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Reinhold Eggers
1890-04-26 – 1974-01-01
Life & Legacy
Reinhold Eggers (1890–1974) was the security officer at Oflag IV-C from November 1940 to April 1945, promoted to chief of security in 1944. The Nova television programme Nazi Prison Escape, a shortened cut of a British documentary series, was based on his books about Colditz. He spent 10 years in Soviet-ordered imprisonment following the war and was released in 1955.
Occupation & Career
pedagogue, military personnel, military officer, writer
Education
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Legacy Highlights
Education & Institutions
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q105684 — wikidata View source
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