Stanley Hollis: An Unlikely Hero of D-Day | History Traveler Episode 192

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The Victoria Cross is the highest honor that can be bestowed on a soldier in the British Armed Forces. It is awarded for valor "in the presence of the enemy." On D-Day, only one man was a recipient of this high honor: CSM Stanley Hollis. We're at Gold Beach with Paul Woodadge of ‪@WW2TV‬ to tell the story of this incredibly brave man who didn't exactly fit the mold of what you might envision for a Victoria Cross recipient, but whose valor was unmatched on D-Day.

For more on Gold Beach, check out this in depth look from ‪@WW2TV‬:    • DDay - Gold Beach - King Sector - Bun...  

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