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EPISODE · Sep 2, 2011 · 9 MIN

The Scoop of the Century

from Witness History: World War Two history · host BBC World Service

The scoop of the century on the eve of World War II. How a young British reporter witnessed the German military build-up just days before the invasion of Poland in 1939. We hear Clare Hollingworth's own account of a daring trip across the border.Photo: Clare Hollingworth in 1978. Credit: BBC

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