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WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk

13. The Soldbuch

WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk

Goalhanger Podcasts

History, Education, Society & Culture

4.85.3K Ratings

🗓️ 25 June 2019

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Al Murray and James Holland spend part of this week’s podcast examining the life of a single German soldier, as revealed by his identity papers. Also discussed: the Russian boy used as a mascot by German soldiers; Hitler’s near brush with the battle in Normandy; and the quality of Ike Eisenhower in the field. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

What is it? I'll tell you what it is, dear listener. Thanks, James. Sorry, I say two words

0:18.5

in your... You already have your guy right here. Okay, which is... That basically is...

0:24.4

Just do it again, do it again, go on.

0:26.5

It's Japanese for Arhton, Arhton. And yes, it is. Okay, well, welcome to ReaFaces,

0:31.9

making you talk. The World War II podcast with the chaotic digital non-linear world. Hello,

0:37.0

wherever you're listening, I'm James. I'm Al Murray. Now, if you're listening on the day of

0:41.5

release and don't worry, no one's keeping school, you can listen whenever and wherever you

0:44.2

like. The miracle of the podcast. But if you are listening on day one, this goes out.

0:50.0

What was going on in Normandy about now? Wow, interesting times. Romul has met with Hitler

0:55.1

at Margeval, which is this kind of huge bunker for the Fuhrer that's been developed in

1:00.0

kind of Eastern France, which he only ever uses, I think, once. The plan is that he's

1:04.5

then the next day on the 18th of June, he's going to go and actually visit the front in

1:08.4

Normandy. Blimey. But a V1 goes a bit wrong. And one of the doodle bugs. Yeah. And lands

1:15.0

not a million miles away. And he thinks all on us a bit risky, isn't it? Probably shouldn't.

1:18.7

Just imagine if he'd gone forward and... Oh, it's...

1:23.9

Well, no, an ultra-dfound out. And, you know, the way they put a hit on Romul, just imagine.

1:30.9

So, to be honest, it was probably the right decision. But at that meeting...

1:35.0

Well, for him, what Romul is saying is... For him, yeah, yeah, yeah.

1:38.0

It's steady on there, James. Yeah, yeah, he holds it for him.

1:42.6

Don't put me in that bracket. I'm not a Nazi. You heard it here first, folks.

1:49.8

I'm not a Nazi. How many of we recorded? He's finally making that...

1:53.9

He's finally come out.

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