For You The War Is Over

A podcast exploring the history of Second World War Prisoner-of-War escapes in all its glory!

Hosted by @DrMcRobbo & @TonyHoskins16, with @DaveHarrysson.

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🚨New Episode!🚨

Tom Leigh was Australian, but lived in the UK. He lost both parents in childhood, while his brother was also killed in the Second World War, shortly after Tom was murdered in the Great Escape.

Listen here: https://t.co/LOkpEqep59

Credit: Kristen Alexander

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@isengrimm3 @WHW_HighlandIC Ok, since we're making up dumb, counter-factual nonsense...

UK harnesses the industrial & human resources of the entire empire, across six continents, building an overwhelming Navy and Air Force just to defend the UK, thus ensuring the UK was immune to invasion in perpetuity.

[paul @PcarBurns]

@FYTWIO @WarMovieTheatre @FightingOnFilm , this film is on BBC 2 today at 12.15pm

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@isengrimm3 @WHW_HighlandIC The UK possessed both air and naval superiority, as well as the Empire. The Channel may only be 21 miles wide, but it is a hugely significant 21 miles.

The continent may be a different discussion, especially for later 40s, but it is a definite myth as far as the UK is concerned.

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@WHW_HighlandIC @isengrimm3 Put simply, after the Battle of Britain the threat of invasion was practically non-existent due to the RAF securing of air superiority, ergo no risk of speaking German.

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@forgottenwarpod Here’s a manual on escape and evasion I picked up a while back.

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@PcarBurns @TalkingPicsTV Great film!

[WHW-Highland IC @WHW_HighlandIC]

Off the back of today’s @FYTWIO episode - some more about McDonald. Here is the house in Elgin and birth certificate showing his real DOB. 1/

[Spitfire AA810 @SpitfireAA810]

PR AIRMEN OF THE GREAT ESCAPE

https://t.co/z3OLQDJxif

In another episode from our friends at @FYTWIO historian Bill Robertson talks to the pod about F/Lt Alistair McDonald, who was part of the security team in the Great Escape and was one of those fortunate to survive.

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An absolute pleasure to have you on!

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Please do have a listen . I’ve been a listener to @FYTWIO since its inception and never thought I’d see the day they’d be speaking to me!

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🚨New Episode!🚨

Alastair McDonald took part in nine different escape attempts while a prisoner of war.

We were joined by Bill Robertson, from @WHW_HighlandIC, and author of the The Undefeated, to look at his life.

Listen here: https://t.co/PoKJM2LB07

Credit: Bill Robertson

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@WHW_HighlandIC Colditz Story and the Wooden Horse.

Surprisingly, didn't watch The Great Escape until teenage years, although more than made up for that since!

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George Wiley was one of the youngest Great Escapers, having required his father to sign his enlistment papers.

Canadian POW historian @TurcotteJM, joined us to tell us more about Wiley's life.

Listen here: https://t.co/FnHpfLowlO

Credit: Veterans Canada

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@historywjackson @authordlewis @I_W_M Flawless hair, as always, too @historywjackson!

[Gautam Hazarika @ghazarika70]

The Far East's MI9 was BAAG for those in Hong Kong. There are several documented escapes of Indians who used this. It was difficult for British/ Australian etc escapes as the men would be too conspicuous. From Singapore, there were two well documented escapes by Indian officers, here is an article on one of them, the other is covered in my book. Both identified a chain of helpers but this was not used as a network for others as there was no MI9 effort in Delhi for various reasons. https://t.co/RtFgGOoASP

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🚨New Episode!🚨

Brian Evans had a short but very eventful operational career, but he was to utilise his pre-war surveying skills for the Great Escape, helping to estimate the required tunnel length required.

Listen here: https://t.co/0u1L23BDPp

Credit: 49 Squadron Association

[Kristen Alexander @kristenauthor]

It has been a long time coming but my episode for the For You the War is Over @FYTWIO podcast has finally dropped. I hope you enjoy it. https://t.co/ZEW58MXb8h

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Albert Hake produced hundreds of compasses for the Great Escape, stamping on each one “Made in Stalag Luft III - Patent Pending”.

@kristenauthor joined us to share Hake's story. Listen here: https://t.co/LQZx1TRaNv

Credit: Australians in Stalag Luft III

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An amazing story, but also want to know if he was taken prisoner of war or if he managed to escape, and if so how?!

[Matthew Modine @MatthewModine]

My uncle, Captain Wylder Modine, was a real B-17 "Flying Fortress" pilot during WWII. After returning from a bombing mission, he got hit by anti-aircraft fire and almost had his right arm taken off. He had his crew bail, but his co-pilot was shot up really bad and couldn’t parachute, so my uncle, with one arm, landed the heavily damaged B-17 in a field behind enemy lines. He was awarded the Air Medal and Purple Heart. I talked with him before making MEMPHIS BELLE in 1989. He gave me his dress uniform to wear in the film and said, “when you put that on, don't disrespect it.”