Not long after Bouley's "womanly" escape attempt (see #5), two
prisoners went missing after the daily stroll in the park. The Colditz security
apparatus swung into action: Local police headquarters, railway stations, and
foresters were notified, and guards searched the surrounding landscape on
bicycle and foot. But while examining the park walk with a fine-toothed comb,
one German suddenly remembered an air-raid shelter situated in an old house
along the park path. The Germans found the door unlocked—and inside were
Captain Harry Elliot and Captain Janek Lados (see #7). The Germans determined
(rightly) that this must have been the way Le Ray (see #1) and at least one
other French officer had escaped.
