{"id":746,"date":"2023-01-23T20:27:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T20:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/?p=746"},"modified":"2026-10-07T20:40:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T20:40:03","slug":"talking-about-eastern-front-with-ray-harris-of-the-history-of-world-war-ii-podcast-episode-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/?p=746","title":{"rendered":"Talking about Eastern Front with Ray Harris of the History of World War II podcast\u2014Episode 17"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"242\" height=\"262\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HistWWIIPdcstLogo.jpg?resize=242%2C262&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-748\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ray Harris, &#8216;caster of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/worldwariipodcast.net\/all-podcasts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">History of World War II Podcast<\/a>, 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-the-history-of-wwii-podcast-by-ray-harris-jr wp-block-embed-the-history-of-wwii-podcast-by-ray-harris-jr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"RgZipcXDqS\"><a href=\"https:\/\/worldwariipodcast.net\/all-podcasts\/\">All Podcasts<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cAll Podcasts\u201d \u2014 The History of WWII Podcast - by Ray Harris Jr\" src=\"https:\/\/worldwariipodcast.net\/all-podcasts\/embed\/#?secret=680XBUJjGE#?secret=RgZipcXDqS\" data-secret=\"RgZipcXDqS\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interested in World War II history? 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