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The
WW2 People's War Website aims to preserve for future generations
the personal and family stories of the people who lived and fought
in World War Two.
The
Website enables you to write about World War Two, discuss the stories
that you read, reunite with others and research the war generation.
And
as some people have found out, it's a good chance to really talk
to your parents and grandparents!
You
can read some local stories here, and find out how you can get involved
in the project.
| Finding
Sergeants Morgan and Mitchell |
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HUSBORNE BOMBER: During
World War II, the residents of Husborne Crawley in Bedfordshire
came to the rescue of a bomber crew that crashed in a nearby
field. They are now trying to find out why they were there and
what happened to the survivors. |
| D-Day
revisited |
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| LES
DINNING: On
the 6th June, 1944, the Allies began the liberation of Europe
with one of the most daring missions in history. Sixty years
on, veteran Les Dinning is returning to the Normandy beaches. |
| "May
the fathers long tell the children" |
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JOHN FISHER SCHOOL: When
learning about D-Day, young pupils at a St Albans School realised
that war holds the same fears whatever side you are on. Then
in words and pictures they imagined they were there. Enjoy their
work here. |
| Have
you got a WW2 story? |
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ROADSHOW: Have you got a World War Two story? If so,
you can log it for posterity at the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ WW2 People's War Roadshow,
when the project comes to Bedfordshire for two weeks. |
| Memories
of a war baby |
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| WENDY
LEWIS: Apart from a year in the States, Wendy Lewis
(nee Moon) has lived in St Albans all her life. Here she recalls
her memories as a small child in war time Hertfordshire. |
| Vauxhall
to the rescue |
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THE RESCUE: In World War II, when the British Army were
down to their last 100 tanks, it called on Vauxhall Motors in
Luton to save the day. They ably rose to the challenge, even
though it made the town a target for the Luftwaffe. |
| Giving
something back |
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| JIM
LEWIS: Jim was evacuated from bomb-wrecked Westminster
aged two. After an unsettled childhood moving round the country
with his foster mother, he eventually settled in St Albans,
where he has lived for over 40 years, and become a foster parent
himself. |
| Living
with the enemy |
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| LIVING
WITH THE ENEMY: Did you know that the Gliding Club on
Dunstable Downs housed Italian POWs? There were many enemy soldiers
living amongst the people of Beds, Herts and Bucks in WW2 -
and some are still here! |
| The
Glenn Miller mystery |
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| MILLER
MYSTERY: In
December 1944, Glenn Miller boarded his plane from Twinwood
Airfield in Bedfordshire never to be seen again. The rumours
surrounding his death and his legend live on. |
| The
secret war in Milton Keynes |
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| SECRET
WAR:If
you thought that code breaking at Bletchley Park was the only
top secret thing going on around Milton Keynes during the Second
World War, then think again! It's the stuff that movies are
made of! |
| How
Bedfordshire fooled the Germans! |
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| MILTON
BRYAN: A small Bedfordshire village is home to one of
the most amazing stories of World War Two. A radio station was
built in Milton Bryan, where presenters pretended to be Germans
to fool the enemy into surrender. Now listen for the first time
since WW2! |
| Lovingly
restored |
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TANK
POWER: Most of the Churchill Tanks made by Vauxhall
during the war are destroyed except for one that's been brought
back to life by garden centre owner David Russell.
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You
can find more stories like this and add your own on the .
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