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The Battle of Hill 112: The Barrage Begins (Part 1)

Photo: Infantry of the 15th (Scottish) Division advance through waist-high corn, supported by Churchill tanks of the 7th Royal Tank Regiment during Operation Epsom, Normandy, 28 June 1944. Credit: IWM B 6119 / Public Domain

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Goalhanger

27 Jun, 2024

WW2 Pod We Have Ways

42 mins

Operation Epsom

Walking the Ground

1944

British Army

Wehrmacht

Battle of Normandy

The Battle for Normandy didn’t end with D-Day. James Holland is re-united with Al Murray to retrace the steps of the Allied Operation EPSOM - 80 years to the day. Through idyllic fields, thick forest and deep hedgerows - they pick out individual stories of the first joined up operation after the 6th June landings.

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Meet the Speakers

James Holland

Historian, writer, and podcaster, specialises in World War II and hosts "We Have Ways" podcast.

Al Murray

Al Murray, comedian, writer, and historian, co-hosts the WWII podcast We Have Ways of Making You Talk and writes on

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