The WW2 Podcast
Angus Wallace Visit website › History · EN · 329 episodes · latest 2026-11-09
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The Great Escape is one of the most famous stories of the Second World War. But how much do we really know about the men who took part? In March 1944, Allied prisoners of war at Stalag Luft III attempted to get 200 men…
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In the winter of 1944, the Schnee Eifel became the scene of some of the fiercest fighting on the German-Belgian border. American forces had already fought their way through this difficult, wooded terrain once. Then, in…
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Thousands of Polish soldiers, refugees and civilians came to Britain after the fall of Poland, expecting eventually to return home. But as the war ended, victory brought a very different reality: Poland was now under…
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When the United States entered the Second World War, American air power was still developing. Four years later, the United States was operating thousands of aircraft, supported by an enormous industrial and…
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Today we're going to Warsaw, a city caught between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, and a city whose people endured occupation, persecution, resistance and ultimately almost total destruction. From the invasion of…
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In 1938, Europe was once again facing the prospect of a major war. The immediate crisis centred on Czechoslovakia, a new state created at the end of the First World War. It was a country with a substantial industrial…
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In this episode, we're going to look at one of the most recognisable American generals of the Second World War: George S. Patton. Patton has become almost a character in his own right. The aggressive general with the…
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In February 1942, as Japanese forces closed in on Singapore, Alexandra Hospital found itself caught in the final days of the British defence of the island. The hospital was still treating wounded soldiers and civilians…
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The C-47 Dakota, or Skytrain as it was known in American service, was one of the most important aircraft of the Second World War. It carried paratroopers into battle, towed gliders packed with men and equipment, flew…
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The war on the Eastern Front was fought on a scale unlike anything the world had ever seen. Stretching from the Baltic to the Black Sea, it consumed millions of soldiers, saw entire armies destroyed, and ultimately…
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- Oldest episode in feed
- 05/2015 · over 11 years
- Typical length
- 50 min
- Format
- Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone
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