Malice in the Mitten

S9 E10 - Joe Beyrle - The Paratrooper Who Fought for Two Flags

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Paratrooper Joseph “Jumpin’ Joe” Beyrle dropped into Nazi-occupied France before D-Day, was captured, escaped German POW camps not once, but twice, joined a Soviet tank unit under a female commander, and helped storm Berlin — all before his 22nd birthday.

Theme song written and recorded by Alan Hunt

Story researched and written by Tracy Preston

Original artwork by Todd Preston

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Sources:

  1. U.S. Army Official History:
    • U.S. Army article, “D-Day Vet’s Memory Jumps the Divide Between U.S. and Russia”
      • → https://www.army.mil/article/127489
      Military.com Feature:
      • “The D-Day Story of Joseph Beyrle — The Only Man to Fight for Both the U.S. and Soviet Armies”
        • → https://www.military.com/history/d-day-story-joseph-beryle.html
        Smithsonian Magazine:
        • “Jumpin’ Joe Beyrle: The American Who Fought for the Soviets”
          • → https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-paratrooper-who-fought-for-the-soviets-180951452/
          National WWII Museum, New Orleans:
          • Oral history excerpts and archival biography
            • → https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/joseph-beyrle
            Wikipedia (Cross-checked historical record):
            • Joseph R. Beyrle → https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Beyrle
              • Book Reference:
              • Thomas H. Taylor, Behind Hitler’s Lines: The True Story of the Only Soldier to Fight for Both America and the Soviet Union in World War II.
                • (St. Martin’s Press, 2003) — Beyrle’s authorized biography.

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