Beyond Barbarossa: The Eastern Front of World War 2

Beyond Barbarossa: The Eastern Front of World War 2
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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 Audioboom. See Privacy Policy (https://audioboom.com/about/privacy) for more information. 

  1. Jul 27

    Potsdam: The Victors debate—Episode 104

    The USA, UK and USSR have defeated nazi Germany. The Allies control Europe. In July 1945, the leaders Harry Truman, Winston Churchill and Josef Stalin meet outside Berlin to decide what to do with it. Go to Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

    Potsdam: The Victors debate—Episode 104

  2. Jun 22

    Barbarossa returns—episode 103

    For the 85th anniversary of the launch of the Eastern Front of World War 2, a replay of the first episode of Beyond Barbarossa. Video, graphics and maps now available to all! https://youtu.be/rrnoEgVcRvE Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

    Barbarossa returns—episode 103

  3. Jun 8

    Peace in Europe? Episode 102

    The fighting has ended in Europe—but with millions of displaced people surging in all directions across Europe, it cannot be called peace. While millions of POWs look forward to going home, forced labourers and people of eastern Europe know they have no home to return to. And try to escape the communist yoke. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

    Peace in Europe? Episode 102

  4. May 25

    After the Fall of Berlin: Episode 101

    When Berlin surrendered, the war in Europe continued for another week—in Czechoslovakia and its capital, Prague. Sources Antony Beevor, The Fall of Berlin 1945. New York, NY, USA: Penguin Random House, 2002. Antony Beevor, The Second World War. New York, NY, USA: Little, Brown and Company, 2012.  Evan Mawdsley, Thunder in the East: The Nazi-Soviet War, 1941–1945. London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2016.  Morse code by Thane Brown Music composed and recorded by Nicolas Bury Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

    After the Fall of Berlin: Episode 101

  5. May 8

    The Fall of Berlin

    David Sumner of the Europe at War podcast joins to provide deeper insight into the last major battle in the European Theatre of the Second World War. Two huge Red Army fronts, the 1st Belorussian and the 1st Ukrainian, crush the nazi capital between them, and bring an end to the Second World War in Europe. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

    The Fall of Berlin

  6. Apr 20

    Surrounding Berlin: Episode 99

    In the 99th episode of the first English-language podcast that focuses on the full story of the Eastern Front of World War 2, Stalin’s top Marshals, Georgy Zhukov and Ivan Konev, race to be the first to raise the Red Banner over the Reichstag. Who will get there first? Maps Map 1: The Red Army’s Vistula to Oder operation Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

    Surrounding Berlin: Episode 99

  7. Apr 6

    The Great Race Begins

    "From the moment Stalin heard that the Americans were across the Rhine, he knew that the race for Berlin was on.”—Antony Beevor.  WIth the Allies on the Elbe, and the Red Army on the Oder, nazi Germany was being terminally squeezed by April 1945. But before they can drive on the prize, Berlin, the Red Army must take Vienna.  Map 1: The Red Army’s advance, 1944–1945   Map 2: The Red Army on the Oder and Niesse   Map 3: Advance into Vienna Map 4a: European front line, 1 April 1945 Map 4b: European front line, 15 April 1945 Historical photos Georgy Zhukov, Marshal of 1st Belorussian Front   Ivan Konev, Marshal, 1st Ukrainian Front   Rodion Malinovsky, Marshal, 2nd Ukrainian Front   Fyodor Tolbukhin, Marshal, 3rd Ukrainian Front     Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

    The Great Race Begins

  8. Mar 23

    Spring Awakening and Upper Silesia: Episode 97

    The #6 Top World War 2 podcast continues following the Red Army’s advance into Hungary and Germany—and the expensive failure of the German Operation Spring Awakening.  Map 1: Front lines in Europe, 1 March 1945     Map 2: Operation Southwind/Sudwind    Map 3a: German plans for Operation Spring Awakening  Map 4: The Soviet counter-attack, The Lake Balaton counter-offensive   Map 5: Following Operation Spring Awakening   Map 6: Upper Silesian locations in 2026    Map 7: The front lines, Europe, 1 April 1945   People Rodion Malinovsky     Fyodor Tolbukhin  Heinz Guderian   Friedrich Schorner   Walther Nehring (right)   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

    Spring Awakening and Upper Silesia: Episode 97
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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 Audioboom. See Privacy Policy (https://audioboom.com/about/privacy) for more information. 

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