Popski's Private Army in Austria (May 8th 1945)

May 8th 1945, Popski's Private Army and 27th Lancers (8th British Army advance units) met in south Austria Yugoslav partisans and French liberated deportees of the Loibl Pass concentration camp.
Voice of "Jimmy" Eastham (PPA trooper) recorded in 1994 (Imperial War Museum)

[@kimsandhu9066]

Many thanks for posting this here. PPA (Popski's Private Army) were an incredible unit of brave men who achieved much during the war. In my humble opinion they never did receive the recognition they deserved for their heroic acts. I consider it a real privilege to have met a few of them before they passed away.
At last, there is a commemorative marker for these men in the Special Forces section of the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire.
This is due to the, seemingly, unending and tireless work of foPPA (Friends of Popski''s Private Army).

[@johnlewis9158]

when i first started my apprenticeship i would often listen to the old boys talking about the war and their was a name that often came up. Popsky and till this day i have wondered why very little is known about this unit

[@ratkomartinovic6528]

Many greetings from Yugoslav citizens(we still egsist).

[@kevinthorns6238]

I knew eric farr from p petrol. A real humble man. Also met corporal ben owen on a few occasions. What these men did was never recognised. History's forgotten hero's. Rest in peace no1 demolition unit as they were officially called because they were a classified unit all threw the war.

[@peternicholson6377]

the Times obituaries Tuesday August 18th mentions John Campbell soldier hu12 military crosses while serving with popskis private army in Italy.

[@DarkAlbino]

My stpedads great granddad george was a part of ppa and we have his cap in a frame