Thames Kayaking
A day out Kayaking on the Thames. Today my son Dom and I spent a fantastic couple of hours with Dave from www.thameskayaking.com going down river from Laleham to Shepperton Lock. The sun was shining and the river was a
Thames Kayaking
A day out Kayaking on the Thames. Today my son Dom and I spent a fantastic couple of hours with Dave from www.thameskayaking.com going down river from Laleham to Shepperton Lock. The sun was shining and the river was a
Battle for Calais 1940
Dear followers A couple of weekends ago our intrepid party set off to the south coast of England to cross the Channel and land by boat in the port of Calais, just like our forefathers did back in May 1940. Landed
Battle for Calais 1940
Dear followers A couple of weekends ago our intrepid party set off to the south coast of England to cross the Channel and land by boat in the port of Calais, just like our forefathers did back in May 1940. Landed
Colditz Castle POW Graffiti rare photos
Please see www.gavinjfworrell.com to link to my Flickr account for several very rare photos of graffiti drawn by POWs in WW2 at Oflag IVC, Colditz Castle, the so called “Escape Proof” POW Camp for Allied Officers. This photo was taken
Colditz Castle POW Graffiti rare photos
Please see www.gavinjfworrell.com to link to my Flickr account for several very rare photos of graffiti drawn by POWs in WW2 at Oflag IVC, Colditz Castle, the so called “Escape Proof” POW Camp for Allied Officers. This photo was taken
Mike “The Red Fox” Sinclair Presentation
Mike Sinclair was, to ‘friend and foe’, the greatest escaper of all. His record has never been matched and it is unlikely it ever will. I thought I would share a photographic presentation I gave on the anniversary of his
Mike “The Red Fox” Sinclair Presentation
Mike Sinclair was, to ‘friend and foe’, the greatest escaper of all. His record has never been matched and it is unlikely it ever will. I thought I would share a photographic presentation I gave on the anniversary of his
Escape From Colditz Board Game on TV this Sunday!
100 Greatest Toys, with Jonathan Ross, featuring Escape from Colditz & Gavin JF Worrell Channel 4, Sunday 19th December 6pm to 9pm Presented by gadget, gizmo and toy collector extraordinaire Jonathan Ross, 100 Greatest Toys with Jonathan Ross is a three-hour
Escape From Colditz Board Game on TV this Sunday!
100 Greatest Toys, with Jonathan Ross, featuring Escape from Colditz & Gavin JF Worrell Channel 4, Sunday 19th December 6pm to 9pm Presented by gadget, gizmo and toy collector extraordinaire Jonathan Ross, 100 Greatest Toys with Jonathan Ross is a three-hour
Stalag VIIIC Sagan – a walk though – video
On the anniversary of The Great Escape in March 2010 Gavin JF Worrell shot a series of video footage in and around Stalag Luft III and Stalag VIIIC. They are hosted on Gavin JF Worrell’s Channel MilitaryHistoryBlog: youtube.com/user/militaryhistoryhistoryblog Oflag VIIIC:
Stalag VIIIC Sagan – a walk though – video
On the anniversary of The Great Escape in March 2010 Gavin JF Worrell shot a series of video footage in and around Stalag Luft III and Stalag VIIIC. They are hosted on Gavin JF Worrell’s Channel MilitaryHistoryBlog: youtube.com/user/militaryhistoryhistoryblog Oflag VIIIC:
Colditz BBC 1970′s TV Series – the Cast highlighted
The following is a short dedication to the cast of this fine series based around the POWs at the infamous WW2 POW Camp for Allied Officers. The actors are listed in order of the numbers of the 28 episodes they
Colditz BBC 1970′s TV Series – the Cast highlighted
The following is a short dedication to the cast of this fine series based around the POWs at the infamous WW2 POW Camp for Allied Officers. The actors are listed in order of the numbers of the 28 episodes they
Colditz Castle Live Web Cam View
Here is a great link to a web camera sited on top of Colditz Castle and looking down to the market square. Click on the image to link through to the web cam. This view takes in the dentists where
Colditz Castle Live Web Cam View
Here is a great link to a web camera sited on top of Colditz Castle and looking down to the market square. Click on the image to link through to the web cam. This view takes in the dentists where
Colditz German Officer Paul Priem – short bio
Oflag IVC Colditz, the notorious German WW2 POW Camp for Allied Officers contained many notable POW’s among it’s ‘guests’ – but there were also individuals among the German Staff that will go down in history as well. Here we remember once such
Colditz German Officer Paul Priem – short bio
Oflag IVC Colditz, the notorious German WW2 POW Camp for Allied Officers contained many notable POW’s among it’s ‘guests’ – but there were also individuals among the German Staff that will go down in history as well. Here we remember once such
BBC Colditz 1970′s series finally released on DVD
Well after all these years the BBC have finally released this landmark series. Bootleg copies have been doing the rounds on the internet for some years now and then recently Yesterday TV started showing it for the first time in
BBC Colditz 1970′s series finally released on DVD
Well after all these years the BBC have finally released this landmark series. Bootleg copies have been doing the rounds on the internet for some years now and then recently Yesterday TV started showing it for the first time in
Kommandants of Colditz
Little has been written of the German side of those at Oflag IVC, Colditz Castle. Here is a short article on their superior officer, The Kommandants: Colonel Schmidt (1866 – 1946 or 47) Commandant of Colditz, October 1939 – 31st
Kommandants of Colditz
Little has been written of the German side of those at Oflag IVC, Colditz Castle. Here is a short article on their superior officer, The Kommandants: Colonel Schmidt (1866 – 1946 or 47) Commandant of Colditz, October 1939 – 31st
Colditz – The Colditz Commandos
7 Commandos This post is dedicated to the memory of 7 Commandos, one Canadian and six British, who were held prisoner at Colditz for a short period of time before being executed under Hitler’s ‘Commando Order’. The men, their mission,
Colditz – The Colditz Commandos
7 Commandos This post is dedicated to the memory of 7 Commandos, one Canadian and six British, who were held prisoner at Colditz for a short period of time before being executed under Hitler’s ‘Commando Order’. The men, their mission,
The Sagan Order – The Great Escape Murders
The deterioration in treatment of prisoners and the shift in responsibility between the Wehrmacht and the Gestapo has been brilliantly captured by Lt.Col. AP Scotland, a man at the very heart of this subject matter, in his book ‘The London
The Sagan Order – The Great Escape Murders
The deterioration in treatment of prisoners and the shift in responsibility between the Wehrmacht and the Gestapo has been brilliantly captured by Lt.Col. AP Scotland, a man at the very heart of this subject matter, in his book ‘The London
