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The Vise Closes: the Eastern Front, episode 91
Season 4 Episode 5
After 10 shattering blows on the Eastern Front in 1944, the Western Allies and the USSR continue to compress nazi Germany in January 1945.
Map 1: Th…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
The Battle for Budapest, Part 1—Episode 90
Season 4 Episode 4
"Budapest lay athwart the main entry route to Austria and Bohemia. It was the main railway hub of the region and also the largest Danubian port. The…
10 months, 1 week ago
The Battle of Belgrade—Episode 89
Season 4 Episode 4
There was a lot of action on the Eastern Front in the autumn of 1944. In late September, the Red Army and its new allies enter Yugoslavia and connec…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Horror in East Prussia—Episode 88: The Red Army enters Germany
Season 4 Episode 1
In October 1944, the Red Army entered East Prussia, the heart of German militarism. Horrific war crimes ensued.
Map 1: The Red Army’s advances all ac…
11 months, 1 week ago
The Axis collapses: Beyond Barbarossa, episode 87
Season 4 Episode 1
In the autumn of 1944, nation after nation abandons the cruel, insane Axis to join the Western Allies or USSR: Romania, Bulgaria, Slovkia … as Finla…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Stalled on the Baltic Coast: USSR vs. the wehrmacht, Episode 86
Season 4 Episode 3
By the autumn of 1944, everyone could see which way the Second World War was going — even the Axis commanders. Still, they were able to hold the Red …
1 year ago
Everywhere, all at once: Episode 85—East and West, north and south, 1944
Season 4 Episode 3
Describing the Eastern Front chronologically gets very difficult in the second half of 1944, because there’s so much happening everywhere, all at th…
1 year ago
Everywhere, all at once: World War 2, fall 1944—Episode 85
Episode 1115
Describing the Eastern Front chronologically gets very difficult in the second half of 1944, because there’s so much happening everywhere, all at the…
1 year ago
Everywhere, all at once: World War 2, fall 1944—Episode 85
Episode 1114
Describing the Eastern Front chronologically gets very difficult in the second half of 1944, because there’s so much happening everywhere, all at the…
1 year, 1 month ago
A promise fulfilled: Help for Ukrainian refugees—special episode
Season 4 Episode 2
Today, Beyond Barbarossa fulfills a promised made at the start of this podcast: a meaningful donation to help refugees of Russia’s unjustifiable war…
1 year, 1 month ago