Episode 15: August 19th - August 24th, 1944

Episode 15 of the Letters from the Past podcast, hosted by Scott Ginther, titled "Episode 15: August 19th - August 24th, 1944" was published on July 4, 2020 and runs 11 minutes.

July 4, 2020 ·11m · Letters from the Past

0:00 / 0:00

Summary

My grandfather engages the Germans south of Paris.   An unusual incident was the capturing of 12 snipers, a platoon of anti-tank guns, many bicycles, weapons and documents in a cache located in the battalion area.   Well to end it up, my tent lays in the ground and the bed-roll is completely soaked this morning. One day is just like any other day.  Last Sunday went by and I did not realize it was Sunday even though the Chaplin did his services.

Episode Description

My grandfather engages the Germans south of Paris.

An unusual incident was the capturing of 12 snipers, a platoon of anti-tank guns, many bicycles, weapons and documents in a cache located in the battalion area.

Well to end it up, my tent lays in the ground and the bed-roll is completely soaked this morning.

One day is just like any other day. Last Sunday went by and I did not realize it was Sunday even though the Chaplin did his services.

Share this episode

Similar Episodes

C. B. Hall, Amherst, Burnbank

Mar 6, 2025 ·27m

Charles J. Tyers, Alberton

Mar 6, 2025 ·26m

Mar 6, 2025 ·10m

Mar 6, 2025 ·3m

Alfred Taddy Thomson, Fiery Creek

Mar 6, 2025 ·10m

John Templeton, Kyneton

Mar 6, 2025 ·4m

Similar Podcasts

The Meaning of Life Series - Centerstage Church Mickey Bryce The Meaning of Life is a multi-episode podcast series with Pastor Mickey Bryce, based on The Letters of John from the Book of John, produced by CenterStage Church in Gold Canyon, Arizona. Letters from the West by James Hall (1793 - 1868) ciesse James Hall was a soldier, lawyer, circuit judge, newspaper editor, historian, and author of fiction. He was also the first publisher of a literary magazine west of Pittsburgh. Hall originally wrote some of the letters in this collection in 1820, while voyaging by keelboat down the Ohio River from Pittsburgh to Shawneetown, Illinois, where he established a law practice. He appears to have revised the 1820 letters and added more prior to publication in London in 1828. Much more than a description of his travels, the letters include his observations on many subjects, reflecting current affairs and his broad interests. Topics include: Cumberland Road; Internal Improvements in 1820s; Harman Blennerhassett; Burr's Conspiracy; Manners of the People in Old Northwest; General Presby Neville; Cincinnati in 1820s; Arthur St. Clair; Falls of the Ohio; Shawneetown Illinois; Backwoodsmen; Daniel Boone; Harpe Brothers; Regulators; Popular superstitions Ohio River Valley. - Summary by Ted Lienhart Letters from Victorian Pioneers by Various ciesse A series of letters on the early occupation of the colony, the Aborigines, etc addressed by Victorian pioneers to his Excellency Charles Joseph La Trobe Esq. , Lieutenant-Governor of the Colony of Victoria in response to a circular letter sent by him to a number of early settlers dated 29th July 1853. -It cannot be claimed for these papers that they are infallible records of our early history at every point.( from the preface),The last section ends with lists of Aboriginal words and phrases as were collected by a lady. I'm in 2 minds about these, I respect her desire to keep a record but do not have any idea of their correctness, but they are there if anyone wants to have a go. And please remember that no one is saying the views in the letters are correct. (Annise) Letters from England, 1846-1849 by Elizabeth Davis Bancroft (1803 - 1886) ciesse Elizabeth Bancroft went to England with her husband, historian George Bancroft, for three of the most dynamic years in European history. As Ambassador to England from the United States, George moved in the highest circles. In his wife's letters to their sons, her uncle, her brother, and Mrs. Polk (the President's wife), we see glimpses not only of early Victorian English life, but also of Queen Victoria herself! Mrs. Bancroft speaks of dinners with Benjamin Disraeli, visits to Wordsworth, weekends in the country with Louis Napoleon and Sir Robert Peel with such matter of fact aplomb that one cannot help being impressed.

URL copied to clipboard!