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Fighting Through WWII Stories & History

Second World War Stories, WWII Memoirs & interviews. Dunkirk, D-Day, North Africa, Sicily, Italy, Omaha, USAF, RAF, POWs, – Britain, USA, Australia, Canada … all the forces … WW2.
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76 Christmas at War 2021 WW2 History Dec 02, 2021

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- This Christmas in the South Pacific would be far more festive than last time.

- Three US soldiers came upon a small cabin in the woods.

- We followed the side of the bomb and found a second fuse

A few more yards. I clambered onto the train – Yess!

- Our Christmas Mission Was to fly Chinese troops up North!

- 'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the tent, Not a creature was stirring, the rats had all went.

More Great Unpublished Christmassy!

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https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/76-Christmas-at-War-2021-WW2

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Munich WW2 bomb blows up near station, wounding four https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-59487910

More great unpublished history of the second world war!

75 Coffee with Ken Cooke D-Day veteran Part 2 Nov 17, 2021

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Briton Ken Cooke was in the 7th Green Howards infantry, and at the tender age of 18 was thrown into action for the very first time storming Gold Beach on D-Day 6th June 1944 in the very first waves of attack.

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https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/75-Coffee-with-Ken-Cooke-D-Day-veteran-Part-2

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74 Coffee with Ken Cooke D-Day veteran Part 1 Nov 16, 2021

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Briton Ken Cooke was in the 7th Green Howards infantry, and at the tender age of 18 was thrown into action for the very first time storming Gold Beach on D-Day 6th June 1944 in the very first waves of attack.

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https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/74-Ken-Cooke-WW2-Green-Howard-Part-1

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73 Jack Stansfield British POW in WW2 Oct 25, 2021

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An article written by Michael and Jamie Stansfield, the son and grandson of Jack Stansfield.

Jack Stansfield was a Green Howard, same as Dad, except Jack was in the 5th Battalion and Dad was in the 6th.

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72 More Seabees and family stories WWII Sep 22, 2021

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A short episode to follow up feedback I've had on the previous Seabees episode.

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71 The Battalion Artist, US Seabees in the Pacific War Sep 16, 2021

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A Navy Seabee's Sketchbook of War in the South Pacific

The second world war adventures of Nat Bellantoni and his naval comrades in the famous Seabees.

Plus a memoir from Seabee John Serra.

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https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/71_The_Battalion_Artist_Seabees_in_the_Pacific_War

Nat's entire collection of artwork, papers, and memorabilia from World War II, resides at the Hoover Institution Library and Archives at Stanford University. Search for digital collections or use the links in the show notes.

https://digitalcollections.hoover.org/search/bellantoni

https://histories.hoover.org/battalion-artist/

Irene Bellantoni died in 2016 aged 95. Her obituary is here.

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/bostonglobe/name/irene-bellantoni-obituary?pid=183211729

John Serra was a Seabee with the US Navy and served in Alaska, Saipan and in the invasion of Okinawa. He recorded his service and it is on the Library of Congress website Veterans History Project:

http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/bib/loc.natlib.afc2001001.10960

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70 LCpl Jack Betley WWII comrade Sep 02, 2021

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I've got a number of Dad's comrades KIA that I either can't trace or have no photographs of – Jack Betley from Halifax was one of them. I once knew nothing about him - now I know everything, thanks to listener Mark Peters.

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Colourisation by Jakob Lagerweijj. The quickest way to contact Jakob is via Facebook/Messenger (https://www.facebook.com/jakoblagerweij/)

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69 German Boy Soldier Willi Langbein WW2 May 26, 2021

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The memoir of a 13 year old boy soldier who witnessed six years of world war two, from Jewish persecution to hand-to-hand fighting on the front line - Wilhelm Johannes Langbein.

"I tell my father's story in his own words, without judgement or apology. His is the report of an eyewitness and unwitting participant in the horror of the Third Reich, seen from his perspective as a child". Heidi Langbein-Allen

Daughter

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https://www.facebook.com/Heidi-Langbein-Allen-Author-103406341734780/

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68 Leslie Cook 5 - Australian in Burma WWII Apr 23, 2021

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Part Five - More entertaining WW2 tales plus some great family stories from Gabriel Cervantes and Sidney Topf.

Australian Leslie Eric Cook was in the second 14th of the Australian Imperial Force. He served in Greece, Crete, New Guinea, Borneo and Japan.

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67 Leslie Cook 4 - Sand, Sangers and Home Sweet Home WW2 Apr 21, 2021

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Part Four 1943/4 - Various entertaining WW2 tales

Australian Leslie Eric Cook was in the second 14th of the Australian Imperial Force. He served in Greece, Crete, New Guinea, Borneo and Japan.

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