The Great Escape - Per Bergsland

The Great Escape - Per Bergsland

Per Bergsland, also known as 'Peter Rockland', was one of just three Great Escapers who managed to complete a 'Home Run', getting to neutral Sweden with his escape partner, Jens Muller, within just five days.

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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Lt. SL Campbell & Lt. D Kelleher

Lt. SL Campbell & Lt. D Kelleher

A joint naval escape from Marlag Und Milag Nord, Campbell and Kelleher made a rapid escape, cutting through the wire, and making their way to Sweden in just a couple of days.For You The War Is Over is...

18 Mai 202343min

Gnr. DT Davies

Gnr. DT Davies

A prisoner-of-war who ended up in a concentration camp, Gunner Davies managed to escape from one of the most dangerous places we have seen yet!For You The War Is Over is a podcast that looks at the re...

11 Mai 202329min

Sgt. JAEM Mouhot

Sgt. JAEM Mouhot

A Free French member of the SAS, Mouhot narrowly avoided the Commando Order to escape four times, eventually returning to the UK despite having the opportunity to stay in France as a civilian.For You ...

13 Jan 202338min

Midshipman PNV Newsome

Midshipman PNV Newsome

Our first escape from the Pacific Theatre, we look at the escape of Midshipman Peter Noel Vesey Newsome, who despite being a Merchant sailor for the Blue Funnel Line, served as a GI in the US Army, ta...

6 Jan 202334min

Dvr. JWH Martin (with Special Guest, John West)

Dvr. JWH Martin (with Special Guest, John West)

For this episode we were joined by John West, who runs the 140 Artillery Regt website (http://140th-field-regiment-ra-1940.co.uk/),  to talk about Driver John William Henry Martin, who was in the same...

16 Des 202234min

Fl/Lt GH Lonnberg

Fl/Lt GH Lonnberg

The only Swede who was to escape as a prisoner of war, there were some similarities between the escapes of Sam Derry and Lonnberg. However, despite being Swedish, he made for Switzerland rather than t...

9 Des 202227min

2/Lt PFS Douglas

2/Lt PFS Douglas

Captured in the aftermath of Dunkirk, Douglas was treated appallingly during his time in Nazi hands, he eventually escaped from Stalag XXI D, in Posen, making his way to Sweden via Danzig.For You The ...

2 Des 202237min

F/Sgt CB Flockhart

F/Sgt CB Flockhart

Cyril Bruce Flockhart was to spend some time being held by both the SS and the Gestapo for his escape attempts. Despite this he eventually escaped from Heydekrug, meeting the Polish resistance and mad...

25 Nov 202242min

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