Dan Cruickshank is every bit the modern day adventurer and his travels have taken him to Afghanistan, Iraq and Israel in search of antiquities and architecture ravaged by years of war. In his latest film for the BBC, Dan has been to sites of religious significance in Israel.
Born into a working-class family in London in 1919, Victor Gregg enlisted in the Rifle Brigade at nineteen, was sent to the Middle East and saw action in Palestine. Following service in the western desert and at the battle of Alamein, he joined the Parachute Regiment and in September 1944 found himself at the battle of Arnhem. When the paratroopers were forced to withdraw, Gregg was captured. He attempted to escape, but was caught and became a prisoner of war; sentenced to death in Dresden for attempting to escape and burning down a factory, only the allies' infamous raid on the city the night before his execution saved his life.
Ricky Gervais and Karl Pilkington
The 95 year old told us how he survived the raids while he was a prisoner of war.
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