Never heard any of them before.Īnd top of the bill is a tale of a sniper, Harry Furness from my Dad’s regiment 6GH which I’m using with kind permission of the author of a book called… Sniper. This episode is about snipers and I really have some smashing tales to share. I’m Paul Cheall, son of Bill Cheall, whose WWII memoirs have been published by Pen and Sword – in FTFDTH. Hello again and a warm WW2 welcome to you. The queue would shuffle forward as the next batch baked and the whole process repeated all day. His leg was raised at the knee and supported by a rolled blanket.Īs the bread was baked the 80 odd people at the front were served. The Brigadier, who must have been in agony during our hazardous descent now told us to halt and try to ease his discomfort. There was a cry of help from no man's land and turning round I saw a man running round in circles. Transcript Fighting Through Podcast – Episode 53 – Sniper - WW2 Interested in Bill Cheall's book? Link here for more information.įighting Through from Dunkirk to Hamburg, hardback, paperback and Kindle etc. With little delay a German dispatch rider came into view riding a military motor cycle and carrying a message satchel.įeedback/reviews in Apple Podcasts - Thank you. Harry concealed himself overlooking a place where the road emerged from a tree line, from where the engine noise was coming. Harry knew the noise well, and hearing it now he was aware that at any moment ‘Hitler’s buzz saw’ would try to cut him down. The noise of a German MG 42 being cocked and rounds entering the chamber commonly brought fear to Allied soldiers who heard it. Top of the bill is a tale of a sniper, Harry Furness, from the 6th Green Howards which I’m using with kind permission of the author of a book called Sniper Anthology.
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