- Contributed byÌý
- Genevieve
- People in story:Ìý
- John Peake
- Location of story:Ìý
- Combermere Park Shropshire
- Background to story:Ìý
- Civilian
- Article ID:Ìý
- A5534039
- Contributed on:Ìý
- 05 September 2005
The Home Guard in the village was mobilised when there was a report of German Parachutists landing in Combermere Park. They were all in a state of high alert only to find when arriving that in fact the ‘parachutists’ were a flock of swans!
This story was submitted to the People's War site by Lis Edwards of the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio Shropshire CSV action desk on behalf of John Peake, and has been added to the site with his permission. The author fully understands the site's terms and conditions.
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