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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/tyrion2024 on 2025-07-12 14:51:23+00:00.

Original Title: TIL the only Indian POW held in Colditz Castle during WWII, Birendra Nath Mazumdar, was shunned by his fellow inmates. To improve his odds of escaping, he staged a hunger strike to get transferred to an all-Indian camp. It worked & he escaped from the new camp & walked 900km to Switzerland & freedom