Lest We Forget

Joseph R. Beyrle is the only known American soldier to have served in combat with both the United States Army and the Soviet Red Army during World War II. Hear how this happened...Any questions or comments please get in touch by:email: [email protected]: Lest We Forget Podcasttwitter: @LWFpod

Lying about your age to enlist in time of war was not unusual, but to go on and pilot an aircraft on bombing missions almost beggars belief. Listen to Tom Dobney's incredible story.... Any questions or comments please get in touch by:email: [email protected]: Lest We Forget Podcasttwitter: @LWFpod

As we approach the 80th Anniversary of D-Day, this is the often overlooked story of the first action of that day, the 6th June 1944. Any questions or comments please get in touch by:email: [email protected]: Lest We Forget Podcasttwitter: @LWFpod

In 1916 a British Merchant Steam Ship's Captain tried to avoid being captured by a German U-boat whilst in the North Sea. He succeeded but paid the ultimate price a year later. This is his story....See some photographs on the Facebook page 'Lest We Forget Podcast'Any questions or comments please get in touch by:email: [email protected]: Lest We Forget Podcasttwitte

In June 1943, a British RAF pilot was forced to land on the Italian island of Lampedusa. There he encountered a garrison of over 4,000 Italian soldiers. What happened next was later turned into a play and musical...See a map of the key locations on the Facebook page 'Lest We Forget Podcast'Any questions or comments please get in touch by:email: [email protected]: L

A medieval conflict that gave us some of Shakespeare's greatest calls to arms, the origin of our patron saint's day, the story of Joan of Arc and the dominance of an English weapon, the Longbow. See a map of the relevant places on our Facebook page: Lest We Forget PodcastAny questions or comments please get in touch by:email: [email protected]: Lest We Forget Podca

Stalag Luft III was the POW camp from which the 'Great Escape' took place, but it was also the scene of other escapes and a temporary home for some interesting characters... See a plan of the "Great Escape' on the podcast's Facebook page 'Lest We Forget Pod' Any questions or comments please get in touch by:email: [email protected]: Lest We Forget Podcasttwitter: @L

In 1917 a photograph of this Australian soldier taken on the Western Front created the legend that is Barney Hines. A fearless soldier on the battlefield but away from it he was almost impossible to manage and in civilian life he struggled to conform. This is his incredible story...View his photograph on my Facebook page 'Lest We Forget Podcast' Any questions or comments please get

'Jas' Storrar lied about his age and joined the RAF aged 17 in early 1939. By the age of 18 he had shot down German aircraft over northern France during the retreat to Dunkirk and fought in the Battle of Britain. He went on to fly in North Africa during the desert campaign and later in northern Europe in the final year of the war. This is his story... Any questions or comments plea

The defence of the British Army Garrison of Rorke's Drift during the Anglo-Zulu War was one of the greatest defences in military history, but have some of the heroes been forgotten or simply misrepresented, particularly when compared to the 1964 film Zulu ?Follow the events in the house being used as a hospital by going to the Facebook page "Lest We Forget Podcast' and seeing a pla