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A signed 1992 paperback edition of 'Colditz: The German Story' written by Hauptmann Reinhold Eggers, (Colditz Security Officer). This book offers a rare and insightful account of the infamous Colditz POW camp, as seen through the eyes of Hauptmann Reinhold Eggers, the camp's Security Officer from 1940 to 1945. Eggers recounts his challenging duty of preventing escapes in a camp notorious for housing some of the most determined Allied prisoners during World War II.
While this edition is not signed by Eggers, it features the signature of Peter Hoffman, a German camp guard stationed at Colditz from 1942 to 1943, who was a witness to the infamous Franz Joseph escape. Hoffman's signature adds a unique layer of authenticity and historical relevance to this account, offering an additional perspective from one of the men charged with maintaining security at the camp. ISBN-10: 0709044763
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