The History of WWII Podcast - by Ray Harris Jr

Episode 463-Attrition: A Game the Entire Country Can Play

As Army Group South advances east, Berlin needs Odessa taken. But the defenders of that Black Sea...

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Episode 462-When Fighting For Your Life, You Can Never Go Too Far

Wave after wave of Romanian troops come at Odessa’s defenses. Also, squadrons of Messerschmidt’s...

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Episode 461-Odessa Prepares for its Fate

As 11 German and Romanian divisions, with 100 tanks and 100 airplanes come at Odessa, the people...

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• 16 días

Episode 460: A 2 Episode Special! Interview w/ Mike Croissant about his book, Bombing Hitler's Hometown and then,...

A 2 Episode Special! First, an interview w/ Mike Croissant, author of Bombing Hitler’s Hometown....

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Episode 459-The Siege of Odessa Begins

Focusing on the southern most part of Operation Barbarossa, we watch as the Black Sea city of...

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Episode 458-The Trapped Soviet Soldiers at Uman

As it seems Kiev is about to fall, the panzers suddenly turn south and head for Uman. There, a...

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Episode 457-Operation Munich

Backing up a bit, we cover the Romanian’s early involvement in Barbarossa. But before Kiev can be...

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Episode 456: The Stalin Line-Merely the Shadow of A Dream

The fighting only grows in intensity, with Kiev being threatened. But the German’s right flank is...

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Episode 455-Race to the Stalin Line

Soviet Gen. Kirponos does reasonably well in defending his SW Front, when he is told what is...

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Episode 454-Army Group South is on the March

Army Group South advances but Stalin believes the main German thrust will happen here, so plans...

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Episode 453-Operation Barbarossa: What's Plan B?

Gen. Zhukov has outsmarted and outlasted Gen. Von Bock to the north, south and now, in front of...

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Episode 452-Operation Typhoon: All or Nothing

With the panzers attacking on the flanks, Von Bock’s main thrust is coming right at Moscow. But...

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Episode 451-Interview w/ James Holland. His book, The Savage Storm, The Battle For Italy 1943

First, historian James Holland comes on to discuss Italy’s final phase as an Axis Partner....

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Episode 450-Moscow: Dark Days Are Coming

Operation Typhoon is launched. Surely, there can’t be that many defenders still before Moscow....

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Episode 449-Killing Their Way to Moscow

Though desiring an economic knockout blow provided by his panzers, Hitler will eventually return...

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Episode 448-When an Unstoppable Force Meets an Immovable Object

The Battle of Smolensk is over. Another German victory, but before the panzers can move out...

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2 Episode Special-Episode 447-Interview w/ T. Martin Bennett about his book Wounded Tiger and Hitler Versus His Generals

As one Soviet city after another falls, Army Group Center is well on its way to Moscow. That is,...

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Episode 446-All Roads Lead to Moscow

Army Group Center is surging ahead. But Stalin will keep throwing in entire armies to stop the...

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Episode 445-Interview w/ Louise Endres Moore about her book Alfred:The Quiet History of a WWII Infantryman

Louise Endres Moore comes on to talk about her dad’s combat journey as she finds out he was more...

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Episode 444-Army Group Center

Still catching up to where we left off on the Eastern Front, now we turn to Army Group Center. At...

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