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Episode 76: Behind the Eastern Front: Sabotage, Terror, and Retreat - 1943/44
In today’s episode we’ll dive into the peak of the partisan war in the Soviet Union – the massive campaign against German logistics and rear areas in…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Behind the Eastern Front: The Partisan War Escalates - 1942
Episode 75
In today’s episode, we’re continue the story of the Soviet partisan war against the Germans from 1941 to 1945 – how did the partisans fight, and how …
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Behind the Front Line: Soviet Partisans on the Eastern Front
Episode 74
In today’s episode, we’re losing ourselves in the forests and swamps deep inside the Soviet Union – where Soviet partisans waged an irregular campaig…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Why Crete Fell: Airborne Shock, Naval Disaster, and a Fatal Decision
Episode 73
In today’s episode, we’ll jump into the action at Crete in 1941 – from the air vs naval battle to the shock of the German airborne assault and the mi…
5 months ago
The Battle for Crete – Hitler’s Airborne Gamble!
Episode 72
In today’s episode, we’ll head to one of the prettiest vacation spots in Europe - the Greek island of Crete. In May 1941, this key to the eastern Med…
5 months, 1 week ago
The 1941 Battle for Greece
Episode 71
In today’s episode, we’ll take up the story of the Balkan campaign in 1941 and follow the fighting as it spilled into Greece and witnessed dramatic f…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
The Fall of Yugoslavia: How the Axis Broke a Kingdom in 12 Days
Episode 70
In today’s episode, we’ll follow one of Germany’s lesser known so-called Blitzkrieg victories, the campaign in the Balkans in 1941 – a victory that h…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Mussolini’s Disaster in the Balkans
In today’s episode, we’ll dig into a sometimes overlooked moment in the second world war - Italy’s expansion into the Balkans in 1939 and 1940. What …
6 months ago
Escape from East Prussia 1945
Episode 68
In today’s episode, we’ll round off our coverage of East Prussia in the Second World War by exploring the painful experiences of the German civilian …
6 months, 1 week ago
Königsberg 1945: The End of a German City
Episode 67
In today’s episode, we’ll take a look at the Red Army’s second – and this time successful – offensive into East Prussia in 1945. It’s a campaign that…
6 months, 2 weeks ago