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Episode 530-Operation Mars
Operation Mars was the sister Soviet counter attack to Uranus, which freed Stalingrad. But Mars would end very differently for the Soviets. When it w…
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Ep 529-Interview w/Jonathan Horn: The Fate of the Generals
Author Jonathan Horn’s Book, The Fate of Generals: MacArthur, Wainwright and the Epic battle for the Philippines, covers the experiences of both gene…
1 year, 1 month ago
Episode 528-Operation Northern Lights
Gen. von Manstein is sent north to capture Leningrad. But days before his attack is launched, the Soviets launch their own. And the results of this b…
1 year, 1 month ago
Episode 527-Winning By Other Means
The German 17th Army on the Taman peninsula is bending, but not breaking. Then the Soviets realize, they don’t have to win, just hold. For events at …
1 year, 1 month ago
Episode 526-Operation Neptune
With the building up of troops on the Taman Peninsula, the Germans realize they need an all out attack to drive the enemy back into the Black Sea. Th…
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Episode 525-Alone, Isolated and About to Die
Now that Stalingrad is liberated, the Stavka decide to clear the Caucasus of Axis troops. Which means annihilating the German 17th Army and the Roman…
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Episode 524-The Line Has Been Drawn at Stalingrad
With overwhelming forces, the German 6th Army is trapped by the Soviets and then reduced. Paulus does not want to surrender, but the call is not his …
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Episode 523-Resistance Is Futile
The Soviets squeeze the trapped German 6th Army even more. Axis air fields are attacked, making it impossible to feed Paulus’ men. By January of 1943…
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Episode 522-Operation Winter Storm
As Gen. Manstein readies for Operation Thunderclap, the breakout of the German 6th Army, the Soviets attack again. This time, against the Italian 8th…
1 year, 2 months ago
Episode 521-Decision Time: Fight or Flight
Operation Uranus is launched. The Axis forces, caught unawares, fall back. Berlin makes plans, but they simply do not have the means to counter the S…
1 year, 2 months ago