Episode 530-Operation Mars
Operation Mars was the sister Soviet counter attack to Uranus, which freed Stalingrad. But Mars would end very differently for the Soviets. When it was all over, the Stavka would turn their attention ...
22 Apr 202527min
Ep 529-Interview w/Jonathan Horn: The Fate of the Generals
Author Jonathan Horn’s Book, The Fate of Generals: MacArthur, Wainwright and the Epic battle for the Philippines, covers the experiences of both generals during the war. Yet, one is remembered by hist...
18 Apr 202547min
Episode 528-Operation Northern Lights
Gen. von Manstein is sent north to capture Leningrad. But days before his attack is launched, the Soviets launch their own. And the results of this battle will be felt all the way to Stalingrad. Learn...
14 Apr 202526min
Episode 527-Winning By Other Means
The German 17th Army on the Taman peninsula is bending, but not breaking. Then the Soviets realize, they don’t have to win, just hold. For events at Kursk will decide the fate of the Caucasus. Learn m...
11 Apr 202521min
Episode 526-Operation Neptune
With the building up of troops on the Taman Peninsula, the Germans realize they need an all out attack to drive the enemy back into the Black Sea. Thus Operation Neptune is born. Yet as the Germans lo...
7 Apr 202526min
Episode 525-Alone, Isolated and About to Die
Now that Stalingrad is liberated, the Stavka decide to clear the Caucasus of Axis troops. Which means annihilating the German 17th Army and the Romanian 3rd Army. But Soviet mistakes will start things...
3 Apr 202519min
Episode 524-The Line Has Been Drawn at Stalingrad
With overwhelming forces, the German 6th Army is trapped by the Soviets and then reduced. Paulus does not want to surrender, but the call is not his to make. The 6th Army is no more and Army Group Sou...
31 Mars 202522min
Episode 523-Resistance Is Futile
The Soviets squeeze the trapped German 6th Army even more. Axis air fields are attacked, making it impossible to feed Paulus’ men. By January of 1943, the Russian winter now has its grip on the Axis s...
28 Mars 202521min
