Elliott<br /> Lt. Cheetham <br />Lt. Middleton<br />Lt. Hyde-Thomson<br />Lt. Barton <br />Lt. Arcq<br />Lt. Verkest<br />Cadet Officer Karpf
| British / Polish / Belgian
| "Toilet Tunnel"
| Detected
|-
| July ???
| ???
| French
| Tunnel in French quarters
| Detected
|-
| November 17
| Cadet ensign J. Hageman<br />Cadet ensign F. Geerligs
| Dutch
| Disguised as members of the league of German girls
| Detected
|-
| August 4
| Flt. Lt. D. Thom<br />Lt. J. Boustead
| British
| Walked out dressed as Hitler Youth
| Detected
|-
| August 13
| Capt. D. Dufour <br />Lt. J. Smit
| Dutch
| Hid inside well
| style="background-color:orange" | Recaptured<br /> Singen
|-
| August 14
| Capt. W. Lawton
| British
| Park walk with orderlies
| style="background-color:orange" | Recaptured<br /> Zschirla
|-
| August 15
| Lt. Gerrit Dames
| Dutch
| Through hole in park wire, intended as diversion for Hans Larive and Francis Steinmetz escape.
| Detected
|-
| August 15
| Lt. Hans Larive<br />Lt. Francis Steinmetz
| Dutch
| Hid inside well
| style="background-color:lightgreen" | Successful Escape
|-
| August 20
| Lt. Kroner
| Polish
| Escaped from Königswartha Hospital
| style="background-color:lightgreen" | Successful Escape
|-
| August 21
| Lt. P. Durant
| French
| Park walk with orderlies
| style="background-color:orange" | Recaptured<br /> Colditz
|-
| August 23
| Capt. Machiel van den Heuvel <br /> Capt. N. Hogerland
| Dutch
| Cut bars in canteen window
| Detected
|-
| August 28
| Lt. A. Neave
| British
| Walk towards gate disguised as German officer
| Detected
|-
| August 29
| Lt. R. Mascret
| French
| Escaped from Schneckwitz Hospital
| style="background-color:orange" | Recaptured<br /> Mainz
|-
| August ???
| Capt. P. Reid
| British
| Escaped through window of solitary confinement
| Detected
|-
| September 1
| Lt. Col. G. German<br />Sqn. Leader B. Paddon<br />Maj. A. Anderson
| British
| Tunnel through kitchen basement
| Detected
|-
| September 19
| Maj. Cornelis Giebel<br />Lt. Oscar Drijber
| Dutch
| Hid inside well
| style="background-color:lightgreen" | Successful Escape
|-
| September 25
| Lt. A. Boucheron
| French
| Escaped from Zeitz Hospital, recaptured then escaped en route to Düsseldorf prison
| style="background-color:lightgreen" | Successful Escape
|-
| September 28
| Lt. Proutchenko<br />Lt. Jurowski<br />Lt. Wbcholzew
| French
| Through wire from Schützenhaus
| style="background-color:orange" | Recaptured<br /> Schaffhausen
|-
| October 6
| Lt. P. Storie-Pugh<br />Unknown Dutch officer
| British / Dutch
| Over roofs
| Detected
|-
| October 7
| Lt. H. Desjobert
| French
| Attempted to climb park fence
| Detected
|-
| October 7
| ???
| British
| Tunnel in British wash house
| Detected
|-
| October 14
| Lt. P. Odry<br />Lt. Navelet
| French
| Escaped from window at Elsterhorst Hospital
| style="background-color:lightgreen" | Successful Escape
|-
| October 15
| Lt. J. Charvet<br />Lt. P. Levy
| French
| Escaped from window at Elsterhorst Hospital
| style="background-color:orange" | Recaptured<br /> Aachen
|-
| October 22
| Lt. G. Diedler
| French
| Escaped from window at Elsterhorst Hospital
| style="background-color:orange" | Recaptured<br /> outside hospital
|-
| October ???
| ???
| French
| Tunnel from quarters
| Detected
|-
| November 8
| Lt. M. Leroy<br />Lt. M. Lejeune<br />Lt. Verlaye
| Belgian / French
| Cut wire of park fence
| style="background-color:orange" | Recaptured<br /> outside castle wall
|-
| November 22
| Lt. G. Wardle <br />Lt. Wojchieckowski
| British / Polish
| Hidden inside well
| Detected
|-
| November 23
| Flt. Lt. D. Donaldson<br />Flt. Lt. D. Thom
| British
| Over roof of Kellerhaus
| Detected
|-
| November 23
| Capt. J. Rogers<br />Capt. C. Lewthwaite<br /> Lt. G. Wardle <br />Lt. A. Neave
| British
| Disguised as Polish orderlies
| Detected
|-
| November 25
| ???
| British
| Tunnel in British quarters
| Detected
|-
| November 25
| Lt. M. Girot
| French
| Through main gate dressed as orderly
| style="background-color:orange" | Recaptured<br /> Frankfurt
|-
| November 28
| Giles Romilly
| British
| Dressed as orderly
| Detected
|-
| December 12
| Lt. Charles Douw van der Krap<br />Sub Lt. Frits Kruimink
| Dutch
| Park under pile of leaves
| Detected
|-
| December 15
| Capt. E. Steenhouwer<br />Lt. J. baron van Lynden
| Dutch
| Dressed as German officers
| Detected
|-
| December 17
| Lt. J. Durand-Hornus<br />Lt. J. Prot<br />Lt. G. de Frondeville
| French
| Escaped into fog on trip to dentist.<br />Prot KIA: 29 January 1944, Mount Belvedere
| style="background-color:lightgreen" | Successful Escape
|-
|}
1942 escape attempts
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|- style="background-color:yellow; color:black"
! Date
! Name
! Nationality
! Method
! Result
|-
| width="15%" | January 5
| width="20%" | Lt. A. Neave<br />Lt. A. Luteijn
| width="10%" | British / Dutch
| width="40%" | Under theatre out of guardhouse as German officers
| width="15%" style="background-color:lightgreen" | Successful Escape
|-
| January 6
| Lt. H. Donkers <br />Lt. J. Hyde-Thomson
| Dutch / British
| Under theatre out of guardhouse as German officers
| style="background-color:orange" | Recaptured<br />Ulm station
|-
| January 9
| Lt. de Bykowitz
| French
| Jumped from train to Riesa
| Detected
|-
| January 14
| Flt. Lt. F. Flinn
| British
| British snow tunnel on canteen roof
| Detected
|-
| January 16
| Lt. R. Madin<br />Lt. J. Paille<br />Lt. B. Cazaumayou<br />Six other officers
| French
| The "French Tunnel"
| Detected
|-
| January 20
| Capt. Dr. Le Guet<br />Padre Jean-Jean
| French
| Ran away during private Sacrament of Confession
| style="background-color:orange" | Recaptured<br />Frankfurt & Saarbrücken
|-
| January 20
| Cadet Officer C. Linck
| Dutch
| Inside postal service sack
| Detected
|-
| January 21
| Capt. P. Reid<br />Lt. A. Orr-Ewing<br />Lt. W. O'Hara<br />Lt. Mackinsie<br />Lt. J. Boustead<br />Lt. E. Harrison
| British
| British snow tunnel on canteen roof
| Detected
|-
| January 27
| Flt. Lt. N. Forbes
| British
| Digging under stage
| Detected
|-
| February 27
| Capt. Gerrit Dames<br />Capt. J. Hageman
| Dutch
| Tunnel under terrace
| Detected
|-
| March 2
| Flt. Lt. F. Flinn<br />Cadet Officer C. Linck
| British / Dutch
| Escaped on way to Arrest House
| style="background-color:orange" | Recaptured<br />Colditz
|-
| March 18
| ???
| ???
| Tunnel in sick bay
| Detected
|-
| March 20
| Lt. H. Desjobert<br />Lt. A. Thibaud
| French
| Hid in cart of rubble
| style="background-color:orange" | Recaptured<br />Colditz
|-
| April 4
| Flt. Lt. F. Flinn
| British
| Tunnel in British quarters
| Detected
|-
| April 24
| Lt. P. Manheimer
| French
| ???
| style="background-color:orange" | Recaptured<br />Colditz
|-
| April 26
| Lt. W. Wychodzew<br />Lt. J. Niestrzeba
| Polish
| Escaped from military hospital in Gnaschwitz
| style="background-color:orange" | Recaptured<br />Singen & Stuttgart
|-
| April 26
| Sqn. Leader B. Paddon<br />Lt. J. Just
| British / Polish
| ???
| style="background-color:orange" | Recaptured<br />Leipzig
|-
| April 26
| Captain L. Rémy
| Belgian
| Escaped from train station, took boat to Algeciras
| style="background-color:lightgreen" | Successful Escape
|-
| April ???
| Lt. J. baron van Lynden
| Dutch
| Broke into German quarters to steal uniform
| Detected
|-
| April ???
| ???
| Dutch
| Hid in pile of leaves in park
| Detected
|-
| May 10
| Lt. D. Gill<br />???
| British / Polish
| Through the kitchen
| Detected
|-
| May 28
| Lt. M. Girot
| French
| Replaced French orderly on working party. Girot KIA: Gestapo, May 1944
| style="background-color:orange" | Recaptured<br />Frankfurt
|-
| May 28
| Lt. I. Price
| British
| ???
| Detected
|-
| June 2
| Lt. M. Sinclair
| British
| Escaped from Leipzig hospital
| style="background-color:orange" | Recaptured<br />Cologne
|-
| June 8
| Lt. M. Sinclair
| British
| Escaped from holding cell
| style="background-color:orange" | Recaptured<br />Cologne
|-
| June 9
| Capt. W. Lawton<br />Capt. R. Howe<br />Lt. W. O'Hara<br />Lt. E. Harrison<br />Lt. I. Dickinson<br />Lt. V. Parker
| British
| In attic above British quarters
| Detected
|-
| June 11
| Sqn. Leader B. Paddon
| British
| Sent for court martial at Thorn, escaped from work party there. Smuggled out through Gdańsk
| style="background-color:lightgreen" | Successful Escape
|-
| June 45
| Lt. R. Bouillez
| French
| Sent for court martial in Stuttgart, jumped train but found unconscious next to tracks, sent to hospital, escaped from hospital.
| style="background-color:lightgreen" | Successful Escape
|-
| July 6
| ???
| Dutch
| Dutch tunnel
| Detected
|-
| July 7
| Lt. J. Tucki
| Polish
| In Polish orderly working party
| Detected
|-
| July 15
| Flt. Lt. V. Parker<br />Lt. M. Keillar
| British
| ???, Keillar transferred to Lamsdorf
| Detected
|-
| July 19
| ???
| Polish / Belgian
| Tunnel in Saalhaus
| Detected
|-
| July 26
| Capt. M. van den Heuvel<br />Lt. H. Vinkinbosch<br />Lt. Verleye<br />Lt. F. Kruimink<br /> Lt. P. Storie-Pugh
| Belgian / British / Dutch
| Scullery tunnel
| Detected
|-
| July 26
| ???
| British
| Tunnel in senior officers' quarters
| Detected
|-
| August 18
| Flt. Lt. J. Dickinson
| British
| Jumped wall of exercise yard of Colditz town jail, stole bicycle
| style="background-color:orange" | Recaptured<br />Chemnitz
|-
| August 19
| Capt. P. Reid<br />Capt. R. Barry
| British
| Delousing shed tunnel
| Detected
|-
| August 20
| Lt. Delarne
| French
| Park walk disguised as painter
| Detected
|-
| August 25
| Flt. Lt. N. Forbes<br />Lt. K. Lee
| British
| Escaped en route to Leipzig for court martial.
| style="background-color:orange" | Recaptured<br />Leipzig
|-
| August 28
| Flt. Lt. J. Dickinson
| British
| Hid underneath bread delivery van.
| Detected
|-
| August 29
| Capt. R. Barry<br />Capt. P. Reid
| British
| Solitary confinement: Barry cut through bars, Reid dug tunnel
| Detected
|-
| September 1
| Lt. W. Zelaźniewicz
| Polish
| Escaped on park walk
| style="background-color:orange" | Recaptured<br />Podelwitz
|-
| September 2
| Lt. Cdr. W. Stephens
| British
| Escaped from Colditz train station (returning from Lamsdorf)
| style="background-color:orange" | Recaptured<br />Outside Colditz
|-
| September 7
| Flt. Lt. D. Bruce
| British
| Hid inside Red Cross tea chest, climbed down outer wall via bedsheet rope.
| style="background-color:orange" | Recaptured<br />Gdańsk
|-
| September 8
| Flt. Lt. J. Dickinson
| British
| Attempted escape while on exercise in the park
| Detected
|-
| September 9
| Capt. W. Lawton<br />Capt. T. Beets<br />Lt. Donkers<br /> Lt. G. Wardle <br />
| British / Dutch
| Broke into Kommandant's office, cut hole into storeroom, out of storeroom in German and Polish orderly uniforms.
| style="background-color:orange" | Recaptured<br />Commichau & Dobeln
|-
| September 9
| Flt. Lt. H.N. Fowler<br />Lt. D. van Doorninck
| British / Dutch
| Broke into Kommandant's office, cut hole into storeroom, out of storeroom in German and Polish orderly uniforms. Fowler died March 1944
| style="background-color:lightgreen" | Successful Escape
|-
| September 10
| ???
| British
| Subaltern's tunnel
| Detected
|-
| October 14
| Maj. R.B. Littledale<br />Lt. Cdr. W. Stephens<br />Capt. P. Reid<br />Flt. Lt. H. Wardle
| British
| Escape through kitchen into German yard, across yard into Kommandantur cellar, out cellar into dry moat. Littledale KIA: August 1944
| style="background-color:lightgreen" | Successful Escape
|-
| October 23
| ???
| Dutch
| Attempt at hole under theatre
| Detected
|-
| October ???
| Lt. P. Storie-Pugh<br />Lt. F. Kruimink
| British / Dutch
| Over roof of Kellerhaus. Discovered by dog on ground.
| Detected
|-
| November 26
| Lt. M. Sinclair<br />Lt. C. Klein
| British / French
| Through well in Kommandantur
| style="background-color:orange" | Recaptured<br />Tuttlingen & Plauen
|-
| November 27
| Capt. R. Barry<br />Lt. Aulard
| British / French
| Through well in Kommandantur
| Detected
|-
| November ???
| Lt. M. Bissell
| British
| Tunnel under altar steps in chapel
| Detected
|-
| December 6
| Lt. Z. Kepa<br />Lt. T. Osiecki<br />Lt. A. Slipko
| Polish
| Over orderlies' roof
| Detected
|-
| December 14
| Lt. M. Sinclair
| British
| From Weinsberg after recapture
| style="background-color:orange" | Recaptured<br />Weinsberg
|-
| December 15
| Lt. van der Falk Bouman
| Dutch
| Disguised as German soldier
| style="background-color:orange" | Recaptured<br />Emmendingen
|-
| December 19
| CPO W. Hammond.<br />CPO D. Lister
| British
| Transferred to Lamsdorf since not officers, escaped from Breslau work party
| style="background-color:lightgreen" | Successful Escape
|-
| December 28
| Lt. A. Perodeau
| French
| Impersonated Willi Pöhnert
| Detected
|-
|}
1943 escape attempts
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" align="center" width="90%"
|- style="background-color:yellow; color:black"
! Date
! Name
! Nationality
! Method
! Result
|-
| width="15%" | January ???
| width="20%" | Lt. Gris Davies-Scourfield<br />Others
| width="10%" | British
| width="40%" | Pulpit tunnel under chapel
| width="15%" | Detected
|-
| March 7
| Capt. B. Mazumdar
| British (India)
| Hunger strike in order to receive transfer, escapes twice from new camp, reaches Switzerland
| style="background-color:lightgreen" | Successful Escape
|-
| March 7
| Flt. Lt. J. Dickinson
| British
| Jumps over wall of exercise area of Colditz town jail.
| style="background-color:orange" | Recaptured<br />Chemnitz
|-
| April 5
| Capt. D. Dufour <br />Flt. Lt. A. van Rood
| British / Dutch
| Dressed as German officers
| Detected
|-
| April 8
| Capt. Pemberton-How
| British
| Schützenhaus. In manhole after search.
| Detected
|-
| April 8
| Lt. E. Desbats<br />Lt. J. Caillaud
| French
| Over roof of castle
| Detected
|-
| April 28
| Capt. Ion Ferguson RAMC
| British
| Transfer order granted, Works as doctor at Stalag IV-D certifying prisoners insane. Convinces Germans he is himself insane, repatriated in January 1945.
| style="background-color:lightgreen" | Successful Escape
|-
| April ???
| ???
| British
| Hole under dentist office chair.
| Detected
|-
| May 1
| Flt. Lt. V. Parker<br />Flt. Lt. N. Forbes<br />Lt. D. Wheeler
| British
| "Revier" tunnel
| Detected
|-
| May 11
| Flt. Lt. D. Thom
| British
| Vaults fence of park
| style="background-color:orange" | Recaptured<br />outside wall
|-
| May ???
| Lt. M. Sinclair<br />Lt. G. Davies-Scourfield
| British
| Cut hole in park fence wire
| Detected
|-
| May ???
| Flt. Lt. J. Best<br />Lt. M. Harvey<br />Others
| British
| Attempted to re-open "French Tunnel"
| Detected
|-
| June 7
| Lt. J.J.L. baron van Lynden
| Dutch
| During Dutch transfer to Stanislau
| style="background-color:lightgreen" | Successful Escape
|-
| June 11
| Lt. A. Perrin
| French
| Through "witches' walk"
| Detected
|-
| July 8
| Lt. M. Fahy
| French
| Escapes from hospital in Hohenstein-Ernstthal
| style="background-color:orange" | Recaptured<br />Kaufungen
|-
| July 12
| Lt. A. Darthenay
| French
| Escapes from hospital in Hohenstein-Ernstthal. Joined French Resistance. KIA: Gestapo 7 April 1944
| style="background-color:lightgreen" | Successful Escape
|-
| July 13
| Lt. C. Klein<br />Giles Romilly
| Free French / British
| Hidden in baggage pile at Colditz rail station
| Detected
|-
| July 13
| Lt. T. Barrott<br />Lt. D. Hamilton<br />Lt. C. Sandbach
| British
| Exchanged identities with French officers in transit to Lübeck
| Detected
|-
| July ???
| Lt. J. Best <br />Lt. M. Harvey<br />Others
| British
| "French Tunnel" re-opening attempt
| Detected
|-
| August 10
| Lt. P. Allan<br />Lt. A. Campbell<br />Others
| British
| "Whitechapel Deep" tunnel
| Detected
|-
| September 3
| Capt. L. Pope<br />Lt. M. Sinclair<br />Lt. J. Hyde-Thomson
| British
| Attempted to impersonate a German sergeant
| Detected
|-
| September 11
| Lt. W. Miller<br />Lt. R. Boustead
| British
| Exchanged places with Lt. Stepninc and Lt. Jablonowski during Polish transfer
| Detected
|-
| September 16
| Lt. A. Orr-Ewing
| British
| As French orderly on exercise
| Detected
|-
| September 30
| Lt. G. Davies-Scourfield
| British
| Out of yard in trash pile
| style="background-color:orange" | Recaptured<br />Hildescheim
|-
| September ???
| ???
| British
| "Mayfair Maggies" tunnel
| Detected
|-
| October 7
| Lt. A. Orr-Ewing
| British
| Out of yard in trash pile
| Detected
|-
| November 3
| ???
| British
| Orderlies who escaped from work party at Colditz train station
| style="background-color:orange" | Recaptured<br />Cottbus
|-
| November 25
| Lt. J. Rawson
| British
| ???
| Detected
|-
|}
1944 escape attempts
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|- style="background-color:yellow; color:black"
! Date
! Name
! Nationality
! Method
! Result
|-
| width="15%" | January 19
| width="20%" | Lt. M. Sinclair<br />Lt. J. Best
| width="10%" | British
| width="40%" | Sixty second rope escape down west terrace
| width="15%" style="background-color:orange" | Recaptured<br />Rheine
|-
| January 28
| Lt. W. Millar
| Canadian
| Broke into German courtyard, hung from bottom of German truck. Believed killed by SS at Mauthausen in July 1944.
| Unknown
|-
| January 31
| Capt. C. Lewthwaite
| British
| Hid under trash pile
| Detected
|-
| February 3
| Lt. A. Orr-Ewing
| British
| Jumps fence, swims across Mulde river
| style="background-color:orange" | Recaptured<br />Colditz
|-
| March 17
| ???
| British
| "Crown Deep" tunnel
| Detected
|-
| March 26
| Flt. Lt. V. Parker<br />Lt. M. Harvey
| British
| From air-raid shelter
| Detected
|-
| April 19
| Flt. Lt. D. Bruce
| British
| Cut bars on north side of castle, reached wire fence
| Detected
|-
| April 29
| Lt. D. Moir<br />Lt. M. Edwards<br />Lt. D. Wheeler<br />Lt. P. Fergusson
| British
| Intentionally sloppy escape attempt in hopes to be placed in town jail.
| Detected
|-
| April ???
| ???
| British
| Hexengang corridor
| Detected
|-
| April ???
| Lt. J. Hamilton-Baillie
| British
| Into sewers through shower drain
| Detected
|-
| May 2
| Lt. J. Beaumont
| British
| Hidden under blanked sown with leaves
| style="background-color:orange" | Recaptured<br />3 km from Colditz
|-
| May 3
| Lt. G. Wardle
| British
| Escape through orderlies quarters
| Detected
|-
| May 5
| Capt. H. Elliott<br />Flt. Lt. F. Flinn<br />Lt. J. Barnett<br />Lt. M. Wynn
| British
| Faked illnesses, repatriated
| style="background-color:lightgreen" | Successful Escape
|-
| May 29
| Capt. F. Weldon<br />Lt. J. Hamilton-Baillie
| British
| Out of POW yard into Kommandantur attics, into storeroom on south side of German yard
| Detected
|-
| June 1
| Maj. A. Anderson<br />Others
| British
| Dentist chair tunnel
| Detected
|-
| June 13
| Lt. L. Pumphrey<br />Lt. M. Riviere
| British
| Tunnel through British kitchens
| Detected
|-
| June 16
| Maj. R. Lorraine<br />Flt. Lt. D. Bruce<br />"Bosun" J. Chrisp
| British
| Tunnel through sewers into German yard
| Detected
|-
| July 14
| Flt. Lt. D. Thom
| British
| Escaped from hospital at Schmorkau
| style="background-color:orange" | Recaptured
|-
| September 4
| Lt. M. Sinclair
| British
| Jumped fence in park, wearing civilian clothes
| Detected
|-
| September 18
| Capt. C. Lewthwaite
| British
| Park walk under pile of leaves
| Detected
|-
| September 25
| Lt. M. Sinclair
| British
| Jumps over fence wire in park
| style="background-color:red" | Shot dead
|-
| From 1/1 til 4/15/45
| Flt. Lt. W. Goldfinch<br />Flt. Lt. J. Best<br />Lt. A. Rolt<br /> Lt. G. Wardle <br />Others
| British
| The "Colditz Cock" Glider
| Unused (prison liberated by Allied forces prior to completion of glider)
|-
|}
1945 escape attempts
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|- style="background-color:yellow; color:black"
! Date
! Name
! Nationality
! Method
! Result
|-
| width="15%" |
| width="20%" | Lt.Col. M.B. Reid
| width="10%" | British
| width="40%" | The oldest British prisoner. Feigned heart disease by smoking heavily and drinking concentrated black coffee prior to medical examination and was repatriated.
| width="15%" style="background-color:lightgreen" | Successful Escape<br />
|-
|}
Further reading
External links
- Escape from Colditz Castle — Article about escape attempts from Colditz Castle