National resistance to German and Soviet occupation played a significant role in the war on the Eastern Front. This episode takes a closer look at the large, organized and powerful resistance armies in Poland and Ukraine. Map: Ukrainian border shifts between 1939 and 1945 Source: Paul Robert Magosci and Geoffrey…
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Season 2
Resistance Part 1: Beyond Barbarossa, Season 2, Episode 33
From Ukraine to Poland to Estonia, across the Eastern Front, partisans and guerrillas fought for the independence of their nations—from both nazi Germany and the communist USSR. And yes, I call communists and nazis “con artists,” “fools” and “dupes.” Map: Operation Barbarossa, 22 June 1941 You can see the Baltic…
Season 1
Beyond Barbarossa’s first anniversary talk with Kristaps Andrejsons of the Eastern Border
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…