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The French Resistance and Everyday Life During World War II
37:36 - 45:11 (07:35)
This episode explores the struggles of everyday life during World War II in France, including the Germans' rationing of gas leading French people to convert their cars to run off of charcoal and wood, hospitals bartering wine rations for potatoes, and the building of fortifications along the border to defend against future attacks.
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The French build a massive wall of fortifications along their border with Germany after World War I in order to protect themselves from future attacks, and it does its job reasonably well during the early stages of World War II.
37:36 - 38:59 (01:22)
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The French build a massive wall of fortifications along their border with Germany after World War I in order to protect themselves from future attacks, and it does its job reasonably well during the early stages of World War II.
ChapterThe French Resistance and Everyday Life During World War II
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Due to gas rationing during the German occupation of France in WWII, many French citizens converted their cars to run off of charcoal and wood.
38:59 - 40:44 (01:45)
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Due to gas rationing during the German occupation of France in WWII, many French citizens converted their cars to run off of charcoal and wood. This led to a unique intersection between Chanel and Prussian military officer Hans Gunther von Dinklage.
ChapterThe French Resistance and Everyday Life During World War II
EpisodePart Two: Coco Chanel: The Nazi Who Invented Fashion
PodcastBehind the Bastards
French hospitals during WWII bartered their wine rations for potatoes, which were the only food dense enough in calories to keep their patients from starving.
40:45 - 43:59 (03:14)
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French hospitals during WWII bartered their wine rations for potatoes, which were the only food dense enough in calories to keep their patients from starving. The average French working person's diet during the war was 1200 calories a day in the areas under German control.
ChapterThe French Resistance and Everyday Life During World War II
EpisodePart Two: Coco Chanel: The Nazi Who Invented Fashion
PodcastBehind the Bastards
Silenced: The Radio Murders is a podcast investigating the unsolved murders of three radio journalists in Miami.
44:00 - 45:11 (01:10)
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Silenced: The Radio Murders is a podcast investigating the unsolved murders of three radio journalists in Miami. The podcast explores a world of drugs, darkness, and a potential larger conspiracy.