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11. Angels of Mercy

2024/8/7
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Iris Ogilvie: 作为一名失去丈夫的护士,我并不在乎自己的安危,只希望在剩余的时间里为战争做一些有意义的事情。我志愿前往诺曼底前线,尽我所能救助伤员,为他们带去希望。 Dr. Tessa Dunlop: 在第二次世界大战中,英国动员的女性比例高于任何其他参战国。女性在军队中扮演着重要的角色,从辅助角色到更专业的职位,她们的存在是不可或缺的。 Claire Mollie: 英国政府在1941年末勉强同意征召女性参战,这在当时引起了很大的争议。尽管存在许多阻力,但女性在战争中的贡献是不可否认的,她们承担了许多重要的任务。 Fanny Gore-Brown: 作为一名Wren,我参与了D-Day的作战计划,负责绘制海图和监控敌军动向。我深知自己工作的责任重大,任何失误都可能导致生命的代价。我为自己能为战争做出贡献感到自豪。 Giles Milton: 盟军在D-Day行动中依赖Mulberry人工港和Pluto输油管道等创新技术,这些都离不开女性的参与和支持。女性在后勤保障方面发挥了关键作用,确保了前线部队的物资供应。 Nuala Calvi: 许多英国女性与美国士兵坠入爱河,但D-Day的到来使她们面临着离别和不确定性。这些女性在战争中经历了爱情、希望和失落,她们的故事也是D-Day历史中不可或缺的一部分。

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Iris Ogilvie and Molly Giles, RAF nurses, were among the first women to cross the Channel on D-Day, setting up a field hospital in Normandy despite the dangers.

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Thousands of nurses begin landing in France, some of them never to return. Codebreakers at Bletchley Park decrypt German communications, feeding vital intel to the front lines. Female pilots dodge German fighters in the skies above Britain. And on a sinking hospital ship in the Channel, an extraordinary act of sacrifice unfolds…

A Noiser production, written by Jo Furniss.

A special thanks to Legasee for the use of their archive of personal recollections from the men and women who witnessed D-Day. To view the full interviews, visit legasee.org.uk

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