Home · War & Conflict · Second World War · 1939-1945: A Soldier's War
Topic spans: 1939 - 1945
1939-1945: A Soldier's War
From 1939 to 1945 Canadian soldiers, sailors and air force personnel lived and died in lands far from home. CBC Radio was one of the few links friends and family in Canada had to their loved ones abroad. Through reports from the front, dramatizations and direct greetings from soldiers, CBC revealed what life on the battlefront was like.
18 radio clips
Stursberg on Lili Marlene
Broadcast Date: Jan. 25, 1956
CBC war correspondent Peter Stursberg reminisces about the wartime song Lili Marlene, notable for its popularity among Allied and German soldiers alike.Stursberg on Lili Marlene
Medium: Radio
Program: CBC Radio News Special
Broadcast Date: Jan. 25, 1956
Guest(s): Peter Stursberg
Duration: 3:42
Lili Marlene: lyrics by Hans Leip, music by Norbert Schultze.
Last updated:
May 30, 2008
Activez le Javascript sur votre navigateur...
18 clips in this topic . page
Radio
25:28
May 7, 1945
Victory flags are flying high, church bells are ringing, and people are celebrating in the streets. It's May 7, 1945, and the Allies have secured victory in Europe.
Radio
3:27
Dec. 30, 1941
Winston Churchill delivers an electrifying address to the Canadian Parliament during the Second World War.
Stursberg on Lili Marlene.
The CBC Digital Archives Website.
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
Last updated: May 30, 2008.
[Page consulted on Feb. 23, 2012.]