- BBC broadcast 1 June 1944: “Long sobs of autumn violins” meant that Operation Overlord was to start within two weeks. BBC broadcast 5 June 1944: “wound my heart with a monotonous languor” meant that it would start within 48 hours and that the Resistance should begin sabotage operations, especially on the French railroad system. (Wikipedia article.)
Links
- BBC WWII French Resistance – The Dice Are on the Carpet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cpDUtz2JWU
- Chanson d’automne (Autumn Song): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chanson_d%27automne
- D-Day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fZ2Vmzp7Ic
- How the BBC Brought Hope to Occupied France: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/03/d-day-bbc-occupied-france-letters
- John Has a Long Moustache: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePzwg0LyYL0
- Radio Londres (Wikipedia article): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Londres
- Radio-Londres-Les Français parlent aux Français–Honneur # Patrie–c. 1943: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVTGBLgMT1E
- Secret Messages for the French Resistance (Vichy France 1940-1941): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gDgNi30spA
WWII Netherlands Escape Lines 