Episode 63: at the end of 1943, the situation for nazi Germany and communist USSR on the Eastern Front is radically different from the end of 1942. Plus, the Cairo and Tehran Conferences promise to reshape the geo-political world.
Map 1: The Red Army advances to, and past the Wotan Line

Map 2: The front lines, 15 November 1943
   
Map 3: The front lines, 31 December 1943
  
Historical photos: The German Panther (Panzer V) vs. the Soviet T-34-85
 
Soviet photo loading artillery at Nikopol bridgehead

Sources:
Antony Beevor, The Second World War. London, UK: Little, Brown and Co., 2012. 
Prit Buttar, Retribution: The Soviet Reconquest of Central Ukraine, 1943. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing, 2019.
Evan Mawdsley, Thunder in the East: The Nazi-Soviet War, 1941–1945. London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2016.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Episode 63: at the end of 1943, the situation for nazi Germany and communist USSR on the Eastern Front is radically different from the end of 1942. Plus, the Cairo and Tehran Conferences promise to reshape the geo-political world.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Map 1: The Red Army advances to, and past the Wotan Line&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Map 2: The front lines, 15 November 1943&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;   &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Map 3: The front lines, 31 December 1943&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Historical photos: The German Panther (Panzer V) vs. the Soviet T-34-85&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Soviet photo loading artillery at Nikopol bridgehead&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sources:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Antony Beevor, The Second World War. London, UK: Little, Brown and Co., 2012. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Prit Buttar, Retribution: The Soviet Reconquest of Central Ukraine, 1943. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing, 2019.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Evan Mawdsley, Thunder in the East: The Nazi-Soviet War, 1941–1945. London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2016.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>

Episode 63: the end of 1943 on the Eastern Front is radically different from the end of 1942. Plus, the Cairo and Tehran Conferences promise to reshape the geo-political world.

The curtain falls on Germany in 1943: Episode 63

Author Clare Mulley and I discuss her latest book, the story of one of the Allies' most valuable intelligence agents, Elzbieta Zawacka, known as Agent Zo. 
 
Visit <a href='https://claremulley.com/'>Clare Mulley's website</a>: <a href='https://claremulley.com/'>https://claremulley.com/</a>
 Clare Mulley's books: 
<a href='https://www.amazon.com/Woman-Who-Saved-Children/dp/B0844RC4Q7/'>The Woman Who Saved the Children</a>
<a href='https://www.amazon.com/The-Spy-Who-Loved-Clare-Mulley-audiobook/dp/B01HSJNQ4C/?_encoding=UTF8&amp;pd_rd_w=8thAb&amp;c'>The Spy Who Loved</a>
<a href='https://www.amazon.com/Women-Who-Flew-Hitler-Ambition/dp/B074945PHG'>The Women Who Flew for Hitler</a>
<a href='https://www.amazon.com/Agent-Zo-Fearless-Resistance-Fighter/dp/1639367624/'>Agent Zo: The Untold Story of a Fearless World War II Resistance Fighter</a> 
 
Map 1: Molotov and Ribbentrop's division of eastern Europe

 
Map 2: German invasion of Poland, 1 September 1941 

 
Map 3: Soviet invasion of Poland, 17 September 1943

<description>&lt;p&gt;Author Clare Mulley and I discuss her latest book, the story of one of the Allies' most valuable intelligence agents, Elzbieta Zawacka, known as Agent Zo. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Visit &lt;a href='https://claremulley.com/'&gt;Clare Mulley's website&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;a href='https://claremulley.com/'&gt;https://claremulley.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; Clare Mulley's books: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.amazon.com/Woman-Who-Saved-Children/dp/B0844RC4Q7/'&gt;The Woman Who Saved the Children&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.amazon.com/The-Spy-Who-Loved-Clare-Mulley-audiobook/dp/B01HSJNQ4C/?_encoding=UTF8&amp;amp;pd_rd_w=8thAb&amp;amp;c'&gt;The Spy Who Loved&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.amazon.com/Women-Who-Flew-Hitler-Ambition/dp/B074945PHG'&gt;The Women Who Flew for Hitler&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.amazon.com/Agent-Zo-Fearless-Resistance-Fighter/dp/1639367624/'&gt;Agent Zo: The Untold Story of a Fearless World War II Resistance Fighter&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Map 1: Molotov and Ribbentrop's division of eastern Europe&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Map 2: German invasion of Poland, 1 September 1941 &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Map 3: Soviet invasion of Poland, 17 September 1943 &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description>

Author Clare Mulley and I discuss her latest book, the story of one of the Allies’ most valuable intelligence agents, Elzbieta Zawacka, known as Agent Zo.

Agent Zo—A conversation with Clare Mulley: Episode 62

What I thought would be a single episode has turned into a series. Here is Part 2 of the biggest tank battle in history — or at least, of the Second World War.
Map 1: The Eastern Front, 1943-44

Map 2: Battle of Kursk
 
Map 3: Another map of the Battle of Kursk 
 
Image 1: The Tiger heavy tank

Image 2: The Panther tank 
 
Image 3: The Ferdinand or "Elefant" self-propelled gun 
 
Restored Elefant at the United States Army Ordnance Training and Heritage Center. Source: Wikipedia. <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elefant'>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elefant</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;What I thought would be a single episode has turned into a series. Here is Part 2 of the biggest tank battle in history — or at least, of the Second World War.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Map 1: The Eastern Front, 1943-44&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Map 2: Battle of Kursk&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Map 3: Another map of the Battle of Kursk &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Image 1: The Tiger heavy tank&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Image 2: The Panther tank &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Image 3: The Ferdinand or "Elefant" self-propelled gun &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Restored Elefant at the United States Army Ordnance Training and Heritage Center. Source: Wikipedia. &lt;a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elefant'&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elefant&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
</description>

Part 2 of a multi-part series on the Battle of Kursk, July to August 1943

Zitadelle—the Battle of Kursk, part 2: Episode 52

After crossing the Dnipro at Bukrin and getting bogged down by the panzers, the Red Army shifts focus northward to take the Ukrainian capital.
Map 1: The Battle of Kyiv, 1943

Source: Warfare History <a href='https://Network.com'>Network.com</a> 
Map 2: German war map of the Battle of Kyiv, 1943

Note the crossing at Ljutesch, German spelling of Lyutizh (Ukrainian) or Liutezh (Russian).
Source:  Alchetron, the Free Social Encyclopedia
Photo 1: Crossing the Dnipro 

Soviet sappers building a raft to cross the Dnipro. The sign reads, in Russian, "To Kiev!" The soldier in the foreground appears to be looking up at approaching aircraft.
Photo 2: Pavel Rybalko, commander of the Third Guards Tank Army

Photo 3: Kirill Moskalenko, commander of the 38th Army during the second Battle of Kyiv

Photo 4: Kyiv after recapture by the Red Army

 Links:
<a href='https://beyondbarbarossa.podbean.com/e/attack-on-stalingrad/'>The attack on Stalingrad: Episode 31</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;After crossing the Dnipro at Bukrin and getting bogged down by the panzers, the Red Army shifts focus northward to take the Ukrainian capital.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Map 1: The Battle of Kyiv, 1943&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: Warfare History &lt;a href='https://Network.com'&gt;Network.com&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Map 2: German war map of the Battle of Kyiv, 1943&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Note the crossing at Ljutesch, German spelling of Lyutizh (Ukrainian) or Liutezh (Russian).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source:  Alchetron, the Free Social Encyclopedia&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Photo 1: Crossing the Dnipro &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Soviet sappers building a raft to cross the Dnipro. The sign reads, in Russian, "To Kiev!" The soldier in the foreground appears to be looking up at approaching aircraft.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Photo 2: Pavel Rybalko, commander of the Third Guards Tank Army&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Photo 3: Kirill Moskalenko, commander of the 38th Army during the second Battle of Kyiv&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Photo 4: Kyiv after recapture by the Red Army&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; Links:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://beyondbarbarossa.podbean.com/e/attack-on-stalingrad/'&gt;The attack on Stalingrad: Episode 31&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
</description>

The Red Army recaptures the Ukrainian capital after two years of brutal occupation by the nazis.

The Battle of Kyiv, 1943: Episode 61

In honour of Remembrance Day, 11 November 2024, this is a special episode available to all. 
A reading from Army of Worn Soles: Volume 1 of The Eastern Front Trilogy. 
<a href='https://www.amazon.com/Army-Soles-Eastern-Front-Trilogy-ebook/dp/B00L3CNE0M/'> </a>
Available exclusively on <a href='https://www.amazon.com/Army-Soles-Eastern-Front-Trilogy-ebook/dp/B00L3CNE0M/'>Amazon</a>.

<description>&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;In honour of Remembrance Day, 11 November 2024, this is a special episode available to all. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;A reading from Army of Worn Soles: Volume 1 of The Eastern Front Trilogy. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.amazon.com/Army-Soles-Eastern-Front-Trilogy-ebook/dp/B00L3CNE0M/'&gt; &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Available exclusively on &lt;a href='https://www.amazon.com/Army-Soles-Eastern-Front-Trilogy-ebook/dp/B00L3CNE0M/'&gt;Amazon&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;
</description>

A special episode available to all in honour of Remembrance Day 2024

In honour of Remembrance Day 2024: A special Beyond Barbarossa episode

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.

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