{"id":989,"date":"2023-05-08T21:18:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-08T21:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/?p=989"},"modified":"2026-10-18T21:32:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T21:32:11","slug":"planning-operation-blue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/?p=989","title":{"rendered":"The plan for 1942: Fall Blau\u2014Episode 26"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">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.\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"95\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/8933055\/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\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Map 1: The Soviets push back the Germans, winter 1942<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"491\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Lozovaya-Toropets-2.png?resize=640%2C491&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-990\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.3033175355450237;width:550px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Lozovaya-Toropets-2.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Lozovaya-Toropets-2.png?resize=300%2C230&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Lozovaya-Toropets-2.png?resize=768%2C589&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Lozovaya-Toropets-2.png?resize=850%2C652&amp;ssl=1 850w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Lozovaya-Toropets-2.png?resize=600%2C460&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Map 2: German Case Blue objectives, 1942<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"491\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/FallBlauPlan-1.png?resize=640%2C491&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-992\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.3054830287206267;width:500px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/FallBlauPlan-1.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/FallBlauPlan-1.png?resize=300%2C230&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/FallBlauPlan-1.png?resize=768%2C589&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/FallBlauPlan-1.png?resize=850%2C652&amp;ssl=1 850w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/FallBlauPlan-1.png?resize=600%2C460&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Map 3: Leningrad front<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"414\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Leningrad_Siege_May_1942_-_January_1943-1.png?resize=640%2C414&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-994\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5479876160990713;width:500px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Leningrad_Siege_May_1942_-_January_1943-1.png?resize=1024%2C662&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Leningrad_Siege_May_1942_-_January_1943-1.png?resize=300%2C194&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Leningrad_Siege_May_1942_-_January_1943-1.png?resize=768%2C497&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Leningrad_Siege_May_1942_-_January_1943-1.png?resize=850%2C550&amp;ssl=1 850w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Leningrad_Siege_May_1942_-_January_1943-1.png?resize=600%2C388&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Leningrad_Siege_May_1942_-_January_1943-1.png?w=1058&amp;ssl=1 1058w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sturmgeschutz III self-propelled assault gun&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"153\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Sturmgeschutz_IIIat09o.jpeg?resize=300%2C153&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-995\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.9607843137254901;width:300px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Karl-Gestat super-heavy mortar<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"347\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Karl6.jpg?resize=640%2C347&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-996\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.8456375838926173;width:550px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Karl6.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Karl6.jpg?resize=300%2C163&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Karl6.jpg?resize=600%2C325&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sources:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Clayton Donnell,&nbsp;<em>The Defence of Sevastopol, 1941\u20131942: The Soviet Perspective<\/em>. South Yorkshire, UK: Pen &amp; Sword Military Books, 2016.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anthony Tucker-Jones,&nbsp;<em>Slaughter on the Eastern Front: Hitler and Stalin&#8217;s War 1941\u20131945<\/em>. Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK: The History Press, 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Antony Beevor,&nbsp;<em>The Second World War<\/em>. London, UK: Little, Brown and Co., 2012.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wikipedia: Timeline of the Second World War, 1942<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Karl-Gerat https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Karl-Gerat<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Lend-Lease https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lend-Lease<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;; font-size: 16px;\"> Hosted on Audioboom. 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