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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Leading Seaman AE Penny

Leading Seaman AE Penny

One of the most meticulously well planned and executed escapes we have come across, Leading Seaman Penny was a submariner who escaped from a camp in Italy and made his way to the Vatican City - a full...

20 Juni 202438min

Pte. LA Coe

Pte. LA Coe

Captured in Northern France in 1940, Coe was the very first to escape from a POW camp, escaping from a satellite camp in Danzig, from where he made the short escape to the port, and stowed away on a s...

13 Juni 202439min

Sgt. J Prendergast

Sgt. J Prendergast

Sgt. John Prendergast was an Irishman serving in the British Army, and was identified by his captors as a potential collaborator. Instead he escaped back to the UK, travelling to France by train, befo...

6 Juni 202438min

Capt. VCW Sudbury, Capt. AG Cameron, and Lt. PG Uglow

Capt. VCW Sudbury, Capt. AG Cameron, and Lt. PG Uglow

Captured at Tobruk, they escaped from Campo 21 at Chieti in the aftermath of the Italian Armistice, before making their way through Italian, with help from locals, to the Allied Lines.For You The War ...

30 Maj 202429min

Maj. OAJ Cary-Elwes (Special Guest: Damien Lewis)

Maj. OAJ Cary-Elwes (Special Guest: Damien Lewis)

For this episode we were re-joined by author and historian, Damien Lewis, to share with us the story of Major Oswald Cary-Elwes, of the SAS. Cary-Elwes features in Damien Lewis' latest book "SAS: Grea...

23 Maj 202450min

Capt. CFP Mills

Capt. CFP Mills

Capt. CFP Mills initially escaped with Hopkins and Rae, from episode 2, but they got separated in Marseilles. This is the story of what happened to Mills after they got separated...For You The War Is ...

16 Maj 202435min

2/Lt. JW Hopkins & 2/Lt. JEK Rae

2/Lt. JW Hopkins & 2/Lt. JEK Rae

A joint escape very early in the war, they spent a month trying to steal a boat to cross the channel before giving up and heading south through the recently occupied France, where they caught a boat t...

9 Maj 202434min

The Great Épinal Escape (Special Guest: Ghee Bowman)

The Great Épinal Escape (Special Guest: Ghee Bowman)

We are delighted to be joined by Ghee Bowman to discuss his new book "The Great Épinal Escape", and the amazing tale of the mass breakout from a camp in Épinal by hundreds of Indian servicemen. It is ...

2 Maj 202458min

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