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Death In The Mountains: Massacre At Monte Sole

Image credit: Ilaria Di Cocco / Monument “Le querce di Monte Sole”, San Martino / 6 September 2015 / CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wiki Loves Monuments Italia 2015).

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14 Oct, 2025

WW2 Pod We Have Ways

56 mins

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War in the Mediterranean

Partisans and Resistance Fighters

1944

Italian Campaign

How did the SS units fight back against the Italian partisan brigades? When was the Marzabotto massacre? What happened to the leaders of the Stella Rossa, and their families? Join James Holland and Al Murray for part 2 as they explore the story of the largest mass killing of civilians in Western Europe outside of the camps, and try to understand why the tragedy is so poorly known. *This episode contains content that may upset some listeners.*

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Historian, writer, and podcaster, specialises in World War II and hosts "We Have Ways" podcast.

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