D-Day commando on Sword Beach by Commander Jim Speed DSC, RAN – Part 1

Webmaster · Jul 12, 2021 ·

Commander Jim Speed was a Commando on Sword Beach on D-Day 1944. In these podcasts Commander Speed describes his experiences on D-Day.

The recordings were made on 25 August 2014 when Commander Speed was the guest speaker at a meeting of the Melbourne Chapter of the Naval Historical Society.

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Recorded on 25^th August 2014
Duration 27 minutes

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D-Day commando on Sword Beach by Commander Jim Speed DSC, RAN - Part 1

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