Episodes

  • The Line Has Been Drawn at Stalingrad

    The Line Has Been Drawn at Stalingrad
    Mar 31 2025
    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 South is very much weakened for it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    23 mins
  • Episode 523-Resistance Is Futile

    Episode 523-Resistance Is Futile
    Mar 28 2025
    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 soldiers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    22 mins
  • Episode 522-Operation Winter Storm

    Episode 522-Operation Winter Storm
    Mar 24 2025
    As Gen. Manstein readies for Operation Thunderclap, the breakout of the German 6th Army, the Soviets attack again. This time, against the Italian 8th Army. They will be no more successful in resisting, than were the Romanians. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    30 mins
  • Episode 521-Decision Time: Fight or Flight

    Episode 521-Decision Time: Fight or Flight
    Mar 20 2025
    Operation Uranus is launched. The Axis forces, caught unawares, fall back. Berlin makes plans, but they simply do not have the means to counter the Soviet attack, not that they realize this yet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    25 mins
  • Episode 520-Operation Uranus

    Episode 520-Operation Uranus
    Mar 17 2025
    While Stalingrad holds out, additional Soviet Armies are being assembled nearby. And in mid November they would be launched, to either side of Gen. Paulus’ 6th Army. If all goes well, those German troops within and near Stalingrad would be surrounded. But the trap must first be set. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    23 mins
  • Episode 519-Defeat is Always Possible. But Will it Be Today?

    Episode 519-Defeat is Always Possible. But Will it Be Today?
    Mar 13 2025
    Stalingrad’s defenders are pushed to the breaking point. Worse, they are only sometimes given help by Zhukov. The Germans attack again and the defense all but collapses. Fortunately, the attackers get tired and the Russians hang on. Meanwhile, while Zhukov is making moves behind the lines, certain German officers realize, how weak the Romanian divisions are. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    22 mins
  • Episode 518-Stalin's Latest Mistake

    Episode 518-Stalin's Latest Mistake
    Mar 10 2025
    The attack against northern Stalingrad fairs well, still the defenders on holding on. But Stalin is unsatisfied, he wants counter attacks. It will waste men and ammunition, but no one argues with Stalin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    24 mins
  • Episode 517-The Black Hole That Is Stalingrad

    Episode 517-The Black Hole That Is Stalingrad
    Mar 6 2025
    As Gen. Paulus’ second major attack on Stalingrad gets underway, he’s even more impatient as he had been offered a promotion. But first, he must take the city. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    28 mins