Ray Harris, ‘caster of the History of World War II Podcast, joins me to talk about the significance of the Eastern Front of the Second World War, and some of the surprises he found in his work.
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On the Eastern Front of World War 2, massive forces stare each other down on the eve of the greatest clash on land in history. Beyond Barbarossa, the first English-language podcast in the world to focus on the Eastern Front of World War II, takes a close look at the…
Stalin orders a general counter-offensive designed to drive the Germans back to Berlin by the end of 1942. Does it work? Map 1: The Soviet counter-offensive, Winter 1941–1942 Map 2: The Rzhev salient Map 3: The Lozovoya-Toropets offensive Sources: David Glantz, Operation Barbarossa: Hitler’s Invasion of Russia, 1941. Stroud, Gloucestershire,…
After the Battle of Smolensk, Germany changes its strategy. It diverts forces away from the drive on Moscow toward two other key objectives: Leningrad in the north, and Kyiv in Ukraine. This is how that played out. Map source: US Military Academy. Bibliography: Glantz, David: Operation Barbarossa: Hitler’s Invasion of…