History Hit subscriber Nathan Portlock Allan interviews Fred Bates who was a Private landing on Gold Beach on D-Day. In this poignant interview, Bates recalls what it was like for the young men who stormed the beaches and remembers those who were left behind.
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D-Day Veteran Interviews: George Skipper
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D-Day Veteran Interviews: Bill Fitzge...
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Max Eisen: Surviving Auschwitz
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