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World War Two African victory and 'Kai Tak heart attack'

The History Hour

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The Twin Track of the D-Day Battle

After Sicily and Italy, after the D-Day landings, we are bringing swathes of Hitler's top commanders. We've also captured General Mess, who was in charge of all the Italian troops in Italy. They were amongst some of the most experienced troops,. so those troops are not being used and not then deployed elsewhere against our forces. There are a number of significant angles I think we need to consider when we remember that 80th anniversary.

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