Fighting Through WWII Stories & History
167 episodes - English - Latest episode: 18 days ago - ★★★★★ - 174 ratingsDunkirk, D-Day, North Africa, Sicily, Italy, Omaha, USAF, RAF, POWs, Second World War Stories, Memoirs & interviews - Britain, USA, Australia, Canada … all the forces … WW2.
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8 D-Day WWII poems of D E Gray V.2022
October 15, 2016 09:48 - 24 minutes - 14.1 MB"We're having a marvellous time!" When Company Sergeant Major Gray wasn't fighting for the Green Howards, sometime in 1944 he found time to compose some war poetry. Six linked poems paint a picture of the journey across the English Channel and onwards through Normandy, ending with a letter home to Doug's mum and dad, telling them what a marvellous time he was having. Composed with a great sense of humour, these WWII poems make essential listening for any war buff. More great unpublish...
7 D-Day Diary of D Gray Part 2
October 09, 2016 16:23 - 39 minutes - 22.9 MBWar memoirs of a WW2 military medal hero. "Cognac, Calvados and kisses!" The previous episode of the diary ended with Company Sergeant Major Gray winning the Military Medal. His battalion, the 7 Green Howards, had landed on Gold Beach on D-Day 6 June and advanced some distance into the dangerous French countryside. With many comrades already dead or wounded, CSM Gray must push on further into WWII Europe with Holland as the next destination. More hazards and humour await our heroes ......
7 D-Day Diary of D Gray Pt 2
October 09, 2016 16:23 - 39 minutes - 36.6 MBWar memoirs of a WW2 military medal hero. "Cognac, Calvados and kisses!". The previous episode of the diary ended with Company Sergeant Major Gray winning the Military Medal. His battalion, the 7 Green Howards, had landed on Gold Beach on D-Day 6 June and advanced some distance into the dangerous French countryside. With many comrades already dead or wounded, CSM Gray must push on further into WWII Europe with Holland as the next destination. More hazards and humour await our heroes .....
7 D-Day Diary of D Gray Part 2 V.2022
October 09, 2016 16:23 - 39 minutes - 22.9 MBWar memoirs of a WW2 military medal hero. "Cognac, Calvados and kisses!" The previous episode of the diary ended with Company Sergeant Major Gray winning the Military Medal. His battalion, the 7 Green Howards, had landed on Gold Beach on D-Day 6 June and advanced some distance into the dangerous French countryside. With many comrades already dead or wounded, CSM Gray must push on further into WWII Europe with Holland as the next destination. More hazards and humour await our heroes ......
6 D-Day Diary of D Gray Part 1 V.2022
October 07, 2016 17:13 - 1 hour - 37.3 MBDoug Gray was there on D-Day and beyond. He wrote his diary and even wrote a diary entry on the day he won his military medal - before he knew he'd won it! The diary’s been supplied by Doug’s family. The entries start just before D-Day and finish several weeks after, so it’s quite a rare historical record because soldiers were forbidden to keep diaries in case they got captured. Doug's WWII diary tells a really excellent story with drama, tragedy and humour. 17 June 1944: "Poor old To...
6 D-Day Diary of D Gray Part 1
October 07, 2016 17:13 - 1 hour - 37.3 MBDoug Gray was there on D-Day and beyond. He wrote his diary and even wrote a diary entry on the day he won his military medal - before he knew he'd won it! The diary’s been supplied by Doug’s family. The entries start just before D-Day and finish several weeks after, so it’s quite a rare historical record because soldiers were forbidden to keep diaries in case they got captured. Doug's WWII diary tells a really excellent story with drama, tragedy and humour. 17 June 1944: "Poor old To...
6 D-Day Diary of D Gray Pt 1
October 07, 2016 17:13 - 1 hour - 59.7 MBDoug Gray was there on D-Day and beyond. He wrote his diary and fascinating it is too. He even wrote a diary entry on the day he won his military medal, before he knew he'd won it! The diary’s been supplied by Doug’s family. The entries start just before D-Day and finish several weeks after, so it’s quite a rare historical record because soldiers were forbidden to keep diaries in case they got captured. Doug's WWII diary tells a really excellent story with drama, tragedy and humour. 17 ...
5 Claude Reynolds - WW2 Lancaster veteran interview 1
July 20, 2016 20:39 - 43 minutes - 30.1 MBLancaster Flight Sergeant Claude Reynolds' WW2 memories. Claude was rear gunner in a Lancaster during the 2nd world war and flew many sorties all over Europe. He experienced no end of scary moments during his time as a member of 49 Squadron in the much-regaled No 5 Group Bomber Command. So he’s got plenty of WWII stories to tell. More great unpublished history - of the Second World War. Full show notes and photos at www.FightingThroughPodcast.co.uk Best podcast for World War 2 histo...
4 Wilf Shaw - WW2 army veteran interview 1
July 09, 2016 13:29 - 1 hour - 27.5 MBThe memories of a Legion D'Honneur veteran A chat with Wilf Shaw of 6th Battalion the Green Howards, 50th infantry division, in the British Army. Wilf fought in many campaigns including fighting for Monty’s 8th army in Alamein, Wadi Akarit in Tunisia, Sicily and of course Normandy. He was wounded twice and still returned to battle! This is the fourth episode in the WWII podcast series Fighting Through from Dunkirk to Hamburg, based around the book of the same name which features Bill ...
4 Wilf Shaw - Veteran interview 1, Second World War
July 09, 2016 13:29 - 1 hour - 27.9 MBThe memories of a Legion D'Honneur veteran A chat with Wilf Shaw of 6th Battalion the Green Howards, 50th infantry division, in the British Army of WW2. Wilf fought in many campaigns including fighting for Monty’s 8th army in Alamein, Wadi Akarit in Tunisia, Sicily and of course Normandy. He was wounded twice and still returned to battle! This is the fourth episode in the WWII podcast series Fighting Through from Dunkirk to Hamburg, based around the book of the same name which feature...
3 D-Day - Sgt Brian Moss Royal Engineers WW2
May 16, 2013 15:00 - 51 minutes - 23.7 MBGraphic accounts of the D-Day landings taken from two veteran memoirs. Startling accounts from two different perspectives - one from an infantryman, the other from a Royal Engineer, both landing on Gold Beach under heavy fire. Graphic accounts of the D-Day landings taken from two veteran memoirs. Startling accounts from two different perspectives - one from an infantryman, the other from a Royal Engineer, both landing on Gold Beach under heavy fire. "Every second was vital; let’s get...
3 D-Day - Sgt Brian Moss Royal Engineers WW2
May 16, 2013 15:00 - 53 minutes - 48.8 MBGraphic accounts of the D-Day landings taken from two veteran memoirs. Startling accounts from two different perspectives - one from an infantryman, the other from a Royal Engineer, both landing on Gold Beach under heavy fire. This is the third episode in the WWII podcast series Fighting Through from Dunkirk to Hamburg, based around the book of the same name which features Bill Cheall's World War 2 memoirs. More great unpublished history - of the Second World War. Links - Not supported...
3 D-Day - Sgt Brian Moss Royal Engineers, Second World War
May 16, 2013 15:00 - 51 minutes - 24.1 MBGraphic accounts of the D-Day landings taken from two veteran memoirs. Startling accounts from two different perspectives - one from an infantryman, the other from a Royal Engineer, both landing on Gold Beach under heavy fire. Graphic accounts of the D-Day landings taken from two veteran memoirs. Startling accounts from two different perspectives - one from an infantryman, the other from a Royal Engineer, both landing on Gold Beach under heavy fire. "Every second was vital; let’s get...
2 North Africa WW2 - Veterans' accounts of Monty's 8th Army action
April 11, 2013 22:52 - 40 minutes - 18.5 MBVeteran accounts of the key battle which led to victory in North Africa, Second World War Wadi Akarit - World War Two's own Charge of the Light Brigade! "A patrol went out that night. Lance Corporal Joe Ryder of Spennymoor went with them. He was a long-term member of 2 Platoon and told us afterwards how they had penetrated the enemy positions and, encountering an enemy patrol, had lain doggo. A member of the enemy patrol had put a foot on Joe's hand as he lay there ..." Brian Moss, Ser...
2 North Africa WW2 - Veterans' accounts of Second World War
April 11, 2013 22:52 - 40 minutes - 18.8 MBVeteran accounts of the key battle which led to victory in North Africa, Second World War Wadi Akarit - World War Two's own Charge of the Light Brigade! "A patrol went out that night. Lance Corporal Joe Ryder of Spennymoor went with them. He was a long-term member of 2 Platoon and told us afterwards how they had penetrated the enemy positions and, encountering an enemy patrol, had lain doggo. A member of the enemy patrol had put a foot on Joe's hand as he lay there ..." Brian Moss, Ser...
1 Dunkirk WW2 - Veteran Bill Cheall's story of the beaches, Second World War
April 11, 2013 17:18 - 21 minutes - 10.3 MBGripping veteran account of the Beaches at Dunkirk, 1940, WWII. Bill Cheall’s dramatic experience on the beaches at Bray-Dunes, France, 1940, trying to get back to England in WWII. Great unpublished history! Links and photos - Not supported by all podcast players: Full show notes here Feedback/reviews in Apple Podcasts - Thank you. Twitter page here Best podcast for World War 2 history and the second world war Facebook page Web site home page Second World War histor...
1 Dunkirk WW2 - Veteran Bill Cheall's story of the beaches
April 11, 2013 17:18 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MBGripping veteran account of the Beaches at Dunkirk, 1940, WWII. Bill Cheall’s dramatic experience on the beaches at Bray-Dunes, France, 1940, trying to get back to England in WWII. Great unpublished history! Links and photos - Not supported by all podcast players: Full show notes here Feedback/reviews in Apple Podcasts - Thank you. Twitter page here Best podcast for World War 2 history and the second world war Facebook page Web site home page Second World War histo...