How Gold Beach Hero Stanley Hollis Won The Only D-Day Victoria Cross | WW2 Walking The Ground
July 31, 2024
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as posted by the channelSubscribe now". World War Two historian James Holland and writer/comedian Al Murray are on Gold Beach walking in the footsteps of Stanley Hollis VC, Company Sergeant Major D Company, 6th Battalion Green Howards. Hollis performed two acts of incredible heroism that were to win him the only DDay Victoria Cross, the highest British award for gallantry. Their first stop is on the eastern end of Gold Beach where Hollis and the rest of the 6th Green Howards landed. James Holland and Al Murray then head to the key locations where Hollis's two Victoria Cross actions took place. First they walk (and sprint!) the ground near VerSurMer where Hollis led a brave attack on a German bunker complex that led to the capture of 30 enemy soldiers. Join historian James Holland and writer and comedian Al Murray (from the popular We Have Ways of Making You Talk podcast) as they follow in the footsteps of World War II soldiers, unearthing fascinating historical insights and captivating tales along the way. Exclusively on Youtube.
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