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The devastated city of Wesel after Allied bombing ahead of the Rhine crossing, March 1945. USAAF / National Archives (Public Domain).

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Goalhanger

22 Apr, 2025

WW2 Pod We Have Ways

63 Mins

Operation Plunder

Seventh U.S. Army

British Second Army

End of WWII

1945

Logistics

Operation Varsity

Airborne Forces

Engineering

Allied Generals

How did Allied forces cross the last defences of Nazi Germany? How does Operation VARSITY compare to the chaos of the landings in Arnhem just a year before? Join James Holland & Al Murray as they uncover the pivotal but often overlooked final moments of WW2 in Europe - from the grand international politics of the new Cold War superpowers, down to often intense individual tragedies of the survivors.

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Meet the Speakers

James Holland

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

Al Murray

Al Murray, comedian, writer, and historian, co-hosts the WWII podcast We Have Ways of Making You Talk and writes on