Most history books tend to dwell on the allied experience of the war, with tales of allied victories and exploits. Over the last few years, I’ve been lucky enough to be sent some wonderfully poignant, sometimes violent, stories and sentiments about the German side of the second world war. You’ll hear first-hand memoirs and memories of veterans connected to Dad’s war in some way – and much more. The aim of these podcasts is to give you the stories behind the story. I’m Paul Cheall, son of Bill Cheall, whose Second world war memoirs have been published by Pen and Sword – in FTFDTH. We were well aware that the gi’s were being led like lambs to the slaughter. Everything was so calm, so organised, that you had the impression that they were merely carrying out an exercise. Once the Americans had firm ground under their feet they waded into long lines one after the other through the water, with the left-hand firmly on the pack of the man in front. I wasn't the only man to be affected that way, one of the very young lads began to retch as if he was going to be sick. I can tell you that my throat went dry painfully dry, and my hands began to shake. There was a vast number of ships, absolutely vast. Then, one morning the engines of the Sherman tanks came to life … The Germans could hear the Americans sing songs in the evening, and likely vice versa. "For a couple of days the two sides just existed on opposite sides of a meadow with a tense safety. Your best Second world war podcast for WW2 history Heinrich-Dress-Uniform - From The other side archivesįighting Through Podcast - Episode 46 - Through German Eyes in the second world war Group of German soldiers in their dugout near Sewastopol WW2 A German soldier says a sad and solemn goodbye to his young son in WW2īreakfast with interesting table - a Horch 108 staff car WW2 podcast Interested in Bill Cheall's book? Link here for more information.įighting Through from Dunkirk to Hamburg, hardback, paperback and Kindle etc.įacebook pic. Pictures were taken to be seen, and now they are."Ī German parachutist is captured - hear the podcast to learn more, see the Facebook link above. Collected from flea markets, antiques shops and even garbage bins, I try to keep the moments captured in the photos alive by sharing them with the world. To fight against forgetting the past I started to collect WW1 and WW2 photographs. "As the world grows older, it tends to forget. Courtesy The Other Side ArchiveĪ great collection of German photos, as above: German Soldier on the Eastern front in the Second World War. Normandy Memorial Trust Appeal - 75 veteran D-Day storiesįeedback/reviews in Apple Podcasts - Thank you. Links - Not supported by all podcast players:
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"The day that my grandma got her drivers license in late 1945, she was on her way home from the Dept of Motor Vehicles when somehow she T-boned a truck carrying a load of German POWs … "My Grandfather was an Unteroffizier in charge of a small recon squad, sent out to investigate rumours of tanks - and fortunately they were equipped with a few disposable Panzerfaust anti-tank weapons … Then, one morning the engines of the Sherman tanks came to life …"
"There was a vast number of ships, absolutely vast. Stories about the German side of the Second World War.
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