A podcast exploring the history of Second World War Prisoner-of-War escapes in all its glory! Hosted by @DrMcRobbo & @TonyHoskins16, with @DaveHarrysson.
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Cpl Norman Hogan made repeated escapes, before eventually escaping from a train in Germany, gaining help from an escape line in Belgium to get back to the United Kingdom.
Check out our episode on his amazing escape and evasion here: shows.acast.com/for-you-the-…
OTD in 1943, the 'Wooden Horse' escape took place from Stalag Luft III.
Involving Eric Williams, Michael Codner, and Oliver Philpot, they dug a tunnel from the middle of the compound, hiding the entrance with a wooden vaulting horse while they dug.
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Codner and Williams escaped together, reaching Sweden via Stettin, while Philpot travelled alone, also making for Sweden, via Danzig.
Williams would release a book, entitled "The Wooden Horse", about their escapes in 1949. Shortly after a film (see photo) of the same name.
Our very first episodes of the entire podcast were on this escape, and can be found below.
Codner and Williams: shows.acast.com/.../the-wood…
Philpot: shows.acast.com/.../epis.../…
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From Beaconsfield in Buckinghamshire, MI9 ran a secret war that saved thousands of lives.
Resistance fighters and brave civilians risked everything to help Allied evaders.
Discover their extraordinary stories in my book:
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Did you know that Room 900 was a highly secret section of MI9, operating quite separately from SOE?
Tasked with sending agents behind enemy lines to support escape and evasion work, it was headed for a time by none other than Airey Neave himself.
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Airey Neave’s daring escape from Colditz was just one chapter...
MI9’s work also involved building vast escape lines across Europe and conducting major intelligence operations.
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The courage of MI9 agents and guides still inspires me deeply.
These heroic men and women risked everything to help over 35,000 Allied airmen and soldiers escape to safety in WWII, giving them a second chance to fight on.
And many did.
True heroes of their very secret war...
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Absolute banger of an escape story this week. Well worth 30 minutes of your time.
🚨New Episode!🚨
Cpl Norman Hogan made repeated escapes, before eventually escaping from a train in Germany, gaining help from an escape line in Belgium to get back to the United Kingdom.
Check out our episode on his amazing escape and evasion here: shows.acast.com/for-you-the-…
OTD in 1941 John Shore escaped from Stalag Luft I.
He had been due to escape with Jimmy James, but only Shore made it out, travelled to the Baltic coast, and made his way to neutral Sweden.
Check out our episode on his escape here: shows.acast.com/for-you-the-…
Photo credit: BBC
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One of the last escapes of the war, Jack Collarbone made four escape attempts in total during his three and a half years as a prisoner of war, in both Italian and German hands.
Listen to the episode here: shows.acast.com/for-you-the-…
Credit: Ancestry.co.uk
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This is an MI9 escape compass: a tiny 0.5-inch ‘star’ rotor housed in a waterproof pouch, complete with a cotton strap for wearing around the neck.
Issued with the Beadon flying suit and evasion kits, this miniature compass was vital for Allied airmen, helping them navigate to neutral territory during WW2.
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Andrée de Jongh guided Allied airmen to freedom in WWII and was later thanked by the first to return, Jack Newton:
Andrée died on this day in 2007, aged 90.
OTD in 1939, Harry "Wings" Day was shot down on a reconnaissance mission and captured at Langweiler.
He spent the rest of the war as a POW, attempting many escapes, including the Great Escape.
Our episode on him is here: shows.acast.com/for-you-the-…
Credit: Victoriacrossonline.co.uk
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If you fancy listening to a fascinating story about survival & daring do give the podcast I did with @FYTWIO about the amazing Francisco Geronimo. Spanish Civil War soldier, legionnaire, commando raider, trooper in the #SAS...this story has it all!
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OTD in 1941 P/O Keith Chisholm was captured at sea after being shot down over France.
He would later escape from Lamsdorf, making his way through occupied Europe, and liberated in Paris.
Listen to our episode on his escape here: shows.acast.com/for-you-the-…
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Donald Lowry Boyd is one of those incredible people who not only escaped captivity but he would also successfully evade capture altogether on an totally separate occasion!
Check out our episode on his amazing escape and evasion here: shows.acast.com/for-you-the-…
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Father Hugh O’Flaherty, the Irish priest in the Vatican, masterminded the rescue of over 6,500 Jews and Allied servicemen during the German occupation of Rome in WW2.
Operating from Vatican sanctuary, he ran a secret network of safe houses, convents and farms, often slipping out in disguises to dodge the Gestapo, gaining the famous title “the Scarlet Pimpernel of the Vatican”.
OTD in 1918 Nils Fuglesang was born in Rasvåg, Norway.
He escaped the Nazi occupation, served in 332 (Norwegian) Squadron, but would go on to be murdered for his part in the Great Escape.
You can find our episode here: shows.acast.com/for-you-the-…
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OTD in 1920 Halldor Espelid was born in Askøy, Norway.
He escaped occupied Norway, served in 331 Squadron, being shot down in August 1942. He was one of the fifty murdered for the Great Escape.
Listen to our episode here: shows.acast.com/for-you-the-…
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