The first English-language podcast focusing on the Eastern Front of World War II
The Battle of Sevastopol, part 1: Beyond Barbarossa, episode 27
Scott Bury,
Crimea was a critical asset to hold for Germany’s plans for its summer 1942 offensive. Especially its best harbour, and the base for the Soviet Black Sea Fleet: Sevastopol.
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The Battle of Sevastopol, 1942
Western Crimea by satellite. Severnaya Bay is the long, narrow estuary going east from the Black Sea. Sevastopol is in the narrow bay that comes south from it.
Sturmgeshutz III “StuG III” self-propelled assault gunGoliath disposable explosive vehicleThor’s brother, Karl-Geralt super-heavy mortarAn unexploded 600-mm shell in Crimea, 1942
Dora, the biggest gun ever made, firing 800 mm shells
The sunken Abkhazia transport ship in Sevastopol Harbour, 1942
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…
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Episode 29 is our first anniversary! One year ago, on 22 June 2023, this podcast launched on the 81st anniversary of Operation Barbarossa. For this special episode, Kristaps Andrejsons joins to talk about podcasting, and the real-world impact of the Second World War on Latvian culture and society—impacts that people…
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