The memories of a Legion D'Honneur veteran
A chat with Wilf Shaw of 6th Battalion the Green Howards, 50th infantry division, in the British Army.
Wilf fought in many campaigns including fighting for Monty’s 8th army in Alamein, Wadi Akarit in Tunisia, Sicily and of course Normandy. He was wounded twice and still returned to battle!
This is the fourth episode in the WWII podcast series Fighting Through from Dunkirk to Hamburg, based around the book of the same name which features Bill Cheall's World War 2 memoirs.
More great unpublished history - of the Second World War.
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A WWII military history podcast on Wilf Shaw's diary and memoirs.
Recorded April 2016 in Manchester, UK
Full show notes and photos at www.FightingThroughPodcast.co.uk
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