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WW2 Experience and how war psychologically impacts on families
Jacki was only a small child when WW2 broke out, she moved away from London and lived in unaffected Norfolk throughout the war. Upon her return everything had changed, including her family dynamic. Jacki speaks of the psychological effect war had on people of her generation. It was just as hard for the families that were left behind whilst their husbands and fathers left to fight the war. This had a massive impact on people's relationships after being separated for so many years. She recounts how difficult it was for her and her sister to have their father back after growing up without him for so long. He had become a stranger to them.
Working in the RAF in the 1940s (Part 2) - Coming Home
In the concluding part of his interview Fred Folkard speaks of the last days of the World War 2 whilst he was working in the Far East in the RAF. He recalls what it was like coming back to London after so many years and being reunited with his family and girlfriend.
Life during The Blitz in South London
Fred Folkard has lived in Eltham, South East London all his life. He was 16 when WW2 started and he experienced the worst of the Blitz first-hand, joining the army as soon as he was 18. In the first part of his interview he recounts how London changed during the war, close encounters with bombings, rationing and 'Dig For Britain'
The Story of a German Girls Escape from the Russian Forces in WWII
Peter Whelan recants a story told to him by a German girl he met while serving as a Sergeant in Allied-Occupied Germany, He tells of her Escape from the Russians as a small child running through snow all the way to Berlin and what faced her upon her arrival.Peter Whelan recants a story told to him by a German girl he met while serving as a Sergeant in Allied-Occupied Germany, He tells of her Escape from the Russians as a small child running through snow all the way to Berlin and what faced her upon her arrival.
Living through WWII (Part 2) Getting Back in Contact
Carla Field talks about the loss of contact between herself and the German side of her family that lasted even after the end of the War, she also tells of some of the experiences that the German side of her family had.
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BOMB EXPLODES ON HMS ANTELOPE Part 2 Falklands War
On May 23rd 1982 Warrant Officer John Phillips and his colleague Staff Sergeant James Prescott were called to HMS Antelope to defuse two 1,100 pound (500 kg) bombs...when one exploded.... In his e
FIRST WORLD WAR MEMORY Seeing a Zeppelin
William Walker was born in 1913 and later went on to serve in the RAF during World War Two. Here he recalls his earliest memory of seeing a German Zeppelin during the First World War.
CRASH LANDING AT GATWICK AIRPORT during World War Two
Wing Commander Bob Foster was born in 1920. He decided to join the Royal Air Force Voluntary Reserve in January 1939. He flew a Hurricane fighter in the Battle of Britain but had an unlikely landi
An eye witness of a communist execution
With Germany out of their way, Tito's communist party came back to power. Rrahim Rexhepi, a World War Two survivor, explains how the Yugoslavian communists executed people that simply refused to obey
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THE IMPRISONMENT OF RUDOLF HESS
In 1983, James was a Major in Berlin and among his responsibilities was taking care of Hitler's former deputy, Rudolf Hess. He met Hess frequently, and tells of the extraordinary relationship between
ATOMIC BOMBING OF NAGASAKI Part 2
John Baxter was captured by the Japanese in 1942 and held first on Java. He was then transported to a camp on mainland Japan near Kyushu a coal mining area. Here he talks about being in Nagasaki in 19
BOMB EXPLODES ON HMS ANTELOPE Part 2 Falklands War
On May 23rd 1982 Warrant Officer John Phillips and his colleague Staff Sergeant James Prescott were called to HMS Antelope to defuse two 1,100 pound (500 kg) bombs...when one exploded.... In his e
HMS COVENTRY ATTACKED Part 2 Falklands War
On 25th May 1982, one of Argentina's National days, HMS Coventry, accompanied by HMS Broadsword was ordered to take up position in Falkland Sound to act as a decoy to draw away Argentinian aircraft fr
HURRICANES AND SPITFIRES
William Walker was born in 1913 and later went on to serve in the RAF during World War Two. He flew Spitfire's during the Warm notably in the Battle of Britain.
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