Dogsbody c. 1930, referring to people who were stuck with rough work. The term dogsbody has not always been derogatory, with a number of people deliberately using it as their callsign or handle. The most famous of these is probably Douglas Bader, who was an RAF fighter pilot during the Second World War. Dogsbody A dogsbody, or less commonly dog robber in the Royal Navy, is a junior officer, or more generally someone who does drudge work. A rough American equivalent would be a "gofer," "grunt" or "lackey". The Royal Navy used dried peas and eggs boiled in a bag (pease
Colditz in Colditz by Thomsberger & Hermann. In the Nazi era, Colditz Castle was temporarily used as a concentration camp by the SA and as a "Reichsarbeitsdienst" camp. During the Second World War, the town did not suffer any damage. In 1940, the town became the military district IV headquarters for personnel guarding an "Oflag" POW camp for officers, when Oflag IV-C was established in the castle. It became widely known after the war, for both its notable inmates ("Prominente"), such as Giles Romilly or George Lascelles, and several escape attempts. On 14April 1945, the U.S. Army entered the town and