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Richard Howe
1912–1981
- Occupation
- military officer
Captain Richard Herbert Howe (21 June 1912 â c.
Incarceration history
Facilities
- Oflag IV-CDates unknown
Biography
Captain Richard Herbert Howe (21 June 1912 â c. 1 June 1981) was a British army officer during World War II. He was captured by the Germans in 1940 and eventually held in Oflag IV-C, at Colditz Castle, where he served as Escape Officer from 1942 to 1945. He organised many escapes including eight successful home runs of British officers. Lt. Col. Moran of the Colditz Association described him as 'an outstanding chap, the soul of Colditz. In a crisis he was the most calm individual and he had enormous reserves of will power'.
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