{"id":96,"date":"2022-06-29T07:55:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-29T07:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/?p=96"},"modified":"2026-06-03T15:14:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T15:14:16","slug":"episode-2-the-twisted-evil-inside-out-rom-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/?p=96","title":{"rendered":"Episode 2: The Twisted, Evil, Inside-Out Rom-Com"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What brought Nazi Germany and the USSR to the brink of war in June 1941? What about their odd alliance in the late 1930s?&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The relationship between these opposite tyrannies played out like the macabre inverse of a romantic comedy. Nothing was funny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/smartlink.ausha.co\/beyond-barbarossa-the-eastern-front-of-world-war-2\/episode-2-the-twisted-evil-inside-out-rom-com\">Audio version<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/experience-of-in-114050687\">Video version<\/a>\u00a0(patrons access)\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Maps to help:&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Khalkin_gol_USA_1939.jpeg?resize=640%2C485&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-62 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Khalkin_gol_USA_1939-scaled.jpeg?resize=1024%2C776&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Khalkin_gol_USA_1939-scaled.jpeg?resize=300%2C227&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Khalkin_gol_USA_1939-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C582&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Khalkin_gol_USA_1939-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1165&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Khalkin_gol_USA_1939-scaled.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1553&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Khalkin_gol_USA_1939-scaled.jpeg?resize=600%2C455&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Khalkin_gol_USA_1939-scaled.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Khalkin_gol_USA_1939-scaled.jpeg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Battle of Khalkin Gol<\/strong>, on the border of Manchukuo and Mongolia, 1941.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"524\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/battle_nomonhan13.jpeg?resize=640%2C524&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-57 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/battle_nomonhan13.jpeg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/battle_nomonhan13.jpeg?resize=300%2C246&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/battle_nomonhan13.jpeg?resize=768%2C629&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/battle_nomonhan13.jpeg?resize=600%2C491&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Soviet map of the Battle of Khalkin Gol. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"453\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Ribbentrop-Molotov.svg.png?resize=640%2C453&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"map of Molotov-Ribbentrop pact\" class=\"wp-image-64 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Ribbentrop-Molotov.svg.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Ribbentrop-Molotov.svg.png?resize=300%2C212&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Ribbentrop-Molotov.svg.png?resize=768%2C543&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Ribbentrop-Molotov.svg.png?resize=600%2C425&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Molotov-RIbbentrop Pact<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How Germany and the USSR divided eastern Europe into their own respective &#8220;spheres of influence.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"487\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/GermanInvasionOfPoland2.jpeg?resize=640%2C487&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"map of German invasion of Poland, 1939\" class=\"wp-image-59 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/GermanInvasionOfPoland2.jpeg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/GermanInvasionOfPoland2.jpeg?resize=300%2C228&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/GermanInvasionOfPoland2.jpeg?resize=768%2C584&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/GermanInvasionOfPoland2.jpeg?resize=600%2C456&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Germany&#8217;s invasion of Poland<\/strong>, beginning September 1, 1939<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"487\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/SovietInvasionPoland1939.jpeg?resize=640%2C487&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Soviet invasion of Poland, September  1939\" class=\"wp-image-65 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/SovietInvasionPoland1939.jpeg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/SovietInvasionPoland1939.jpeg?resize=300%2C228&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/SovietInvasionPoland1939.jpeg?resize=768%2C584&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/SovietInvasionPoland1939.jpeg?resize=600%2C456&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The USSR&#8217;s invasion of Poland<\/strong>, beginning September 17, 1939<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"421\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Winterwar-december1939-soviet-attacks.png?resize=421%2C1000&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"map of the Winter War in Finland, 1939-40\" class=\"wp-image-67 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Winterwar-december1939-soviet-attacks.png?w=421&amp;ssl=1 421w, 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