For You The War Is Over

A member of the Intelligence Corp, there is remarkably little information available on Lt. HE Stewart, despite receiving an Military Cross. In fact, this escape appears to be the only publicly available evidence he even existed... Well worth a listen!

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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There is much more to this escape than meets the eye as Vlielander-Hein made his way in and out of Norway in under 24 hours... One of the most perplexing escapes we have yet covered!

For You The War Is Over is a podcast, hosted by Dave Robertson and Tony Hoskins, which looks at the real life stories of Prisoner-of-War escapes from the the Second World War.

If you would like to follow us on Twitter we can be found @FYTWIO we can also be found on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/FYTWIO/ or if you would prefer to send a more long form message we can also be reached via email at [email protected]

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An absolutely epic escaper who was in hospital at the time of the Italian Armistice, and used the confusion it created to make his way to Switzerland.

For You The War Is Over is a podcast, hosted by Dave Robertson and Tony Hoskins, which looks at the real life stories of Prisoner-of-War escapes from the the Second World War.

If you would like to follow us on Twitter we can be found @FYTWIO we can also be found on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/FYTWIO/ or if you would prefer to send a more long form message we can also be reached via email at [email protected]

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A repeated escaper, who even managed to get married in occupied Europe while escaping, Jones eventually managed to get away from a working camp. Making rapid progress, he made his way onto a Swedish ship, reaching Stockholm less than a week after his final escape.

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. 

If you would like to follow us on Twitter we can be found @FYTWIO we can also be found on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/FYTWIO/ or if you would prefer to send a more long form message we can also be reached via email at [email protected]

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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. 

If you would like to follow us on Twitter we can be found @FYTWIO we can also be found on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/FYTWIO/ or if you would prefer to send a more long form message we can also be reached via email at [email protected]

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Private Ellis Phythian escaped from a working camp attached to Posen, making his way through Germany by jumping a freight train to France where he met an escape line who helped him onwards down to Gibraltar.

For You The War Is Over is a podcast, hosted by Dave Robertson and Tony Hoskins, which looks at the real life stories of Prisoner-of-War escapes from the the Second World War.

If you would like to follow us on Twitter we can be found @FYTWIO we can also be found on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/FYTWIO/ or if you would prefer to send a more long form message we can also be reached via email at [email protected]

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A merchant sailor, Bird is captured in the Pacific Ocean but imprisoned in Marlag und Milag Nord, the POW camp in Germany for sailors. Escaping to a nearby dockyards, Bird spends more time in the pub than escaping, before eventually stowing away on a ship bound for Sweden, where he was to stay for some time before returning to the UK.

For You The War Is Over is a podcast, hosted by Dave Robertson and Tony Hoskins, which looks at the real life stories of Prisoner-of-War escapes from the the Second World War.

If you would like to follow us on Twitter we can be found @FYTWIO we can also be found on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/FYTWIO/ or if you would prefer to send a more long form message we can also be reached via email at [email protected]

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You might have heard of Sgt Pepper, but probably not of his wartime prisoner-of-war escape! Escaping from a working camp attached to the largest POW camp of the war, he chose to remain in Munich for two years, working on behalf of an underground anti-Nazi movement, operating in the birthplace of Nazism. A truly remarkable escape story!

For You The War Is Over is a podcast, hosted by Dave Robertson and Tony Hoskins, which looks at the real life stories of Prisoner-of-War escapes from the the Second World War.

If you would like to follow us on Twitter we can be found @FYTWIO we can also be found on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/FYTWIO/ or if you would prefer to send a more long form message we can also be reached via email at [email protected]

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To kick start the new series we are joined by historian and author of the 'SAS: Great Escapes' series, Damien Lewis, to look at the phenomenal escape and adventure of Herbert Castelow. Dropping into France in the same group as previous escapers, Vaculik and Jones, Castelow has an incredible story of his own to tell. Tune in to find out what happens when an SAS trooper finds himself alone by a lake with two Gestapo agents with nothing except a butchers knife to hand!

For You The War Is Over is a podcast, hosted by Dave Robertson and Tony Hoskins, which looks at the real life stories of Prisoner-of-War escapes from the the Second World War.

If you would like to follow us on Twitter we can be found @FYTWIO we can also be found on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/FYTWIO/ or if you would prefer to send a more long form message we can also be reached via email at [email protected]

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Welcome to Series 6 of For You The War Is Over. We are delighted to bring to you another series with amazing guests, and even more amazing escape stories. We hope you will enjoy this new series!

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. 

If you would like to follow us on Twitter we can be found @FYTWIO we can also be found on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/FYTWIO/ or if you would prefer to send a more long form message we can also be reached via email at [email protected]

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