Fl/Lt H Burton

Fl/Lt H Burton

One of the very earliest to escape from a prisoner-of-war camp - he has a possible claim to be the very first - he escaped from Stalag Luft I at Barth and, making his way to neutral Sweden, he would go on to have an eventful and distinguished post-escape career.

For You The War Is Over is a podcast that looks at the real life stories of Prisoner-of-War escapes from the the Second World War. Hosted by Dave Robertson and Tony Hoskins, each episode looks at a new escape.

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Series 4 Intro

Series 4 Intro

Welcome to Series 4 of For You The War Is Over. We are excited to bring you brand new episodes covering some fantastic new escapes as well as some brilliant guests too. We hope you enjoy the new serie...

12 Mai 20222min

P.O. KB Chisholm

P.O. KB Chisholm

After making multiple escape attempts, as well as multiple identity changes, Chisholm finally escaped from a camp in Poland, before making his way through occupied Europe and being liberated while in ...

4 Feb 202230min

Capt. G Tsoucas & Capt. RB Palm

Capt. G Tsoucas & Capt. RB Palm

A couple of serial escapers, Captains Tsoucas and Palm escaped from Moosburg, hid in a couple of beer barrels on a goods train, before making contact with an escape line and returning to the UK via Gi...

28 Jan 202257min

W/O. GT Woodroofe

W/O. GT Woodroofe

In this episode we look at the escape of W/O. Gordon Thomson Woodroofe, an inveterate escaper who spent three years giving the Germans the run around, escaping multiple times, until eventually making ...

21 Jan 202250min

Sgt. H Dalby

Sgt. H Dalby

Another POW who was captured on Crete, he endured a gruelling time in camp before escaping and making his way by rowing boat across the Aegean Sea to Turkey.For You The War Is Over is a podcast that l...

14 Jan 202231min

AC1 J Gewelber

AC1 J Gewelber

Captured while working as a translator on Crete, Gewelber was to make multiple escape attempts despite the risk to his life as a Jewish Prisoner-of-War. He eventually suceeded in escaping from Heydekr...

7 Jan 202233min

Maj. AJ Deane-Drummond

Maj. AJ Deane-Drummond

Second in this double-header, we look at Deane-Drummond's other successful escape, this time from Arnhem during Operation Market Garden.For You The War Is Over is a podcast that looks at the real life...

27 Des 202129min

Lt. AJ Deane-Drummond

Lt. AJ Deane-Drummond

First of a double-header, we look at the first escape of Anthony Deane-Drummond, the only man to successfully escape twice during the Second World War.Seconded to the SAS for Operation Colossus, he es...

17 Des 202130min

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