WWII's Great Escapes: The Freedom Trails

History | War

Station:
Channel 4 (GB)

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Ended

Start:
2017-09-16

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Former marine Monty Halls retraces the routes of great escapes from Nazi territory, meeting surviving escapees and locals who risked their lives to help them.

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S1E2 - Italy: The Sulmona Trail

Monty follows in the footsteps of Len Harley, who escaped from the Nazis across Italy's Majella mountains in winter, and reunites Len - who's now 98 - with Rosina Spinosa, who helped him escape

Air Date: 23 Sep 2017 14:00 (CDT)

S1E3 - Italy: Operation Galia

Monty recounts the story of a daring SAS mission behind enemy lines in northern Italy, and retraces the troops' dramatic escape route across the Apuan Alps

Air Date: 30 Sep 2017 14:00 (CDT)

S1E4 - France and Spain: The Pyrenees

Monty Halls retraces the tough World War II freedom trail across the Pyrenees from France to Spain and meets soldiers who survived it and people who helped them.

Air Date: 07 Oct 2017 14:00 (CDT)