Welcome to AirNmenky's Cabinet of Curiosity's, a production of I Heart Radio and Grimm

and Mild.

Our world is full of the unexplainable.

And if history is an open book, all of these amazing tales are right there on display,

just waiting for us to explore.

Welcome to the Cabinet of Curiosity's.

It was early in the morning in Winnipeg, Manitoba when the air raid siren sounded.

People were woken from their peaceful slumbers by a warning.

A few hours earlier, a local radio DJ had been taken captive and a radio station had

been hijacked by Nazi troops.

Meanwhile, more troops were working their way across the city.

Within 30 minutes, half of Winnipeg was under control of Hitler s forces.

A Canadian army, under the command of Colonel's DS-McK and EA Pridam, mobilized out of Fort

Osborne barracks by 630 that morning.

Street lights flickered before going dark.

The bombs started dropping by 7am, and the small group of soldiers already on the scene

did their best to hold the line.

They built a 5-mile perimeter around city hall, but within minutes it was clear that they

were no match.

The Nazi forces were too strong.

They blew up the bridges, a firefight ensued.

German tanks rolled down the streets while anti-aircraft vehicles launched towards the sky.

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