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Operation Market Garden, 1st Airborne Division, September 17th, 1944, Part 4

October 8, 2026 · 1 hr 31 min

The first lift is down. The bridge is eleven kilometres away. And the clock is already running. This episode covers the afternoon and evening of Sunday, September 17th, 1944, as the British 1st Airborne Division sets out for the road…
Operation Market Garden, 1st Airborne Division, September 17th, 1944, Part 3

September 24, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min

Version 1.2 During the editing of this episode, we accidentally duplicated one segment, resulting in approximately 25 minutes of repeated audio. We apologise for the mistake. This has now been corrected in Version 1.2. On Sunday, September…
Preparations for Operation Market Garden, Part 2

September 16, 2026 · 59 min

In Part Two of this opening episode, the ground half of Operation Market Garden takes shape: XXX Corps, spearheaded by the Guards Armoured Division, tasked with breaking out from the bridgehead at Joe's Bridge and driving up a single road…
Preparations For Operation Market Garden, Part 1

September 10, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min

September 1944. The Allied armies have shattered the German front in France and driven deep into Belgium, and then, suddenly, they run out of road. Low on fuel, stretched across hundreds of kilometres of supply lines, the advance stalls…
1st Commando Fiji Guerillas, Part 2

September 3, 2026 · 54 min

By mid-1942 the Japanese tide in the Pacific is turning, and the invasion Fiji feared never comes. But the war is not finished with the First Commando Fiji Guerrillas. In this episode, the American forces take over the defence of Fiji, and…

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1st Commando Fiji Guerrillas, Part 1

August 20, 2026 · 57 min

In the dark first months of 1942, the Japanese advance sweeps south across the Pacific, and Fiji lies squarely in its path. The islands guard the sea and air routes that keep Australia and New Zealand supplied, yet the garrison is far too…
1st Special Service Brigade, D-Day and Beyond, Part 3

August 6, 2026 · 1 hr 18 min

June 6th, 1944. The Commandos of 1st Special Service Brigade have fought their way off Sword Beach and up to the bridges over the Caen Canal and the River Orne. Now the harder task begins. They must climb onto the high ground beyond the…
1st Special Service Brigade, D-Day and Beyond, Part 2

July 23, 2026 · 1 hr 18 min

They came ashore into a beach that had not been cleared, and they were still fighting three days later. In our last episode we followed 1st Special Service Brigade as a whole, from the Normandy beaches to the bridges over the Caen Canal…
1st Special Service Brigade, D-Day and Beyond, Part 1

July 13, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min

June 6th, 1944. On the far eastern edge of the greatest invasion in history, the whole enterprise hangs on a single flank. Hold it, and the beachhead is secure. Lose it, and the enemy pours in from the east. https://wor…
Assault on the Merville Battery, Part 2.

June 24, 2026 · 1 hr 39 min

Improved 2 part episode of the Merville assault. In the early hours of June 6th, 1944, the 9th Parachute Battalion drops into chaos. Aircraft scatter six hundred men across the flooded fields of Normandy. A handful find their way to the…
Assault on the Merville Battery, Part 1.

June 11, 2026 · 1 hr 33 min

Improved 2 part episode of the Merville assault. In the early hours of June 6th, 1944, the men of the 9th Parachute Battalion will jump into the darkness over Normandy. Their objective is the Merville Battery, four guns in reinforced…
Coup de Main. The D-Day Assault on the Pegasus and Horsa Bridge. Part 2

June 7, 2026 · 1 hr 5 min

In the thrilling conclusion of our series on the Coup de Main, we take you to the night of June 6, 1944. Join us as we follow Staff Sergeant Jim Wallwork, Major John Howard, and the men of the 2nd Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light…

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About the show

Welcome to the Special Forces in World War 2 Podcast. This is your gateway to delve into the extraordinary world of specialised forces during World War 2. Here at Special Forces in World War 2, we've created a virtual museum dedicated to uncovering the remarkable stories behind these elite units and specialised forces of the era. Our mission is to provide you with a comprehensive panorama of the units and formations that played pivotal roles in the Second World War. Join us as we uncover the untold stories, strategies, and sacrifices of the elite and specialised forces of World War 2.