Wartime Stories

<p>Every soldier has a story. Some, they try to forget. Others, they can’t stop thinking about – stories that no one else would believe happened. Something that terrified them. Something they cannot explain.</p><p>From Ballen Studios, and hosted by Marine Corp Reconnaissance veteran, Luke Lamana, this is Wartime Stories. A weekly podcast that is a mix of horror, mystery, and awe inspiring tales. Where the strange, dark & mysterious meets the battlefield and beyond. </p><p>New episodes every Monday.</p><p>Share your stories: <a href="mailto:info@wartimestories.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">info@wartimestories.com</a></p>

Depraved Doctors of the Third Reich, Pt. 1

The Nazi obsession with creating a pure Aryan race was not just a political ideology; it became a twisted scientific mission. Entrusted with this dark purpose, German physicians abandoned their ethics to perform monstrous experiments on children, the disabled, and prisoners of war, all in a depraved attempt to engineer their vision of humanity.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

01-05
24:08

The War of Radio Broadcast

In 1938, with the world on the brink of war, Americans anxiously tuned their radios, fearing an attack from a foreign power. But on the night before Halloween, the most terrifying broadcast reported an invasion not from across the ocean, but from across the stars, as a chillingly realistic drama sent a nation into panic.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

12-29
42:18

There is Something Lurking in Ukraine

The war in Ukraine has turned vast swaths of the country into a modern-day wasteland, where the constant threat of death hangs in the air. For soldiers enduring this brutal reality, the line between the living and the dead has begun to blur, as they share chilling stories of spectral figures and inexplicable whispers haunting the battlefield.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

12-22
32:29

Saved by a Ghost

In the brutal chaos of war, the line between the living and the dead is often dangerously thin. These are the accounts of survivors who cheated death, not through training or luck... but by heeding the warnings of spirits from beyond the grave.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

12-15
27:31

Stalked by Bigfoot

The sounds of the forest are a language any seasoned outdoorsman can understand, a familiar rhythm of life and survival. But for two veterans on opposite sides of the country, that language became a weapon turned against them, as they were stalked by a massive creature that could perfectly mimic the calls of lesser animals to draw its human prey into the dark.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

12-08
32:12

It's Not Easy Being a Military Police Officer

In the desolate Mojave Desert, Edwards Air Force Base is home to America's most advanced and secretive aircraft, a place where the boundaries of technology are pushed daily. But according to chilling eyewitness accounts from service members, the greatest secrets aren't in the sky, but on the ground... where a massive, hairy, ape-like creature has been seen stalking the restricted military installation.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

12-01
33:44

A Sergeant Goes Missing at a Nuclear Testing Range

The vast, empty deserts of New Mexico became the proving grounds for America's nuclear arsenal, a landscape of secrets and strange phenomena. It was here that a routine missile recovery mission turned into a gruesome mystery, leaving one Air Force Sergeant surgically mutilated and drained of blood, apparently at the hands of something not of this world.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

11-24
32:19

Documented Military Reports of Vampires

In the age of enlightenment, the disciplined Austrian army brought order and science to its newly acquired territories. Yet in the rugged mountains of Serbia, they stumbled upon a darkness that defied all logic – a plague of undeath that forced hardened soldiers to take up wooden stakes against the walking dead.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

11-17
35:24

They Shouldn't Have Invaded Finland

The Winter War was a brutal struggle against a determined human enemy and the unforgiving cold, dangers the Red Army knew and understood. Yet on a desolate mountain plateau, where strange stone idols stand guard and the trees twist in agony, a Soviet company learned that some places are battlegrounds for forces far older and more monstrous than man.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

11-10
29:08

Something In My Room

In the haze of combat fatigue, soldiers often battle waking nightmares, where the mind plays tricks in the dead of night. But for some, these visions become terrifyingly real, forcing them to question where their dreams end and a paranormal reality begins.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

11-03
22:06

The Devil's Food

The rules of engagement are clear when facing another army, but they are useless against a more primal foe. From the African plains to the mangrove swamps of Burma, soldiers discovered that the greatest danger wasn't the enemy in the opposite trench, but the man-eaters that saw both sides as nothing more than prey.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

10-27
37:16

Project Blue Book

On the frozen battlefields of the Korean War, American soldiers faced down the overwhelming force of the Chinese army. But for one company of infantrymen, the true enemy was not human; it was a silent, glowing orb that toyed with their artillery before unleashing a terrifying weapon of its own.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

10-20
36:24

Celestial Battle

For the people of 16th-century Europe, the sky was a place of divine mystery, not a battlefield for mortal men. But in 1566, the heavens over Basel, Switzerland, became just that, as hundreds of dark spheres waged a mysterious war before the eyes of the citizens below.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

10-13
35:26

The Ghost of Meaford Mary

Long before it was a military training area, the land of CFB Meaford was home to sprawling farmsteads and the quiet lives of pioneer families. But while the families are long gone, one tragic soul remains, a young girl whose ghostly blue eyes now watch over the soldiers training for wars in other lands.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

10-06
36:12

Something These Men Could Not Explain

In the brutal calculus of war, survival is often credited to skill, luck, or the simple whim of fate. But for some soldiers, the difference between life and death came as a warning from the most unlikely of sources: a messenger who was already dead.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

09-29
28:30

Gulf Breeze Six

In the late 1980s, the skies over Gulf Breeze, Florida, became a theater for some of history's most famous UFO sightings. But as the town looked up in wonder, a far more sinister mission was unfolding on the ground, as six AWOL soldiers arrived with a Ouija board and a divine mandate to kill the Antichrist.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

09-22
52:01

The Megalodon

For as long as humans have sailed the seas, they have feared the deadly predators lurking just beneath the waves. But what if the most terrifying monster wasn’t a known species, but an ancient ghost of impossible size, a creature science says has been extinct for millions of years?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

09-15
30:09

War During Winter is a Horrible Thing...

On the Eastern Front of World War I, German and Russian soldiers were locked in a desperate stalemate against each other and one of the most brutal winters in a century. But as the conflict decimated their enemies, ravenous wolf packs began to stalk the battlefield, seeing the trapped armies as their only source of food.This is Part 2 of the story of Man Against Wolf.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

09-08
34:38

The Battle of Alcatraz

Alcatraz was designed to be an inescapable prison for America’s most dangerous criminals. But in 1946, a desperate breakout attempt by its prisoners forced battle-hardened U.S. Marines – fresh from the islands of the Pacific – to lay siege to the fortress on their own shores.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

09-01
35:25

When Men Fight Wars with Wolves

For as long as humans have existed, they’ve engaged in warfare with one another. But those battlefields often put soldiers at odds with nature’s deadliest combatants. These are stories of the conflict between humankind and one of the animal kingdom’s most effective units.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

08-25
29:10

J G

as much as this episode turns my stomach, it's an important listen, in my opinion.

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Simo plops

great as always, thankyou

12-24 Reply

J G

I don't know anyone who hunts coyotes with a .308, but we also have a different terrain here than where the first story takes place.

12-11 Reply

Armold Strickland

Best channel! Evaaaaaaaaaa!

11-24 Reply

Armold Strickland

this channel is soooo good! Luke is best thing since Sliced zBread for real!

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