Pat Reid signed 1971 Colditz cover

Pat Reid signed 1971 Escape from Colditz cover.

Pat Reid (1910-1990) was a WWII British Army officer & one of the few POWs to escape captivity from Colditz Castle. He was captured during the Battle of France whilst serving with the British Expeditionary Force & arrived at Colditz on 10^th November 1940. After coordinating many escape attempts Reid finally broke free in October 1942 making his way across the border into Switzerland where he remained until after the end of the war gathering information for MI6 from arriving escapees.