World War Two: We were there

Veterans tell their stories for future generations.

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Joe Cattini: I saw teen soldiers crying for their mothers. Video, 00:03:13, published at 12:55 4 June 2024
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UK
Gilbert Gray: Bomber Command like 'signing my life away' Video, 00:03:00, published at 12:54 4 June 2024
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UK
'The German army blew up a cup of tea next to me' Video, 00:03:59, published at 23:16 3 June 2024
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Europe
'We got fairly close in before the Germans realised what was happening', published at 00:08 3 June 2024
'This was going to be the beginning of the end of the war' Video, 00:02:52, published at 18:45 31 May 2024
'There was two of you - one of you was going to be dead at the end' Video, 00:02:39, published at 10:11 31 May 2024
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UK
'I had the best view ever of the landings in Normandy' Video, 00:02:32, published at 09:51 31 May 2024
‘My husband was killed before our daughter was born’ Video, 00:03:19, published at 20:03 23 May 2024
John McOwan: ‘We hoodwinked Hitler’ Video, 00:03:29, published at 15:04 23 May 2024
Ken Cooke: 'I'd never been on a boat before' Video, 00:03:03, published at 15:39 21 May 2024
Walter Nixon: 'It was hell on earth' Video, 00:02:27, published at 16:23 26 April 2024
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Suffolk
'I made a rather unorthodox landing in Normandy' Video, 00:03:27, published at 09:17 26 April 2024
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Suffolk
'I think of the friends I’ve lost' - D-Day veteran, published at 17:03 11 November 2023
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Northern Ireland
'When we got over the target all hell broke loose' Video, 00:03:27, published at 17:58 10 November 2023
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UK
'Within six months I was in uniform' Video, 00:02:13, published at 17:58 10 November 2023
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UK
'I'm no ruddy hero' Video, 00:02:58, published at 17:07 10 November 2023
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UK
'We had to confuse the German bombers' Video, 00:02:48, published at 11:15 10 November 2023
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UK
'The tannoy announced that the German war had ended' Video, 00:03:27, published at 11:02 10 November 2023
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UK
Albert Malin: 'If our eyes watered it would freeze' Video, 00:03:55, published at 09:17 30 August 2023
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UK
Ken Tinkler: 'We had to tell Japanese war was over' Video, 00:03:31, published at 06:28 2 August 2023
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UK
Lucia Drabik: 'You had to be courageous in resistance' Video, 00:02:28, published at 06:12 12 July 2023
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UK
'I did things in the war I still can't talk about' Video, 00:04:13, published at 09:06 1 July 2023
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UK
'The only heroes are the ones that don't come back' Video, 00:03:21, published at 19:50 30 June 2023
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UK
Bill Redston: 'We knew it could have been us killed' Video, 00:03:31, published at 06:34 21 June 2023
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UK