Betrayed: The Buchenwald Airmen

Published: March 1, 2018, 5:30 a.m.

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In this episode we\\u2019re going to be discussing the plight of 168 Allied Airmen who found themselves imprisoned in Buchenwald concentration camp. It\\u2019s something that even to this day governments seem unwilling to admit to.

\\u201cAs we got close to the camp and saw what was inside... a terrible, terrible fear and horror entered our hearts. We thought, what is this? Where are we going? Why are we here? And as you got closer to the camp and started to enter [it] and saw these human skeletons walking around; old men, young men, boys, just skin and bone, we thought, what are we getting into?\\u201d \\u2014\\u2009Canadian airman Ed Carter-Edward\'s recollection of his arrival at Buchenwald.

Joining me is Frederic Martini, his father was shot down over France in 1944 and was one of the Buchenwald airmen. His written about his father\\u2019s experiences, the book is Betrayed.

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