Today, we are heading to the Netherlands, as I am joined by Dutch Historian and Battlefield Guide Joel Stoppels to discover more about Operation Amherst in April 1945. In Season 2 Episode 6 we shall be examining this Allied airborne operation carried out by members of the French SAS Regiments which were dropped behind German lines in the Netherlands during the final stages of the war in Europe. It will also see us touching on the formation of these French SAS units and their experiences during the Second World War, the tactics they employed and how the operation unfolded for these men. We shall also touch on the fierce fighting experienced by the Canadian Army during this time as they advanced in this area of the Netherlands, including around the Dutch city of Groningen.
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Music Featured: 1940S Newsreel Movie March (Nostalgia, Retro, Cinematic) by IkonikMusik (Pond5)
*Please note this episode may contain some explicit language / content, parental guidance advised.*
S2 Ep 12: Ernest Booth Veteran Interview - 4th Battalion Devonshire Regiment, No. 1 Independent Company, Armourer
S2 Ep 11: The Avro Lancaster - One of Britain's Iconic Wartime Aircraft with Steve Darlow
S2 Ep 10: The 1st East Riding Yeomanry and the Battle for Cambes-en-Plaine in Normandy on D+1 with Ben Mayne
S2 Ep 9: Normandy 1944 the 2/Royal Ulster Rifles and Platoon Commander Lt Cyril Rand's Experiences with Paul Woodadge - Part 2
S2 Ep 8: Normandy 1944 the 2/Royal Ulster Rifles and Platoon Commander Lt Cyril Rand's Experiences with Paul Woodadge - Part 1
S2 Ep 7: Peter Davies Veteran Interview - A Sherman Tank Gunner with the 1st East Riding Yeomanry - Part 1
S2 Ep 5: Douglas Parker Veteran Interview 2/East Yorkshire Regiment (Bonus)
S2 Ep 4: IX Troop Carrier Command in the ETO with Adam Berry - Part 2
S2 Ep 3: The Battle of the Bulge and Those Who Hold Bastogne with Dr Peter Schrijvers - Part 2
S2 Ep 2: The Battle of the Bulge and Those Who Hold Bastogne with Dr Peter Schrijvers - Part 1
S2 Ep 1: IX Troop Carrier Command in the ETO with Adam Berry - Part 1
Ep 35 - Operation Foursquare: The Last Czech Parachutist with George Bearfield - Part 2
Ep 34 - Night Fright C-47 Restoration Project - Part Two (The WW2 Restoration Men Series - Episode Two)
Ep 33 - Operation Foursquare: The Last Czech Parachutist with George Bearfield - Part 1
Ep 32 - Night Fright C-47 Restoration Project - Part One (The WW2 Restoration Men Series - Episode One)
Ep 31 - The D-Day Dodgers and that Tough Old Gut - The Campaign in Italy in WW2 with Paul Reed - Part 2
Ep 30 - The D-Day Dodgers and that Tough Old Gut - The Campaign in Italy in WW2 with Paul Reed - Part 1
Ep 29 - Tip of the Spear - Wartime Service of the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry - James Holland - Part 2
Ep 28 - Tip of the Spear - Wartime Service of the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry - James Holland - Part 1
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