The Battle of Hill 112: The Hill is Secured (Part 2)

WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk

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Society & Culture, History, Education

4.8 • 4.4K Ratings

🗓️ 2 July 2024

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Securing the high ground was key to victory in Normandy. Al Murray and James Holland continue their journey in the footsteps of Allied soldiers from 80 years ago. Through idyllic fields, thick forest and deep hedgerows - they pick out individual stories of the first joined up operation after the 6th June landings. A Goalhanger Production Produced by Joey McCarthy Exec Producer: Tony Pastor Social: @WeHaveWaysPod Email: [email protected] Join our ‘Independent Company’ to watch our livestreams, get earlybird tickets and our weekly newsletter - packed with deals. Membership Club: patreon.com/wehaveways Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:23.0	welcome to We have ways of making you talk. Actung,
0:33.2	welcome to We Have Ways of Making You Talk, Normandy.
0:35.8	With me, Al Murray and James Holland, as you can hear,
0:38.8	the bird's tweeting in the background, maybe you can hear the river Odon
0:41.8	flowing mellifulously in the background. the river Odon flowing
0:42.9	mellifulously in the background.
0:45.3	We're in Normandy and in our last episode we were telling the story of the
0:50.1	Epsom battles and the attempt to Hill 112.
0:54.1	Yeah, get across the Odon.
0:55.4	Get that bridge head across the Odon.
0:56.9	That was the idea.
0:57.9	We've just done that.
0:58.9	We have just driven across the Odon.
1:00.4	Took us what, 10 minutes from the last place.
1:03.4	Yeah but we're kind of a good five miles or so,
1:07.1	seven miles I'd say but yeah.
1:09.1	Five miles from where we started the rollingorry. Close to the rolling barrage ahead of us.
1:14.0	I think, I mean one of the, so, so, the Preysee is, the idea is to get across the Odon and
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