Nazi Germany opens up its second summer of the war in the East with a campaign of eerie echoes with the previous summer, and the Soviets respond in the same way. History doesn’t repeat, but it rhymes. Map 1: The Caucasus Map 2: The plan for Case Blue Map 3:…
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The plan for 1942: Fall Blau—Episode 26
As the first anniversary of Operation Barbarossa approaches, the Soviet high command knows that the Germans are planning another major offensive. But the Germans have a way of surprising their enemies. Map 1: The Soviets push back the Germans, winter 1942 Map 2: German Case Blue objectives, 1942 Map 3:…