Witness History: World War 2 Collection

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The 'comfort women' of World War Two

03/20/2024 00:09:00 The last eruption of Mount Vesuvius

03/15/2024 00:09:15 French child evacuees of World War Two

03/05/2024 00:10:15 The WW2 escape line that fooled the Nazis

02/12/2024 00:09:17 Wang Jingwei: China’s traitor or protector?

01/24/2024 00:09:47 Show all episodes

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Witness History: World War 2 Collection is a podcast by the BBC World Service covering WWII in over a hundred episodes. The podcast goes on air at least once every two weeks. In each episode, first-hand witnesses give details of the story, providing further clarity through first-hand information. Some of the great stories that you will hear from first-hand witnesses include the bombing in Hawaii, the kinder transport, how the Norway commandos stopped the Nazis from building an atomic bomb or the imprisonment of Polish civilians after the invasion of their country by the USSR.

Producer: BBC
Host: Alex last
Country: United Kingdom
Episodes count: 131
Average duration: 10 '
Frequency: Biweekly