by WWIIPodcast | Aug 20, 2023 | Featured, Podcast Episodes
Now that the two attacking flanks had landed men, one went well, the other was a debacle, it was time to land men at Blue Beach, just east of Dieppe. And it would be here that would determine if Operation Jubilee would be a success or not. But the Germans were ready....
by WWIIPodcast | Aug 14, 2023 | Featured, Podcast Episodes
The Commandos land on the far flanks of Dieppe. The attack at the Orange Beaches will see their initial objectives met, but men will be lost. As for Yellow Beach to the East, the commandos will be met with death and the loss of the majority of their team. To view the...
by WWIIPodcast | Aug 10, 2023 | Featured, Podcast Episodes
Professor Tom Holm discusses Ira Hayes, his time with the Marines, his fighting on Iwo Jima and Mt. Suribachi and his tragic life after the raising of the American flag.
by WWIIPodcast | Aug 6, 2023 | Featured, Podcast Episodes
As the 200 plus ships of Operation Jubilee reach the French coast, a single event occurs, ruining all the plans of Combined Operations. Still, the Allied force moves forward, hoping to make the best of a bad situation. Which is when it gets much worse. To view the...
by WWIIPodcast | Aug 1, 2023 | Featured, Podcast Episodes
A desperate Churchill green lights the raid on Dieppe. And though it has been scaled back to avoid entanglements with panzers, it is still complex and dependent on everything going to plan and on time. A rare event in battle. Still, on August 18th, the ships with the...
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