Tales from the Battlefields
Tales from the Battlefields
Terry Whenham
98: Return to High Wood in 1939
57 minutes Posted Aug 7, 2024 at 8:00 am.
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In this episode we return to High Wood on the Somme but not in 1916 but in August 1939 when a World War 1 veteran returns to the wood and explores the the scene of his nightmares from 20 years before. It is the eve of World War 2 and the veteran discovers what the French landowner thinks about the impending war with Germany. We also learn about a man whose parents claimed he was killed in France but had deserted and lived until 1972. And we have news from the Somme about the Butte de Warlencourt.