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Singapore executes Filipina maid and German child evacuees of World War Two

Published: May 19, 2023, 11:30 p.m.

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Max Pearson presents a collection of this week\\u2019s Witness History episodes from the BBC World Service.

We hear about the German children who were evacuated to camps in the countryside to avoid the bombs of World War Two. You may find some of the content distressing.

Also we find out about the execution of Flor Contemplacion

Plus the creation of the 3000 km Te Ararora trail in New Zealand, the Dambusters raid and the story behind the popular children\\u2019s book, Pippi Longstocking.

Contributors:\\nGunter Stoppa and Klaus Reimer - German evacuee camp residents. This was taken from archive recordings from "Haus der Geschichte der Bundersrepublik Deutschland" in Bonn. \\nBeate Muller - Professor of German Studies and Cultural History at Newcastle University, England\\nGeoff Chapple who lobbied for the creation of the Te Araroa trail in New Zealand.\\nRussel Contemplacion - Flor Contemplacion\\u2019s daughter\\nEdre Olalia - Flor Contemplacion\\u2019s Lawyer\\nGeorge "Johnny" Johnson - the last survivor of the Dambusters squadron.\\nKarin Nyman \\u2013 Daughter of author Astrid Nyman

(Photo: Flor Contemplacion. Credit: Russel Contemplacion)

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