High Strangeness in Germany

High Strangeness in Germany

If you’re ever injured in an accident, you can check out Morgan & Morgan. You can start your claim in just a click without having to leave your couch: www.forthepeople.com/wartime [https://www.forthepeople.com/wartime] #sponsored Germany is home to countless reminders of the Second World War — abandoned hospitals, former prisons, forgotten military installations, and training grounds built atop layers of history. For the soldiers who have trained and served there in the decades since, some of those places have left a lasting impression. Drawn from firsthand accounts shared by British and American servicemen, these stories describe strange encounters in locations tied to Germany’s wartime past — places where history may not be as distant as it seems. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Something on the Radio

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Vanished Into the Clouds

During the Gallipoli campaign of World War I, hundreds of British soldiers disappeared during a failed assault near Suvla Bay. In the years that followed, rumors began to spread that the battalion had vanished under mysterious circumstances — swallowed by a strange cloud seen hovering over the battlefield. Drawing from wartime records, witness testimony, and later investigations, this story explores how one of the First World War’s most enduring mysteries emerged from the chaos and confusion of combat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Something on Fort Polk

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Strange Things in Fallujah

If you’re ever injured in an accident, you can check out Morgan & Morgan. You can start your claim in just a click without having to leave your couch: https://www.forthepeople.com/wartime #sponsored Don’t sleep on [@ultrapouches]. New customers get 15% Off with code WARTIMESTORIES at https://takeultra.com! #UltraPouches #ad Fallujah became one of the most violent battlegrounds of the Iraq War — a city scarred by insurgency, urban combat, and years of relentless fighting. But for some of the Marines and soldiers who operated there, the strangest experiences had nothing to do with the enemy. Drawn from firsthand accounts shared by servicemen, these stories describe unsettling encounters in abandoned buildings, isolated outposts, and the ruins of the city itself — moments that still defy explanation years later. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]