{"id":1027,"date":"2025-03-24T00:10:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T00:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/?p=1027"},"modified":"2026-10-19T19:30:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T19:30:08","slug":"halbe-pocket-with-david-sumner-europe-at-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/?p=1027","title":{"rendered":"Te Halbe Pocket: Episode 70 of Beyond Barbarossa with David Sumner"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Beyond Barbarossa is no longer the only podcast focusing on the Eastern Front of World War II. David Sumner from the Europe at War podcast, joins to discuss the Battle of the Halbe Pocket.\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/tr.ee\/faCigcYaE5\">Europe at War podcast<\/a> on all platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/ca\/podcast\/europe-at-war-a-ww2-podcast\/id1788043665\">https:\/\/pohttps:\/\/tr.ee\/faCigcYaE5<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"95\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/8933008\/embed?v=202301\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; width: 100%\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"allowtransparency\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"Audioboom player\" allow=\"autoplay\" sandbox=\"allow-downloads allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/David_Sumner.jpeg?resize=640%2C426&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1036\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5015015015015014;width:500px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/David_Sumner.jpeg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/David_Sumner.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/David_Sumner.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/David_Sumner.jpeg?resize=850%2C566&amp;ssl=1 850w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/David_Sumner.jpeg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/David_Sumner.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/davidsumnerhistory.com\/\">David Sumner, podcaster<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Map: The Battle of the Halbe Pocket, April 1945<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HalbePocketMap.jpg?resize=640%2C399&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1035\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.6034985422740524;width:550px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HalbePocketMap.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HalbePocketMap.jpg?resize=300%2C187&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HalbePocketMap.jpg?resize=768%2C479&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HalbePocketMap.jpg?resize=850%2C530&amp;ssl=1 850w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HalbePocketMap.jpg?resize=600%2C374&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Halbe forest, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Photos from David Sumner<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HalbeForestsm.jpg?resize=640%2C853&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1034\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.7493188010899182;width:550px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HalbeForestsm.jpg?resize=768%2C1025&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HalbeForestsm.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HalbeForestsm.jpg?resize=300%2C400&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HalbeForestsm.jpg?resize=850%2C1134&amp;ssl=1 850w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HalbeForestsm.jpg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HalbeForestsm.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Halbe forest, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Foxhole-sm.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1033\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.3333333333333333;width:500px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Foxhole-sm.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Foxhole-sm.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Foxhole-sm.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Foxhole-sm.jpg?resize=850%2C638&amp;ssl=1 850w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Foxhole-sm.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Foxhole-sm.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Foxhole-sm.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A defensive hole dug in the floor of the Halbe Forest<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Bullet-sm.jpg?resize=640%2C853&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1032\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Bullet-sm-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Bullet-sm-scaled.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A bullet shell with the round still inside it, the outer shell of which corroded from being in the ground for eight decades.\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Comb-med.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1031\" style=\"width:292px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Comb-med.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, 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class=\"wp-element-caption\">The comb David Sumner found in the Halbe Forest<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"220\" height=\"337\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Theodor_Busse.jpg?resize=220%2C337&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1030\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.6528189910979229;width:220px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Theodor_Busse.jpg?w=220&amp;ssl=1 220w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Theodor_Busse.jpg?resize=196%2C300&amp;ssl=1 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">General Theodor Busse<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"547\" height=\"799\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Walter_Wenck.jpg?resize=547%2C799&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1029\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.6846224209777416;width:230px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Walter_Wenck.jpg?w=547&amp;ssl=1 547w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Walter_Wenck.jpg?resize=205%2C300&amp;ssl=1 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Walter_Wenck.jpg?resize=300%2C438&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 547px) 100vw, 547px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">General Walther Wenke\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"544\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ferdinand_Scho_rner7c2ta.jpg?resize=544%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1028\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.6800038288503877;width:236px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ferdinand_Scho_rner7c2ta.jpg?w=544&amp;ssl=1 544w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ferdinand_Scho_rner7c2ta.jpg?resize=204%2C300&amp;ssl=1 204w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ferdinand_Scho_rner7c2ta.jpg?resize=300%2C441&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ardent nazi Ferdinand Shorner\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beyond Barbarossa is no longer the only podcast focusing on the Eastern Front of World War 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