38. 'The Hunger Winter' and Operation MANNA - Humanitarian Relief in Holland 1945 with Frank Pleszak

On this episode, Mark welcomes Frank Pleszak back to the syndicate to discuss Operation Manna that took place in Holland beginning in April 1945. Coupled with Operation Chowhound from the USA and Operation Faust, humanitarian aid was delivered by air and road into Holland to prevent starvation amongst the civilian populations. Having run events at the Avro Heritage Museum in Manchester with veterans, Frank provides the comments that were made by the veterans about this task that they were not prepared for, or trained for, at the end of the war to ensure that the people of Holland were fed.Recordings provided with the kind permission of Frank Pleszak as a volunteer of the Avro Heritage Museum and the veterans of Op MANNA that they interviewed, John Manoghan and Jeff Brown, who spoke on the recordings. All provided with permission.From the macro to the micro topics of history, The History Syndicate Podcast is the forum for all with a common interest in all things history.The views expressed are those of the author and guest. They do not necessarily represent any views of any other organisation or institution.Hosted and edited by Mark Martin.With Frank Pleszak.Music: Throughout History available via Podcastle.Audio: Mixed using Podcastle.Cover Art and images created using Canva and Canva DreamLab AI. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.