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RAF bombing raid and the German Attack
Mr. Weicker continues to talk about the horrors of RAF bombing raid, the casualties and then being attacked by the Germans that same night.
Day after the bombing raid
Mr. Weicker talks about the day after the bombing raid, he reflects on the notion of fear, and he talks about what drugs and medicines they used.
Canadian breakout up the coast of France into Belgium
Mr. Weicker continues to talk about the injuries after the bombing raid, and the Canadian breakout up the coast of France into Belgium.
Learning from the Germans and the attack in Antwerp
Mr. Weicker talks about his unit learning a lot about medicine from watching a German surgeon working in a captured German hospital, and a V2 rocket attack in Antwerp.
Saving a man’s life
Mr. Weicker talks about saving a man's life.
Surprise Attack
Mr. Gilday talks about one of the FSSF's most famous missions, the assault on Monte La Difensa in Italy, south of Cassino.
Anticipating a German invasion
Mr. Smith recalls how a nearby farmer required the regiments help, milking cows and the kindness he repaid them with.
Crossing the Tidal Estuary
Mr. Smith and four others from the 4th Brigade were selected, to develop a system for crossing tidal estuaries along the coast of France.
Cliffs of Dover
Prior to D-Day, Mr. Smith's Battery, stationed near Dover, received excellent rations in a ruse to trick the Germans into believing they were an assault regiment and distract them from the real one.
Bombing London
Mr. Colbourne recalls his first taste of war upon arriving in London when it was under heavy bombing. He describes how he and his buddy ran and hid under a table while his aunt kept walking around as if it was nothing.
Cleaning Houses
Mr. Colbourne talks about going through homes in Italy and coming upon a woman who is having a baby and needs medical attention. He also talks about going back 50 years later and meeting the woman and daughter who was born that day.
House to House Cleaning
Mr. Colbourne describes what it means to go house to house, cleaning, and how your senses take over.
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