Newbridge Community Library, Athgarvan Road, Newbridge, Co. Kildare

Local History Series

Adolf Hitler: My part in his downfall. Mickser Mahon with James Durney

Tuesday, 7 June at 19.00

In 1941 Mickser Mahon and his boyhood friend, Jackie Sheridan, left Naas and joined the British Army in Belfast. Months later they found themselves in North Africa at the decisive Battle of El Alamein. Next up was the campaign in Italy and the horrendous Battle of Monte Cassino. When Germany finally surrendered Mickser was detailed to forcibly send back ethnic Russians who had fought for the Wehrmacht.