Radio Diaries

The Ski Troops of WWII

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25:27 | Mar 7th, 2019

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The men of the 10th Mountain Division led a series of daring assaults against the Nazis in the mountains of Italy during WWII. After returning home, many of these soldiers helped to create the modern ...Show More



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mm recommended:Jun 26th, 2020

Hearing the stories of the ski troops of WWII will give you a sense of how excited and young, but determined and willing the men were. Will give you a renewed admiration on how they gave their lives just to secure a wall so that they can end Fascism and Nazism. So cool they became the innovators in ...Show More

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🌅 A beautiful story
😢 Moving
💪 Inspirational
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epekilis recommended:Sep 17th, 2020

This story is well worth listening to as WWII starts to pass into history with the aging of our vets. Through the voices of these men in their mid-90’s at the time of recording, their experiences of battles against impossible odds in the Italian Alps reminds us that these events were human events t...Show More

I thought this episode was:

🤭 Dramatic
💬 A great conversation
💡 Educational
💪 Inspirational
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