Beyond Barbarossa: The Eastern Front of World War 2

After the Battle of Smolensk, Germany changes its strategy. It diverts forces away from the drive on Moscow toward two other key objectives: Leningrad in the north, and Kyiv in Ukraine. This is how that played out. Map source: US Military Academy. Bibliography: Glantz, David: Operation Barbarossa: Hitler’s Invasion of Russia, 1941. The History Press, Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK, 2001. https://www.thehistorypress.co.uk/ Bury, Scott: Army of Worn Soles. The Written Word Publishing Company,

Operation Barbarossa caught the USSR unready. But that doesn't mean they were helpless. They hit back—hard.

Beyond Barbarossa, the first English-language podcast in the world to focus on the Eastern Front of World War II, takes a close look at the opposing forces facing off across the border on June 22, 1941. Music by Nicolas Bury. Links Beyond Barbarossa: the website for more maps and information. Enjoy this podcast? Support us on Patreon to help cover the costs of production. The Eastern Front Trilogy: the true story of a Canadian drafted into the Soviet Red Army in 1941—just in time for Operation

What brought Nazi Germany and the USSR to the brink of war in June 1941? What about their odd alliance in the late 1930s? The relationship between these opposite tyrannies played out like the macabre inverse of a romantic comedy. Nothing was funny. Maps to help: Battle of Khalkin Gol German invasion of Poland: Soviet invasion of Poland Finland 1940

The first day of the biggest land invasion in the history of warfare. See the maps on the website, https://beyondbarbarossa.podbean.com. Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com. Music by Nicolas Bury. Support the program by becoming a Patreon patron: https://www.patreon.com/BeyondBarbarossa Get all the info on the web page. Contact us by email: contact@writtenword.ca Follow the author on Twitter @ScottTheWriter Visit the Facebook page

Beyond Barbarossa: The first English-language podcast to focus on the biggest part of World War II— the largest war in human history—the Eastern Front, launches June 22, 2022. Music by Nicolas Bury.