Episode
Vanished Into the Clouds
- Podcast
- Wartime Stories
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- Jun 5, 2026
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- 3416
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Summary
During the Gallipoli campaign of World War I, hundreds of British soldiers disappeared during a failed assault near Suvla Bay. In the years that followed, rumors began to spread that the battalion had vanished under mysterious circumstances — swallowed by a strange cloud seen hovering over the battlefield. Drawing from wartime records, witness testimony, and later investigations, this story explores how one of the First World War’s most enduring mysteries emerged from the chaos and confusion of combat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices