In Season 2, Episode 9, we are diving right back into our conversation with Paul Woodadge looking at the experiences of his Great Uncle Lt. Cyril Rand leading the men of his Platoon in C Company 2/Royal Ulster Rifles during the fierce fighting in Normandy in July 1944. In this particular instalment, we shall be turning our attention to their experiences during Operation Charnwood with the assault on Hill 60, and the subsequent consequences for Cyril’s platoon. We discuss their experiences on entering the ruined streets of Caen which had originally been an objective that Montgomery had hoped to capture on D-Day itself back on the 6th June, however now Caen lay in ruins, devastated by an air-raid by the Allied airforces in preparation for Operation Charnwood. We also discuss a few very lucky escapes, Cyril’s interactions with some of those civilians who lived in Caen, the actions during the advance towards Troarn as part of Operation Goodwood, as well as much, much more…
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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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