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Mini-Episode 19: Princesses, Partisans and Spies
🕑 Added 2024-02-01 20:03:35 +0000 UTCWhen one of my grandmothers was a teenager during WWII, she was a partisan who actively fought against the fascist regime and the Nazis propping it up. This is perhaps why I am fascinated by stories of women participating in resistance against Nazis and Fascists during the war. I guess it feels more personal. Stories like the ones I’ll tell you about today remind me that I exist because of a roll of the dice. If a couple of things had gone differently, my grandmother would have ended up like the main characters in today’s tales. Which of course it means I’d have never been born. Today, I’ll tell you about two insanely brave ladies who gave their all in the fight against the Nazis: the princess turned spy Noor Inayat-Khan, and the teenage partisan Lepa Radic.
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History on Fire
in the next few months, I'll be posting a couple of previously Luminary episodes about some family stories of Italian resistance in WWII
David Q
This episode left me feeling like I went to a dinner for four but only 3 plates were served. In other words, I needed more. How about another story about WW2 resistance fighters?Maybe Pino Lella Otherwise, another 5 star podcast!!!
Matthew Nugent
Keen as!
