The WW2 Podcast

In June 1944, as the Allied armies fought to break out from the Normandy beachhead, attention turned to a series The post 312- Normandy 1944: Operation Martlet appeared first on The WW2 Podcast .

In this episode, we turn our attention to the final months of the war in Europe and one of the The post 311 – Patton, 1945 appeared first on The WW2 Podcast .

When we think of Allied prisoners of war in German camps, we often picture barbed wire, watchtowers, tunnels, and the The post 310 – Great Escapeism at Stalag Luft III appeared first on The WW2 Podcast .

When people think about the secret war in occupied Europe, they often picture agents, resistance fighters, and acts of sabotage The post 309 – SOE Special Duties Flights appeared first on The WW2 Podcast .

In the summer of 1940, Britain stood alone. France had fallen, invasion seemed possible, and Winston Churchill faced a grave The post 308 – Mers El-Kébir: The British Attack on the French Navy appeared first on The WW2 Podcast .

Before he became a familiar face on screen, appearing in over 70 films like ‘The Bridge on the River Kwai’, The post 307 – Percy Herbert: From POW to Hollywood appeared first on The WW2 Podcast .

The final battle for Berlin in 1945 was not just the end of the war in Europe, it was the The post 306 – The Battle for Berlin appeared first on The WW2 Podcast .

In the final months of the Second World War, as the Third Reich collapsed in on itself, boys were sent The post 305 – A Boy Soldier in Hitler’s Army appeared first on The WW2 Podcast .

The partnership between Dwight D. Eisenhower and Winston Churchill was one of the defining relationships of the Second World War. The post 304 – Eisenhower and Churchill appeared first on The WW2 Podcast .

Before the Second World War, learning to fly by instruments was one of the most difficult and dangerous skills a The post 303 – The Link Trainer appeared first on The WW2 Podcast .