In Season 2, Episode 10, we find ourselves heading straight back to the battlefields of Normandy in June 1944, as today I am joined by battlefield guide Ben Mayne as we discuss the 1st East Riding Yeomanry and their experiences fighting alongside the men of the 2nd Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles during the opening stages of the battle for Cambes-en-Plaine on D+1. As well as this, Ben also highlights the actions of Tank and Troop Commander Lt. Jenkin who was awarded the Military Cross for his actions here at Cambes on that afternoon of the 7th June 1944...
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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.*
Ep 23 - Part Two: Talking Moonlight Sonata - The Luftwaffe Raid on Coventry 14th November 1940 with Frederick Taylor
Ep 22 - Part One: Talking Moonlight Sonata - The Luftwaffe Raid on Coventry 14th November 1940 with Frederick Taylor
Ep 21 - Part Three: Talking the Day The Devils Dropped In - The 6th Airborne Division in Normandy 1944 with Neil Barber
Ep 20 - Part Two: Talking the Day The Devils Dropped In - The 6th Airborne Division in Normandy 1944 with Neil Barber
Ep 19 - Part One: Talking the Day The Devils Dropped In - The 6th Airborne Division in Normandy 1944 with Neil Barber
Ep 18 - Part Three: Talking Operation Husky and the Glider Pilot Regiment with Mike Peters
Ep 17 - Part Two: Talking Operation Husky and the Glider Pilot Regiment with Mike Peters
Ep 16 - Talking Photographing the Last Surviving Veterans of WW2 - The 3945 Portrait Project with Glyn Dewis
Ep 15 - Part Two-Talking the Restoration of D-Day Veteran Landing Craft Tank 7074 with Stephen Fisher
Ep 14 - Part One: Talking the Restoration of D-Day Veteran Landing Craft Tank 7074 with Stephen Fisher
Ep 13 - Talking Band of Brothers & Masters of the Air with John Orloff
Ep 12 - Part One: Talking Operation Husky and the Glider Pilot Regiment with Mike Peters
Ep 11 - Talking the Spitfire and new Film Documentary Spitfire with Co-Director David Fairhead
Ep 10 - Part 3: Talking Snow & Steel The Battle of the Bulge 1944-45 with Dr. Peter Caddick-Adams
Ep 9 - Part 2: Talking Snow & Steel The Battle of the Bulge 1944-45 with Dr. Peter Caddick-Adams
Ep 8 - Part 1: Talking Snow & Steel The Battle of the Bulge 1944-45 with Dr. Peter Caddick-Adams
Ep 7 - A Turret View of Normandy Part 3: Talking with Tank Commander Captain David Render
Ep 6 - A Turret View of Normandy Part 2: Talking with Tank Commander Captain David Render
Ep 5 - A Turret View of Normandy Part 1 : Talking with Captain David Render
Ep 4 - Baker 'B' From Le Hamel to Kiel - Part Two: Talking with Bill Betts
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