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Reaching out After World War Two
German children from Dusseldorf were invited to stay with locals in the English town of Reading shortly after WW2 had ended. Hear how two girls became lifelong friends as a result
German children from Dusseldorf were invited to stay in the English town of Reading shortly after WW2 had ended. Hear how two girls became lifelong friends as a result. Chris Browning has been hearing from June Whitcombe and Gretel Rieber about their memories of that time, and about the local mayor, Phoebe Cusden, who single-handedly organised the exchange.
(Photo: June (L) and Gretel (R) in the 1940s. Courtesy of June Whitcombe)
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