A Polish Odyssey
Summary
This episode of "Family Stories" features four listener-submitted accounts of the WWII home front and overseas service. Stories include a Sussex family's evacuation to Devon and their role in preparing Molotov cocktails, a farmer's near-miss with a German bomb and his great-uncle's service in Burma, a Polish pilot's escape from Soviet captivity and subsequent RAF career, and a poignant final letter from an Oxford-educated artilleryman killed in Italy.
Topics discussed
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Introduction to the Family Stories series
Myrtle's account of evacuation and Molotov cocktails
David's family experiences in Rockbourne
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Carl's grandfather Jan: From Poland to the RAF
Edgar's final letter to his parents
Closing remarks and submission details
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