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Beyond Barbarossa: The Eastern Front of World War 2

You know about Stalingrad, the siege of Leningrad, maybe Kursk. But how well do you know the history of the ”Russian front” of the Second World War? Join this detailed description of the largest part of WW2 in Europe, the titanic clash between tyrants Hitler and Stalin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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52:22

Two victories: Stalingrad and Leningrad, 1943 —...

Beyond Barbarossa: The Eastern Front of World War 2 ·

2024/02/12

The Red Army finally scores two major victories in January 1943 — in the two cities where it mattered most. The surrender of the Sixth Army: https://stalingrad.net/german-hq/surrender/surrender.htm Map 1: End of the battle of Stalingrad Map 2: Operation Iskra Source: Wikipedia Photos: The surrender at Stalingrad Left to right: Field Marshal F. Paulus, C-in-C, 6th Army; Gen. W. Schmidt, Chief of Staff; Col. Adam, Paulus' adjutant. General Konstantin Rokossovsky, commander of the Don

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51:04

Stalingrad: Ultimatum and Fantasy

Beyond Barbarossa: The Eastern Front of World War 2 ·

2024/01/29

The Germans in the Stalingrad cauldron reject the Soviets' final offer of surrender. The Red Army responds by crushing the cauldron. Map 1: The end of the Kessel Source: Military History Now The ultimatum to Stalingrad: https://www.stalingrad.net/russian-hq/the-russian-ultimatum/rusultimatum.html Images: 3-engine German transport plane lands at Pitomnik airfield. Red Army soldiers attack in the ruins of Stalingrad. Sources: Antony Beevor, Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege 1942–1943. Penguin

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44:08

A Stalingrad Christmas: Beyond Barbarossa, Episode 41

Beyond Barbarossa: The Eastern Front of World War 2 ·

2023/12/18

For the Germans of the 6th Army, Christmas 1942 was a hungry Yule in the freezing Cauldron. Map 1: Operation Uranus, November and December 1942 Map 2: Operation Winter Storm: The German relief attempt Map 3: Operation Winter Storm stalled Failure: Luftwaffe supplies the trapped 6th Army in the Kessel Failure: Operation Winter Storm German soldiers in the Kessel/Cauldron Red Army soldier writes home, December 1942 By December, the Red Army soldiers' morale was very different from

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44:27

Winter Storm & Little Saturn: Beyond Barbarossa,...

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2023/12/04

Warfare usually slows down in winter. Not so in Russia in 1942. The Germans launch another huge attack to relieve the 6th Army in Stalingrad. But the Red Army has its own ideas. Map 1: The long, long German lines to Stalingrad Map 2: Operation Uranus Source: Awesome stories Map 3a: Operation Winter Storm Source: https://alchetron.com/cdn/operation-winter-storm-ee2a434c-cf0a-4ef4-a3c3-e87d2e84c08-resize-750.jpeg Map 3b: Operation Winter Storm fails Source: WWIIincolor.com Historical

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29:29

Operation Mars: Beyond Barbarossa, episode 39

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2023/11/20

As three Red Army Fronts move on the German flanks west and south of Stalingrad, two more attack the Rzhev-Vyazma salient west of Moscow. Is it a diversion, or is Mars the twin of Uranus? Map 1: The Rzhev-Vyazma salient Map 2: Operation Mars Historical images Workers from Moscow suburbs handing over new tanks to Soviet servicemen. Source: Commons:RIA Novosti Sources Antony Beevor, Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege 1942–1943. Penguin Books, 1998. Antony Beevor, The Second World War. London, UK:

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46:00

Operation Uranus: Beyond Barbarossa, episode 38

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2023/11/07

The Soviet high command's strategy to defeat the Germans at Stalingrad took the invaders by surprise. Map 1: The German flanks Map 2: Operation Uranus in action Red Army soldiers in winter camouflage charge across the steppe The T-34 in action in Uranus Northern and southern pincers meet Red Army commanders from the 5th Tank Army and the 4th Mechanized Corps meet on the steppe near Kalach, 23 November 1942. The end of the beginning.

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40:09

Stalingrad part 3: Shocking casualties

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2023/10/23

The third installment describing the biggest single battle in history: the siege of Stalingrad. By November 1942, the casualties for attackers and defenders was unsustainable for both sides. The Soviet high command, Stavka, makes a new plan. Pavlov's House Map 1: The city of Stalingrad Map 2: The plan for Operation Uranus Sources Antony Beevor, The Second World War. Antony Beevor, Stalingrad: the Fateful Siege 1942–1943. . William Craig, Enemy at the Gates. Anthony Tucker Jones, Slaughter on

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48:02

The hell of Stalingrad: Beyond Barbarossa episode 36

Beyond Barbarossa: The Eastern Front of World War 2 ·

2023/10/09

In the autumn of 1942, the German 6th Army with Romanian, Hungarian and Italian armies in support, ground into Stalingrad—a hell of their own making. Map: Stalingrad city layout Photos Red Army soldier prepare to defend Stalingrad suburb Stalingrad on fire after bombing, 2 October 1942 The Red October Factory's ruins became hiding places for Red Army defenders Loading a Katyusha rocket launcher Katyusha from military museum General Friedrich Paulus Second from left, Gen. Vasily

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01:07:23

Ukraine then and now: Beyond Barbarossa episode 35

Beyond Barbarossa: The Eastern Front of World War 2 ·

2023/09/24

A conversation with Romeo Kokriatski and Anthony Bartaway of the Ukraine Without Hype podcast. We talked about the Second World War in Ukraine, and the current war in Ukraine. Ukraine Without Hype Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ukraine-without-hype/id1537219548 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8zY2E5ZGNlYy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ukraine-without-hype YouTube:

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42:11

Resistance, part 2: Episode 34

Beyond Barbarossa: The Eastern Front of World War 2 ·

2023/09/11

National resistance to German and Soviet occupation played a significant role in the war on the Eastern Front. This episode takes a closer look at the large, organized and powerful resistance armies in Poland and Ukraine. Map: Ukrainian border shifts between 1939 and 1945 Source: Paul Robert Magosci and Geoffrey J. Matthews, cartographer: Ukraine: A Historical Atlas. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1985. Used with the gracious permission of the author. Photos "To Arms!" poster recruiting

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34:06

Resistance Part 1: Beyond Barbarossa, Season 2,...

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2023/08/28

From Ukraine to Poland to Estonia, across the Eastern Front, partisans and guerrillas fought for the independence of their nations—from both nazi Germany and the communist USSR. And yes, I call communists and nazis "con artists," "fools" and "dupes." Get your free books! Leave a rating and/or a review on your podcatcher of choice. Send the link to it to contact@beyondbarbarossa.ca, and I will send you three e-books: Army of Worn Soles, Under the Nazi Heel and Walking Out of War. I will also enter

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43:56

Lend Lease: The USAs lifeline to the USSR

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2023/08/14

Lend-Lease sent 17 million tonnes of ammunition, food, fuel, weapons, tanks, airplanes and even railroad locomotives to the USSR during the Second World War—most of it from the USA. This episode describes how the icon of capitalism saved the workers' and peasants' paradise from fascism. Map1: Lend-Lease routes Map 2: Arctic convoy route Map 3: Persian corridor Map 4: Pacific route Sources: Antony Beevor, The Second World War. London: Little, Brown and Company, 2012. Max Gethings, "Britain

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39:23

Attack on Stalingrad: Beyond Barbarossa, episode 31,...

Beyond Barbarossa: The Eastern Front of World War 2 ·

2023/07/31

The greatest siege in history begins as the German 6th Army and the Luftwaffe assault Stalingrad. Map 1: Fall Blau, Operation Blue. Note the positions of Voronezh, Stalingrad, the proximity of the great bends of the Don and Volga Rivers, and the Volga's route that leads from the Caspian Sea all the way to Moscow. Map 2: Stalingrad in 1942, showing the German advance Places The Children's Khorovod in front of Railway Station No. 1, after the air raids People Panzer General Friedrich Paulus,

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34:48

History doesn’t repeat, but it rhymes: Season 2,...

Beyond Barbarossa: The Eastern Front of World War 2 ·

2023/07/17

Nazi Germany opens up its second summer of the war in the East with a campaign of eerie echoes with the previous summer, and the Soviets respond in the same way. History doesn't repeat, but it rhymes. Map 1: The Caucasus Map 2: The plan for Case Blue Map 3: Into the Caucasus Credit where credit is due Anthony Beevor, The Second World War. London: Little, Brown and Company, 2012. William Craig, Enemy at the Gates: The Battle for Stalingrad. Old Saybrook, CT: Konecky & Konecky,

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05:46

Season 2 is coming 17 July

Beyond Barbarossa: The Eastern Front of World War 2 ·

2023/07/07

What's coming up in Season 2. Thank you to all the Patreon supporters. https://www.patreon.com/BeyondBarbarossa

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56:28

Beyond Barbarossa’s first anniversary talk with...

Beyond Barbarossa: The Eastern Front of World War 2 ·

2023/06/22

Episode 29 is the first anniversary! One year ago, on 22 June 2023, this podcast launched on the 81st anniversary of Operation Barbarossa. For this special episode, Kristaps Andrejsons joins to talk about podcasting, and the real-world impact of the Second World War on Latvian society and culture—impacts that people deal with to this day.

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28:26

The fall of Sevastopol, part 2: Beyond Barbarossa...

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2023/06/05

From 16 June, the Germans kept coming closer. Even the Red Army knew the end was coming. Map: the Battle of Sevastopol, June 1942 The ruins of the Palace of Pioneers, Sevastopol, 1942 Sources: Clayton Donnell, The Defence of Sevastopol, 1941–1942: The Soviet Perspective. Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Pen & Sword Books, 2016 Antony Beevor, The Second World War. London, UK: Little, Brown and Co., 2012. Petr A. Morgunov, Heroic Sevastopol. Moscow: Nauka, 1979 (Cited in Donnell, The Defence of

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36:15

The Battle of Sevastopol, part 1: Beyond Barbarossa,...

Beyond Barbarossa: The Eastern Front of World War 2 ·

2023/05/22

Crimea was a critical asset to hold for Germany's plans for its summer 1942 offensive. Especially its best harbour, and the base for the Soviet Black Sea Fleet: Sevastopol. Map: The Battle of Sevastopol, 1942 Figure 1: Western Crimea by satellite. Severnaya Bay is the long, narrow estuary going east from the Black Sea. Sevastopol is in the narrow bay that comes south from it. Figure 2: Sturmgeshutz III "StuG III" self-propelled assault gun Figure 3: Goliath disposable explosive

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39:06

The plan for 1942: Fall Blau

Beyond Barbarossa: The Eastern Front of World War 2 ·

2023/05/08

StAs 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. Map 1: The Soviets push back the Germans, winter 1942 Map 2: German Case Blue objectives, 1942 Map 3: Leningrad front Sturmgeschutz III self-propelled assault gun Karl-Gestat super-heavy mortar Sources: Clayton Donnell, The Defence of Sevastopol, 1941–1942: The Soviet Perspective. South

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36:43

Springtime for Hitler: Beyond Barbarossa, episode 25

Beyond Barbarossa: The Eastern Front of World War 2 ·

2023/04/24

It's the spring of 1942. As the German Wehrmacht and Luftwaffe rebuild, the high command plans a new offensive in the east. Meanwhile, the Soviets strike back in Crimea and Kharkiv. Map 1: The Crimean peninsula Map 2: Kerch peninsula Map 3: The Second Battle of Kharkiv Sources Antony Beevor, The Second World War. London, UK: Little, Brown and Co., 2012. Ray Harris, The History of World War II podcast. https://worldwariipodcast.net David Glantz, Operation Barbarossa: Hitler's Invasion of

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