Episode 482-Stalin’s Dreams Almost Come True

by WWIIPodcast | Aug 14, 2024 | Featured, Podcast Episodes

Just as Army Group Center goes over to a defensive stance, Stalin launches his counter attack. The first battle goes well, so more units are activated. Stalin is ready to attack the entirety of Army Group Center, but Gen. Zhukov tempers his ambition. The Germans can...

Episode 481-Victoring Itself to Death

by WWIIPodcast | Aug 9, 2024 | Featured, Podcast Episodes

As Army Group Center winds down its offensive during Operation Typhoon, due to a lack of supplies, exhaustion and cold, the Soviets around Moscow are building up their reserves and they all have adequate clothing. Hence on December 5th, Gen. Zhukov will launch a...

Episode 480-Japanese Americans at War

by WWIIPodcast | Aug 6, 2024 | Featured, Podcast Episodes

Out of the Internment Camps, thousands of Nisei Japanese Americans volunteer for the U.S. Armed Forces. Their contributions will save thousands of GI’s and shorten the war. Here are some of their exploits during and after the war.

Episode 479-America’s Interment Camps

by WWIIPodcast | Jul 31, 2024 | Featured, Podcast Episodes

The attack on Pearl Harbor was a dark day for the U.S. But this was followed by another bleak period in the U.S. The creation and forced removal of Japanese Americans along the West Coast, to be placed in Interment Camps. Fear gripped the nation and the reaction was...

Episode 478-Operation Typhoon Comes to an End

by WWIIPodcast | Jul 25, 2024 | Featured, Podcast Episodes

Army Group Center is finally making a play for Moscow, but their advance will grind to a halt. The question then is, what comes next. But before Field Marshal Von Bock can get his men going again, the soviets make their move.