The Warrior Next Door Podcast
We explore the oral histories of World War II veterans from interviews conducted by your hosts Tony Lupo and Ryan Fairfield. We play selected clips from these veteran interviews to explore their experiences in their own words with the hosts providing compelling commentary and historical context. Be ready to get some mud on your boots!
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Julius Ernst Jakob - A soldier in the Czech army, the German Wehrmacht and a POW during WW2 - Episode 3 of 4
Join us as Julius Jakob shares his account of what it was like to be a Czechoslovakian citizen who was forced to fight for the Wehrmacht after his country was annexed by Nazi Germany prior to WW2. Julius was a Sudaten German in Czechoslovakia who served, as a Czech citizen, in the Czech army prior to WW2. After Czecho
Julius Ernst Jakob - A soldier in the Czech army, the German Wehrmacht and a POW during WW2 - Episode 2 of 4
Join us as Julius Jakob shares his account of what it was like to be a Czechoslovakian citizen who was forced to fight for the Wehrmacht after his country was annexed by Nazi Germany prior to WW2. Julius was a Sudaten German in Czechoslovakia who served, as a Czech citizen, in the Czech army prior to WW2. After Czecho
Julius Ernst Jakob - A soldier in the Czech army, the German Wehrmacht and a POW during WW2 - Episode 1 of 4
Join us as Julius Jakob shares his account of what it was like to be a Czechoslovakian citizen who was forced to fight for the Wehrmacht after his country was annexed by Nazi Germany prior to WW2. Julius was a Sudaten German in Czechoslovakia who served, as a Czech citizen, in the Czech army prior to WW2. After Czecho
Welcome to Episode 2 of our two part series featuring Ms. Betty Hayes, who worked in the North American B-25 factory in Kansas City, KS during WWII. In this episode we hear more about her experiences working on the home front and learn of some accolades that she earned for her work in WWII. Support the show
Welcome listeners to Episode 1 of our 2 part series featuring an actual "Rosie the Riveter" during WWII - Ms. Betty Hayes. In this episode we meet Betty and hear about how she got involved in war effort on the home front building B-25 bombers. Support the show
The Warrior Next Door and pleased to have collaborated with Ray Harris Jr. of The History of WW2 Podcast to discuss our Top Five Nazi Blunders of WW2! Please leave your top five on our website warriornextdoor.com or our facebook page! Support the show