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Tino Masecchia's avatar

Great summary of the Liberation D.

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Claire Polders's avatar

I asked my grandmother at least ten times to tell me how she was liberated during the war. To make WWII more personal to me. She is a 107 and is still grateful for the allies.

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Michael TenBrink's avatar

107! Wow! What an astonishingly interesting life she must have led.

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Claire Polders's avatar

Yes she did. And until very recently she told everyone about it as well. I dream of publishing a small book about her once.

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Kelly Feenan's avatar

Ciao Michael, happy Liberation Day! Thanks for the tip about the "pack one bag" podcast, I'll look it up. Another great podcast I've enjoyed is about how Italian directors and curators of museums worked frantically, risking their lives to save Italy's artistic heritage before and during WW II. (it's also a great way to practice your Italian comprehension ;-) It's called A Fari Spenti here's a link https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlcZfiOunO5Gk6licq6TCdA0YuB9JwsCN

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Nancyfina's avatar

Lovely reading this Thank you

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Beka McDowell's avatar

Thank you for this. Truly.

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