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Season 1939

  • S1939E01 The Polish German War - September 1, 1939

    • September 1, 2018
    • YouTube

    When Germany invades Poland on September 1 1939, the world is already at the brink of a new world war…

  • S1939E02 World War Two Begins - September 8, 1939

    • September 8, 2018
    • YouTube

    The German-Polish war is the match that ignites the flames that finally burn British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's appeasement efforts to the ground.

  • S1939E03 Poland on Her Own - September 15, 1939

    • September 15, 2018
    • YouTube

    When the Wehrmacht and the SS continue devastating Poland and her people in the first weeks of September, her last chance is her western allies.

  • S1939E04 The Russians are Coming! - September 22, 1939

    • September 22, 2018
    • YouTube

    When the USSR crushes the plans of the Allies for Poland and the Japanese plans in China in the same week, it is Germany that benefits.

  • S1939E05 Poland is Crushed - September 29, 1939

    • September 29, 2018
    • YouTube

    Facing two enemies at once, Poland finds itself in a crushing vice after less than a month of war and the Polish forces must flee their own country to live to fight another day.

  • S1939E06 Poland Falls and China Rises - October 6, 1939

    • October 6, 2018
    • YouTube

    In the West, the sun sets on Poland as the last forces surrender, but her defenders are already regrouping abroad. In the East,​ the sun rises on China as Japan meets yet another defeat.

  • S1939E07 The Baltic in Stalin's Squeeze - October 13, 1939

    • October 13, 2018
    • YouTube

    While the Third Reich and USSR consolidate their Polish conquest, their leaders are wary of each other but turn the attention to the next prize. Stalin moves to the North and Hitler pushes for an attack in the West.

  • S1939E08 The Submarine War - October 20, 1939

    • October 20, 2018
    • YouTube

    For the men in the navies of the warring nations in Europe, there was nothing phony about WW2 in October 1939 - mortal danger was immediately under the cold surface at the receiving end of a torpedo or a depth charge...

  • S1939E09 Stalin's Murderous Adventures - October 27, 1939

    • October 27, 2018
    • YouTube

    The persecution, incarceration, enslavement and murder of the Polish people in occupied Poland is driven by ideological hatred for both Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia, but it's also a personal matter for Joseph Stalin.

  • S1939E10 Molotov's Heel on Finland and Nobody to Fight in the West - November 3, 1939

    • November 3, 2018
    • YouTube

    Ten weeks into World War Two, and the Allied ground forces are bored in France. In North-Eastern Europe, Poland's suffering has no end and Finland is in the crosshairs of the USSR.

  • S1939E11 Hitler Almost Killed - November 10, 1939

    • November 10, 2018
    • YouTube

    As Hitler drives for a fast invasion he faces covert and open resistance, even an assassination attempt. In the background British and German agents and double agents play a game of betrayal and counter-betrayal.

  • S1939E12 The Mysterious Threat to the Royal Navy - November 17, 1939

    • November 17, 2018
    • YouTube

    While the Finnish and the Soviets seem to be moving ever closer to war, the Royal Navy is losing ships at a frightening rate to an explosive threat not yet understood.

  • S1939E13 Will the Kriegsmarine Rule the Waves - November 24, 1939

    • November 24, 2018
    • YouTube

    The European Allies seek a countermeasure to the mysterious German mines, in China the Japanese advance, and in Poland it is the beginning of the Warsaw Ghetto.

  • S1939E14 The Winter War - December 1, 1939

    • December 1, 2018
    • YouTube

    On the last day of November 1939 the Red Army of the USSR invades Finland and the Winter War begins.

  • S1939E15 The Invasion of Finland - December 8, 1939

    • December 8, 2018
    • YouTube

    When the Red Army invades Finland they get a cold reception and a pretty nasty surprise. It looks like team Stalin might just be skating on some very thin ice.

  • S1939E16 Perkele! Finland Strikes Back - December 15, 1939

    • December 15, 2018
    • YouTube

    In the second week of the Winter War, during multiple counteroffensives, including the famous Sausage War, the Finnish Defence Forces dash any hopes of a quick victory that the Red Army and Stalin might have had.

  • S1939E17 Trouble in China - December 22, 1939

    • December 22, 2018
    • YouTube

    While the Winter War continues with a Soviet armoured attack at Summa and the Lähde Road and the British attack the Germans from the skies in the first official aerial battle of World War Two, there's trouble in China. Chiang Kai Shek is looking for ways to gain a new advantage on the Japanese.

  • S1939E18 Stalin’s Unexpected Bedfellows - December 29, 1939

    • December 29, 2018
    • YouTube

    The Chinese Nationalists under command of Chiang Kai Shek is desperately looking to make new or restore old, allies to aid them in their fight against the Japanese. Meanwhile, the Soviets are still struggling to turn the Winter War against the Finnish in their favor.

Season 1940

  • S1940E01 The Finns Strike Again and Japan Strikes Back - January 5, 1940

    • January 5, 2019
    • YouTube

    In Finland the invading Red Army suffers catastrophic casualties, while in China the Nationalists are divided as Japan uses diplomacy to strike back.

  • S1940E02 The Red Army Regroups to Crush Finland - January 12, 1940

    • January 12, 2019
    • YouTube

    After the chaotic invasion and catastrophic losses of the first weeks of the Winter War, the Soviet Army has learnt their lesson. Further west the Wehrmacht is ready to move, as long as the skies stay clear.

  • S1940E03 Swedes not Sweden to Finland's Rescue - January 19, 1940

    • January 19, 2019
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    As the Winter War rolls on the only help the Finns are getting are from volunteers. The Western Allies still have their thoughts on Norway, little do they know that the Phony​ War almost ends this week...

  • S1940E04 The Enigma of Germany's Wartime Economy - January 26, 1940

    • January 26, 2019
    • YouTube

    This week shows the Allies first attempts to break the German Enigma code. Meanwhile, the German war economy shows some flaws and the Soviets are massing artillery in an effort to break the Finnish defenses. As the Winter War rolls on the only help the Finns are getting are from volunteers. The Western Allies still have their thoughts on Norway, little do they know that the phony​ War almost ends this week...

  • S1940E05 The Soviet Hammer Strikes Hard at Finland - February 2, 1940

    • February 2, 2019
    • YouTube

    The Soviet forces revive their winter offensive this week. More men, more tanks and more artillery are brought in to try to force a breakthrough in the Finnish lines. Meanwhile, Churchill encounters resistance to his plan to cut of the German iron trade with Sweden.

  • S1940E06 Stalemate in China, Bombs over Finland - February 9, 1940

    • February 9, 2019
    • YouTube

    While the Winter War rages on in Finland, Japan is confronted with a dilemma. Keep fighting the Chinese and face huge problems feeding the populace in Japan and their newly conquered territories or withdraw and face your own populace to whom you've promised a glorious victory.

  • S1940E07 Finland’s Desperate Fight - February 16, 1940

    • February 16, 2019
    • YouTube

    After more than a week of preliminary bombardments and attacks, the Red Army finally attacks the Finnish defensive positions on the Karelian Isthmus en masse. They throw thousands of troops at the Finns at the entire width of their lines, even exceeding them. The Finns defend the best as they can, but their winning streak seems to come to an end.

  • S1940E08 Manstein Makes a Plan and Hitler has a Man Crush - February 23, 1940

    • February 23, 2019
    • YouTube

    German Genral Erich von Manstein has a cunning plan. And as it happens, it's just how Hitler likes it. This week, the German war plans change quite drastically. In the meantime, the Soviet Red Army continues it push through the Finnish Mannerheim line, except for a stubborrn Finnish pocket of resistance at Taipale.

  • S1940E09 Hitler Plans His New Wars - March 2, 1940

    • March 2, 2019
    • YouTube

    The German plans for the invasion of Western Europe start taking shape. Mansteins plan is innovative, bold and controversial, but Hitler likes it. If everything goes according to his plan, the Germans will be celebrating their victory in Paris come spring.

  • S1940E10 Finnish Winter is Almost Over - March 9, 1940

    • March 9, 2019
    • YouTube

    The French promise to send troops to aid Finland, though the majority is planned to go to Norway or Sweden. In return, the Finns postpone their peace talks with the Soviets. It is at that moment that the Finns realize that the French are playing tricks and the Soviets are not to be messed with. It's deal or no deal, and they need to decide quick.

  • S1940E11 The Soviets Finish a Costly Winter War - March 16, 1940

    • March 16, 2019
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    The Winter War is over. The Allies tried to stall the Finns for as long as possible to justify their invasion of Norway, but the Finns have had it and don't trust the British and French to come to their aid. This week, the Finns sign a peace agreement with the Soviet in Moscow.

  • S1940E12 II Duce and der Führer Have a Date - March 23, 1940

    • March 23, 2019
    • YouTube

    French Prime Minister Daladier overplays his hand and is replaced after his vision regarding Scandinavia wasn't widely shared in the French parliament. Meanwhile, the French and British in France are preparing for a German attack. If Hitler gets it his way, they will also have to prepare for an attack in the south as Hitler tries to persuade Mussolini to join his invasion.

  • S1940E13 Allies Plan to Hit the Nazis Where it Hurts - March 30, 1940

    • March 30, 2019
    • YouTube

    Newly appointed French Prime Minister Paul Reynaud and his British counterpart Neville Chamberlain spend the week looking for ways to harm the Germans. Not just by targeting their direct opponent directly, but also by exploring the idea of expanding the war into much bigger territory. In the meantime, the French prepare for the expected invasion and the Allies are laying the foundations of what might one time become a weapon of mass destruction.

  • S1940E14 Germans and British make their way to the North - April 6, 1940

    • April 6, 2019
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    While China gets a new government, or at least in the eyes of Japan, the British are trying to cope with the rationing of meat and dairy products by trying out some new recipes. More importantly, Germany seems to be very serious about invading Norway. However, the British also plan to move closer to Norway.

  • S1940E15 The Invasion of Norway and Denmark - April 13, 1940

    • April 13, 2019
    • YouTube

    This week, the Phoney War seems to come to an end when Germany invades Denmark and Norway. The Allies seek confrontation with the Germany in the hope to at least deny them full access to the Swedish Iron mines. Nevertheless, the Germans are prepared and have been planning this for weeks. It looks like it will cost a lot to put a stop to this.

  • S1940E16 The Scramble For Norway - April 20, 1940

    • April 20, 2019
    • YouTube

    The German Invasion of Norway is still very much in full swing. The German Wehrmacht is moving north from Oslo, where a Norwegian force is trying to halt them in anticipation of Allied reinforcements. The British do land in Norway, but don't necessarily rush to relief the Norwegian army. Meanwhile, Norwegian 'traitor' and 'failure' Vidkun Quisling rises to be the new leader of Norway – only to get rejected by Hitler again. Numerous powers are now trying to grab, restore or consolidate military or political power in Norway. It's a mess.

  • S1940E17 Norway is Burning - April 27, 1940

    • April 27, 2019
    • YouTube

    The Invasion and subsequent Battle of Norway has only just begun when the British decide to pull back. Poor planning and misfortune after misfortune harms the British campaign, which becomes very apparent this week while the fighting continues. Almost everywhere, except for in the far north, the Allied troops pull back under heavy German pressure.

  • S1940E18 Retreat in the North, Preparations in the West - May 4, 1940

    • May 4, 2019
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    Allied plans to take Trondheim in Norway to allow for larger reinforcements and even bigger aerial support to come in are disbanded as the troops approaching Trondheim are pulled back from Norway. While the Allied efforts in Norway lose force there, the Allied forces in Western Europe are prepared for a German invasion through the Benelux countries. The Japanese too are determined to continue their campaign in China, and send thousands more young men into the battlefields.

  • S1940E19 Hitler Strikes in the West - May 11, 1940

    • May 11, 2019
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    As the Allied troops in Central Norway are evacuated and the Norwegian troops there surrender to the Germans, the Allied position around Narvik is still quite strong. With the addition of roughly 5000 Polish soldiers, the French, British and Norwegian force will prove to be a formidable foe for the Germans up North. This week however, the war drastically changes as not three but four Neutral countries are invaded. The Phoney War is ultimately over.

  • S1940E20 Blitzkrieg in the West - May 18, 1940

    • May 18, 2019
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    The German invasion of Western Europe has been going for over a week now, and the Neutral and Allied countries are in disarray. The Netherlands, despite putting up fierce resistance on some occasions, faces overwhelming powers while Belgium, France and the British feel the pressure from an organised and armoured assault from the Ardennes. And still, the German tanks, soldiers and aircraft are not all the Allies have to fear, as many of their losses are caused by their own command.

  • S1940E21 The Allied Clusterf_k in France - May 25, 1940

    • May 25, 2019
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    While the massive invasion of the Benelux countries and France was going down last week, things were also developing on the fronts in Norway and China. But this week, the German beast is let loose. After breaking through its cage at Sedan last week, nothing seems strong enough to block its way to the English Channel. And if one thing becomes clear, it is that the Allied command structure and the way they communicate is one big smoking mess...

  • S1940E22 The First Brexit? - The Dunkirk Evacuation - June 1, 1940

    • June 1, 2019
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    When the Germans Panzers move north from Calais, the British Expeditionary Force and France's soldiers still fighting in Belgium and Northern France are trapped between a numerically superior German army. A big operation code-named 'Dynamo' is set up to evacuate as many as possible from Dunkirk.

  • S1940E23 Will Britain Remain?! - June 8, 1940

    • June 8, 2019
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    As the battle for France is still raging but looks like a ringing victory for Nazi Germany, and the encircled troops in Dunkirk have been evacuated, will Great Britain remain in the war? If so will British forces remain in continental Europe? In fact will Great Britain even be able to remain an independent nation, or also fall to the Nazis?

  • S1940E24 Britain Votes to Leave - June 15, 1940

    • June 15, 2019
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    The fighting in France isn't over, not even when Paris falls, as the Germans advance and Italy joins the fight. But the Brits now have their back to yet another ocean and see no option but out. Further east Stalin uses the chaos in the West as cover to start moving in on his neighbours.

  • S1940E25 Nazi Europe?! - June 22, 1940

    • June 22, 2019
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    While the fighting subsides in much of France, the Italians invade in the south, while tension continues to grow in the Baltic states as the Red Army increases its presence and the USSR makes plans for coups.

  • S1940E26 Hitler ♥ Paris - June 29, 1940

    • June 29, 2019
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    Hitler goes to Paris, while Stalin occupies more territory... but something is on Stalin's mind. News of the sudden success of the Wehrmacht in the West is not what he had hoped for. Churchill also looks to the West for help while a German invasion of the British Isles seems imminent. Far East the Japanese are on the advance.

  • S1940E27 Do the Brits hate the French?! - July 6, 1940

    • July 6, 2019
    • YouTube

    The repercussions of the fall of France are not yet seen in full. But this week Britain makes it clear it isn't about to give up, even if it will mean some really hard decisions.

  • S1940E28 The Dictator of France - July 13, 1940

    • July 13, 2019
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    The Germans and the French in Vichy consolidate their newly acquired power as the British deal with the remnants of the French navy. The Battle of Britain begins with fighting above the English Channel, a battle with great consequences for the future of Europe.

  • S1940E29 Good People on Both Sides? - July 20, 1940

    • July 20, 2019
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    Peace seems to slowly return to the European mainland, but not for long, as the Germans move their airplanes to the French coast to Battle Britain in the skies while they make invasion plans, and the Soviets are entering the Baltics after 'elections' invited them to.

  • S1940E30 No Deal Herr Hitler! - July 27, 1940

    • July 27, 2019
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    Hitler searches for ways to force Britain out of the war, but the British sit safely behind their cliffs, their channel and their Royal Navy. Engaging the navy and invading Britain would require a major air-superiority. As a result, the germans plan to knock the British out of the skies. This is the Battle of Britain.

  • S1940E31 The Hippo vs. the Bulldog, Göring’s War - August 3, 1940

    • August 3, 2019
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    As the Kanalkampf comes to a close, the Battle of Britain heats up. Hitler wants Britain out of the war. But before the Germans can invade Britain, it will have to deal with the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy.

  • S1940E32 Hail Mussolini, Haile Selassie's Usurper - August 10, 1940

    • August 10, 2019
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    This week, the war spreads to Africa, when the Italians invade the British Colony of British Somaliland. While this might seem trivial, it might have tremendous consequences on the remainder of the war.

  • S1940E33 Il Duce Kicks Churchill Where it Hurts - August 17, 1940

    • August 17, 2019
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    As the Battle of Britain reaches not seen before levels of intensity, one of the British colonies is lost to the Italians.

  • S1940E34 The Battle of Britain is a Bitch - August 24, 1940

    • August 24, 2019
    • YouTube

    This week, the communists attack the Japanese in the Battle of 100 Regiments. Meanwhile, in Europe, the Battle of Britain enters phase three with the Luftwaffe actively targeting British airfields.

  • S1940E35 366 Days of Crushed Hopes, Suffering and Death - August 31, 1940

    • August 31, 2019
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    As the war turns one year old, there seems to be no end in sight. The Luftwaffe starts targeting civilian areas of London, the peoples of Eastern Europe switch country without moving houses, in occupied territory the population continues to be terrorized, and an end to the Chinese war that has been raging on for years now seems ever further away.

  • S1940E36 Burn London, Burn it's the Blitz - September 07, 1940

    • September 7, 2019
    • YouTube

    This week, the battle in the skies of Britain enters a new, even deadlier phase, as the crowded streets of London turn into a war zone. It is the start of the Blitz.

  • S1940E37 The Nazi Invasion of Britain?! - September 14, 1940

    • September 14, 2019
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    The Blitz continues as the German army seems close to the execution of Operation Sea Lion: The Invasion of Britain.

  • S1940E38 The Brits teach the Germans to bugger off! - September 21, 1940

    • September 21, 2019
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    The Battle of Britain continues as planes fight over the South-English shorelines and large parts of London are targeted during the Blitz. However, this week the ultimate goal of this air battle is postponed. The invasion of Britain, Operation Sea Lion, is called off. For now at least.

  • S1940E39 An Axis of Evil is Complete - September 28, 1940

    • September 28, 2019
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    This week, the factions of World War Two begin to crystallize as the Japanese join the Axis powers.

  • S1940E40 Hitler and the Art of the Deal - October 5, 1940

    • October 5, 2019
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    Hitler is trying to get new Axis Powers on board in his fight against Britain, promising them all huge territorial gains.

  • S1940E41 It’s Raining Bombs, Keep Calm and Carry On... - October 12, 1940

    • October 12, 2019
    • YouTube

    The Blitz continues while Chinese Communists are fighting Chinese Nationalist in China. But the mass bombing of civilian targets does not really do what it is supposed to.

  • S1940E42 USA enters WW2 in 1940?! - October 19, 1940

    • October 19, 2019
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    The World War seems to get bigger and bigger as Italy plans to invade Greece and the USA takes a stance.

  • S1940E43 Hitler is Disappointed by his Allies - October 26, 1940

    • October 26, 2019
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    Hitler finds out that not everyone is ready to do his bidding. Much to the frustration of Hitler, Franco, Petain and Mussolini all have their reasons to take the high road.

  • S1940E44 Mussolini plays Hitler like a Fiddle - The Invasion of Greece - November 2, 1940

    • November 2, 2019
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    A new front opens up in Greece as the Italians invade, while the Battle of Britain seems to come to an end.

  • S1940E45 Britain’s First Victory, Germany Plunders Europe & Mussolini’s Folly - November 9, 1940

    • November 9, 2019
    • YouTube

    The Battle of Britain is finished, but the war is far from over. New German plans are being made for the Balkans and Greece, where the Italian offensive is not as successful as planned.

  • S1940E46 Britain shows Japan how to Attack Pearl Harbor - November 16, 1940

    • November 16, 2019
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    Japan has two wins this week, and one might turn out to be very consequential for the rest of the war. In the meantime, the British RAF fights the Luftwaffe and Italy struggles in their offensive against Greece.

  • S1940E47 Cracks in the Soviet-Nazi Alliance - November 23, 1940

    • November 23, 2019
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    As the Greek campaign continues, Hitler points his attention eastwards. While he can't invade the Soviet Union just yet, his dependence on it is making him nervous.

  • S1940E48 The German Plan to Destroy French Culture - The Occupation of France - November 30, 1940

    • November 30, 2019
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    While Hitler consolidates his power in occupied France, Japanese and Italian forces try to get an edge, but fail. The war is not looking too well for anyone at this point.

  • S1940E49 The Road to Moscow - German Invasion Plans - December 7, 1940

    • December 7, 2019
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    Wilhelm Canaris once again disturbs Hitlers plans to drag Spain into the war, as the Germans finalize their plan for the Invasion of the Soviet Union which is scheduled for the summer of 1941. Meanwhile, the Greek counter-offensive into Albania loses steam and the Pope objects to the German T-4 euthanasia program.

  • S1940E50 The Empire Strikes Back - Britain’s Operation Compass - December 14, 1940

    • December 14, 2019
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    The First British offensive of the War begins in North Africa. Meanwhile, the German Knickebein system is designed for bombers to accurately bomb British targets at night. This is what the Brits do to stop them.

  • S1940E51 Red Beard’s Ghost Returns - German Invasion Plans - December 21, 1940

    • December 21, 2019
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    What Adolf Hitler expects to be his Magnum Opus offensive is still 6 months in the future, but it's going to need plans and more plans. The British, though, are seeing success right now on two fronts far to the south.

  • S1940E52 Winter is coming, peace is not - the frozen fronts - December 28, 1940

    • December 28, 2019
    • YouTube

    Italy finds itself in a dire position in Albania as Christmas is celebrated in a war-torn Europe and fighting continues in China.

Season 1941

  • S1941E01 It's 1941 - A World at War - January 4, 1941

    • January 4, 2020
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    1941 begins with action in North-Africa and China, but Indy also takes a moment to assess the current stakes and stakeholders in the East-Asian theatre. What is sure, is that 1941 will be an eventful year!

  • S1941E02 Fighting Far Away From Home - Allied Advance in Africa - January 11, 1941

    • January 11, 2020
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    Action in Albania. Action in North-Africa. Action in East-Africa. Action in China and action on the Mediterranean. It looks like every belligerent party is amping up its efforts to get a foothold wherever they are. And if your enemy is gaining ground? You just throw more material and men at them.

  • S1941E03 Mao Against Everyone - China at War and Civil War - January 18, 1941

    • January 18, 2020
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    The Chinese Communists and Nationalists Clash while they're also both facing Japanese armies in the North. And although the Communists are not the obvious victor this week, the battle has bigger ramifications. Other action takes place in Cambodia and the Mediterranean.

  • S1941E04 When Anti-Semites Infight, Jews Still Die - Pogroms in Romania - January 25, 1941

    • January 25, 2020
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    The British offensive in East-Africa takes off with some rapid advances. Meanwhile in Eastern-Europe, Romania is the stage of fierce anti-semitism, but also infighting between two of the groups causing the anti-semitism.

  • S1941E05 Africa, the Axis’ Achilles Heel - The Allied African Campaigns - February 1, 1941

    • February 1, 2020
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    Greek Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas dies this week as Italy is still uncomfortably wrapped up in the Albanian Mountains. Italy also finds itself in a pickle on other fronts, as Allied troops in Africa moves into Italian territory with three offensives this week.

  • S1941E06 Rommel to fix the Bungle in Benghazi - February 8, 1941

    • February 8, 2020
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    As the Italian campaigns in Africa collapse, Hitler considers his options and then chooses Erwin Rommel to rescue their Italian allies.

  • S1941E07 Enter Erwin Rommel - The British Advance in Africa - February 15, 1941

    • February 15, 2020
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    While the Germans send one of their best generals to North Africa to bail out the Italians, Great Britain switches focus from Libya to Greece, but make symbolically important gains in East Africa.

  • S1941E08 The British Will Walk 500 Miles, and They Will Walk 500 more - February 22, 1941

    • February 22, 2020
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    As the British make spectacular advances in East-Africa, with even more spectacular advances on the horizon, South-Eastern Europe is getting increasingly tense.

  • S1941E09 The Nazis Building Bridges, Not Walls - February 28, 1941

    • February 29, 2020
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    Parts of the British forces in North-Africa are being send to Greece to strengthen the Allied position there. While the remaining British plan for the near future, others make huge advances in East-Africa and Hitler plans his attack on Greece through Bulgaria.

  • S1941E10 Bulgaria Joins the Fascist Alliance - March 7, 1941

    • March 7, 2020
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    German troops pour into Bulgaria as they join the Axis alliance, while British troops enter Greece in anticipation of a German attack. Meanwhile, the British celebrate victories in East-Africa and on the Atlantic.

  • S1941E11 Nigerians Chasing Italians Like Cheetahs Hunt a Bull - March 14, 1941

    • March 14, 2020
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    An Italian offensive into Greece is prepared, just as the Germans are preparing to also attack Greece via Bulgaria. Meanwhile, a daring and spectacular dash is made by the Nigerian Army.

  • S1941E12 Culling the Nazi Wolfpacks - Submarines, Spies, China, and Africa - March 21, 1941

    • March 21, 2020
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    While two more Kriegsmarine u-boat aces go down, the moving parts of the war are getting more complex leaving the intelligence services scrambling to separate fact from fiction - they don't always get it right.

  • S1941E13 Yugoslavia Joins the Axis Powers. and then they don’t - March 28, 1941

    • March 28, 2020
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    This week, the Yugoslavia is the stage for some rather dramatic and quite consequential events. Furthermore, the Nigerian Army keeps on doing well in East-Africa, while the Italians think they can outsmart the British Royal Navy in the Mediterranean.

  • S1941E14 Rommel Storms Into North-Africa - April 4, 1941

    • April 4, 2020
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    The British thought they would be safe for a while, but this week they are proven wrong. This week, Erwin Rommel begins his advance towards the East of North-Africa.

  • S1941E15 Nazis in the Balkans - The Invasion of Greece and Yugoslavia - April 11, 1941

    • April 11, 2020
    • YouTube

    This week, the German Army invades Greece and Yugoslavia as it launches Operation Marita and Operation 25 respectively. They also take some remarkable captives in North-Africa.

  • S1941E16 Yugoslavia Crushed - Battle for Greece Continues - April 18, 1941

    • April 18, 2020
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    The Battles for Yugoslavia and Greece continue as the Soviet-Union and Japan sign a non-aggression pact.

  • S1941E17 Another Last Stand at Thermopylae - The Battle of Greece - April 25, 1941

    • April 25, 2020
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    The Battle of Greece continues as forces clash once more at the historic site of Thermopylae.

  • S1941E18 Balkans in Nazi Hands - A Greek Tragedy - May 2, 1941

    • May 2, 2020
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    Greece falls as Axis troops push through the last Allied defenses. New plans are made for a German invasion of Crete, and a new war breaks out between Great Britain and Iraq.

  • S1941E19 Enigma Captured! - May 9, 1941

    • May 9, 2020
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    An Enigma encode is captured in the Atlantic Ocean as the Germans make plans for a new offensive in Crete. Britain is heavily bombed by the Luftwaffe and fighting continues in Iraq, China and East-Africa.

  • S1941E20 Nazi Nuts Trading Places & Victory for the Commonwealth - May 16, 1941

    • May 16, 2020
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    In the week that Rudolf Hess makes his flight to Britain, the Luftwaffe prepares for theirs to Crete. The British utilize their code-breaking methods and prepare for defense.

  • S1941E21 Invasion of Crete: a Bloody Mess - May 23, 1941

    • May 23, 2020
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    Operation Mercury commences as fallschirmjäger airborne troops land on the Greek island of Crete. A bloody and messy battle follows as it turns out to be costly in more ways than one.

  • S1941E22 Sink the Bismarck! - The Pride of the Kriegsmarine's Demise - May 30, 1941

    • May 30, 2020
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    This week, the Battle of Crete continues as the Bismarck and Prinz Eugen set sail to the Atlantic, starting one of the most dramatic episodes in the histories of the Royal Navy and the Kriegsmarine.

  • S1941E23 British Officers Abandon Their Men to the Nazis - June 6, 1941

    • June 6, 2020
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    The British morale reaches new low after losses at Crete and the loss of the HMS Hood. New plans are made for North-Africa and Syria to restore the public and the soldier's faith.

  • S1941E24 Finland and France Join Hitler - June 13, 1941

    • June 13, 2020
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    Germany, Romania and Finland prepare for a gigantic invasion of the Soviet Union, whose own military is in a dire state. The Allies invade Vichy French Syria and prepare to relieve the Australians besieged at Tobruk.

  • S1941E25 French Killing French in Syria - June 20, 1941

    • June 20, 2020
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    The Allies continue advancing into Vichy French Syria, but they are halted and pushed back by Erwin Rommel at the Halfaya Pass in Libya. Meanwhile, the last preparations are being made for Operation Barbarossa. It will begin in two days.

  • S1941E26 Operation Barbarossa - Biggest Land Invasion in History - June, 22nd 1941

    • June 22, 2020
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    June 22 1941. The first day of Operation Barbarossa begins as Adolf Hitler’s German armies invade Joseph Stalin’s Soviet Union with the largest force on the longest front ever seen in human history...

  • S1941E27 Operation Barbarossa - End of the Nazi-Soviet Alliance - June 27th, 1941

    • June 27, 2020
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    Operation Barbarossa kicks off this week with action all along the front as German panzers pierce through deep into the Soviet Union. Meanwhile, Claude Auchinleck becomes Commander of the Allied forces in the Middle East that capture Damascus.

  • S1941E28 Wehrmacht 1/3 of Way to Moscow - July 4, 1941

    • July 4, 2020
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    Operation Barbarossa continues this week but is already running into problems that are gonna be hard to fix. The Japanese are thinking future war strategy, while the British set up a focused research program on nuclear power and atom bombs...

  • S1941E29 Has Germany Lost WW2 Already in Mid-1941? - July 11, 1941

    • July 11, 2020
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    Germany keeps advancing on the eastern front, and yet by now, transport and supply problems are seriously undermining the capability of the German spearheads, even as they pull further away from the infantry. The Syria-Lebanon campaign is coming to an end, though, and an armistice is proposed which would give the Allies victory if accepted.

  • S1941E30 Barbarossa: a Wehrmacht Soap Opera - July 18, 1941

    • July 18, 2020
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    As the German armed forces stretch further and further into the USSR, the Wehrmacht command doesn't seem to agree where they are really going. In the Middle East, the Facsit French forces are delivered a hard blow as the Allied Syrian campaign comes to an end.

  • S1941E31 The Wehrmacht - an Army on Horseback - July 25, 1941

    • July 25, 2020
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    Although we may picture panzers when we think of the German Army in WW2, it was very much an army that relied on horses- especially in the east- for a large part of its supplies and logistics, and the horse situation on the Eastern Front has grown dire. Japan's economic situation has also grown dire and they are now looking south for new sources of raw materials.

  • S1941E32 Japan Gets Hungry - August 1, 1941

    • August 1, 2020
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    Japan needs resources for its seemingly endless war in China, but where to look for them? And who might have a problem with it? Meanwhile in the Soviet Union, Hitler's forces have been diverted from the Moscow Road, and are on the move in the north and the south.

  • S1941E33 Tanks, but no Tanks - Hitler Hinders the Blitzkrieg - August 8, 1941

    • August 8, 2020
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    In Japan those in power are divided as to what to do as war with the Western powers looks more and more likely. Meanwhile in the USSR the war gets deadlier and deadlier, but also more and more confusing with leadership conflicts on both sides of the front.

  • S1941E34 Churchill and Roosevelt vow to destroy all Nazis - August 15, 1941

    • August 15, 2020
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    Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt issue a charter that lays out their thoughts for the future, the Soviets are in trouble on two fronts, and Adolf Hitler repeats his orders to those who failed to heed them the first time.

  • S1941E35 "There are no Soviet Prisoners of War, only Traitors" - August 22, 1941

    • August 22, 2020
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    Josef Stalin is forming new armies to fight off the German onslaught, and yet it continues gaining ground in the north and the south. He also issues orders Draconian orders to the Red Army concerning any form of surrender.

  • S1941E36 The Allies Invade Iran, Barbarossa Continues - August 29, 1941

    • August 29, 2020
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    The British and Soviets work together invade Iran, while Barbarossa trudges ever on, with heavy losses. Bletchley Park intercepts German messages, and unease grows among the German public.

  • S1941E37 The war is two years old - September 5, 1941

    • September 5, 2020
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    It is two years this week since Germany invaded Poland. That European conflict soon became a global one. Japan's invasion of China began two years before that, but with Japan allied to the Axis Powers, they are now the same conflict. Those Axis are all fighting together now to try and defeat the Soviet Union, but the war has grown not just in the scale of the armies fighting, but also in the scale of man's inhumanity to man. We see that this week in German occupied territory.

  • S1941E38 Victory for the Red Army! - September 12, 1941

    • September 12, 2020
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    The German invasion of the Soviet Union has taken enormous amounts of territory, but this week the Red Army not only stops the Germans, they score a ringing victory. However, Leningrad comes under siege and Kiev is in great danger, and Adolf Hitler is issuing directives for the next phase of the Operation.

  • S1941E39 Another week, another half million for the Germans - September 19, 1941

    • September 19, 2020
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    Kiev falls to the Germans, yielding hundreds of thousands of prisoners as whole armies are surrounded, but behind the lines all over German-occupied territories, partisan movements are gaining steam. Meanwhile, in China, Japan launches another campaign against Changsha.

  • S1941E40 Free from the Nazi Occupation - but for how long can it last? - September 26, 1941

    • September 26, 2020
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    In former Yugoslavia, the Republic of Uzice breaks free from the German occupation, even as the Germans are mopping up the masses of shattered Soviet Armies after last week's capture of Kiev. In the north, it really looks as if Leningrad will hold out for the time being, and German troops from both north and south converge on the center for the coming drive on Moscow.

  • S1941E41 A huge new German Offensive begins - Operation Typhoon! - October 3, 1941

    • October 3, 2020
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    Adolf Hitler's renewed drive on Moscow, the Soviet capital, begins this week, even as the Japanese drive on Changsha ends. But major news this week is the colossal amount of equipment, arms, and ammunition that Britain and the neutral USA plan to ship to the beleaguered Soviet Union.

  • S1941E42 An Open Road to Moscow! - October 10, 1941

    • October 10, 2020
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    The road to Moscow does indeed lay open before the Germans, but for how long? And can they exploit such an opportunity- since the panzers are busy encircling hundreds of thousands of Soviet soldiers near Vyazema? Georgy Zhukov arrives in Moscow to take charge of the Soviet defenses and try to shut the door.

  • S1941E43 Panic in Moscow! The Germans are here! - October 17, 1941

    • October 17, 2020
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    Moscow panics as the Germans edge closer and take prisoners by the hundreds of thousands, even as the temperature drops far below freezing. At home in Germany, Josef Goebbels has a problem - he's promised victory too soon and too often. And in Japan, a government falls.

  • S1941E44 Martial Law in Moscow, but is the Cavalry coming? - October 24, 1941

    • October 24, 2020
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    The Germans draw ever closer to Moscow, but Soviet reinforcements have begun to arrive from Siberia and the city's defenses have grown stronger. Meanwhile in the south, the Germans are sweeping into the Crimea and looking hungrily at the Caucasus.

  • S1941E45 Winter is Coming - October 31, 1941

    • October 31, 2020
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    Operation Typhoon is halted until the coming winter can freeze enough ground to increase mobility. But the ever colder weather is a disaster waiting to happen for an already over-stretched German supply line.

  • S1941E46 The Red Army must double in size... and now! - November 7, 1941

    • November 7, 2020
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    There is a lull now on the Eastern Front, and Adolf Hitler uses the time to plan another drive on Moscow and points beyond, but he'll be facing a larger Red Army, as reinforcements and recruits hope to nearly double its size in a matter of weeks. The British are counting down the days to their upcoming North African offensive, and the Japanese are sending out orders that will change the world dramatically in a single morning.

  • S1941E47 Night Vision Brings Triumph to the British! - November 14, 1941

    • November 14, 2020
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    The British sink an entire convoy of supplies heading for Rommel in North Africa by using radar at night, something their opponents lack. In North Africa itself, the Allies are gearing up for a major offensive to begin in a few days. Meanwhile, the Germans are gearing up for a renewed drive on Moscow even as Georgy Zhukov launches small attacks there designed to spoil the larger German plans.

  • S1941E48 Surprise Attack On Rommel! - Operation Crusader Begins - November 21, 1941

    • November 21, 2020
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    The long planned Allied Offensive in North Africa- Operation Crusader- begins, but the Allies are worrying about how to defend Singapore in case of Japanese aggression. The Germans renew their drive on Moscow, but their number one flying ace perishes, a major PR hit.

  • S1941E49 Winter is here? The Germans can see Moscow - November 28, 1941

    • November 28, 2020
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    The German advance has pushed within artillery range of Moscow, but can they reach it- and take it- before the Red Army and the murderously cold weather halt them? Meanwhile in North Africa, both Erwin Rommel and Claude Auchinlek make daring and brilliant moves that save the fight for their sides. A mighty Japanese fleet is now secretly heading for Hawaii to make a surprise attack on American territory while the US worries where in Southeast Asia the Japanese are planning to attack.

  • S1941E50 Winter is Here! The failure of Barbarossa - December 5, 1941

    • December 5, 2020
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    The Wehrmacht is halted by the Red Army at the gates of Moscow. Not only that, but a Red Army counteroffensive begins pushing the Germans back decisively. The Germans are also beginning to withdraw from their siege of Tobruk in North Africa. Japan, however, is advancing all over the Pacific, sending troop transports into the South China Sea, though it is unclear just whom Japan plans to attack. The Japanese are also- in top secrecy- sending a force of aircraft carriers to soon attack the American Pacific fleet at anchor at Pearl Harbor.

  • S1941E51 Enter Japan - Pearl Harbor - December 7, 1941

    • December 7, 2020
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    Japan's meticulous planning and preparation made it possible to surprise the Americans at Pearl Harbor. Alert on Oahu is largely nonexistent. It is the deep breath before the plunge.

  • S1941E52 Genda's Plan - Pearl Harbor - December 7, 1941

    • December 7, 2020
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    There are signals of attack and a buzz of chatter in the air, but will this be enough to force the American defenders out of their beds?

  • S1941E53 Calm Before the Storm - Pearl Harbor - December 7, 1941

    • December 7, 2020
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    War is sort of declared, but Japanese planes have already started their attack.

  • S1941E54 Tiger, Tiger, Tiger - Pearl Harbor - December 7, 1941

    • December 7, 2020
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    The first wave commences its attack, how successful will it be? Will months of planning and preparation pay off?

  • S1941E55 Burning Ships - Pearl Harbor - December 7, 1941

    • December 7, 2020
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    The first wave continues, and with it, the chaos and destruction.

  • S1941E56 Another Wave - Pearl Harbor - December 7, 1941

    • December 7, 2020
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    Desperate and shocked, American forces scramble to mount a resistance to the attack. But how effective can this be as the Japanese launch their second decisive raid?

  • S1941E57 Dogfights - Pearl Harbor - December 7, 1941

    • December 7, 2020
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    American pilots are in the air, defending Pearl Harbor. They have already lost so much, and the Japanese show no sign of letting up the attack. How much will the Americans accomplish with their defense?

  • S1941E58 Burning People - Pearl Harbor - December 7, 1941

    • December 7, 2020
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    The Japanese attack is over, but the damage is done and the remaining Americans in Hawaii are left to react to their defeat.

  • S1941E59 A Pacific War - Pearl Harbor - December 7, 1941

    • December 7, 2020
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    Today marks the beginning of a war all over the South Pacific and Southeast Asia. How will the world change from here?

  • S1941E60 The Road to War - Pearl Harbor - December 7, 1941

    • December 7, 2020
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    The circle closes, and we see why these fateful decisions were made and what the United States' reaction will be.

  • S1941E61 Hitler Declares War on the USA and the Jews - December 12, 1941

    • December 12, 2020
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    The Japanese launch attacks all over Southeast Asia and the Pacific, and launch a preemptive surprise attack on the American Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor. The war is suddenly much larger. In the USSR, the Germans find themselves now heavily on the defensive after the failure to take Moscow, while in North Africa, Erwin Rommel decides he must withdraw out of Cyrenaica to await reinforcements.

  • S1941E62 The Japanese are unstoppable everywhere - December 19, 1941

    • December 19, 2020
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    The Japanese make gains in Malaya, Burma, Hong Kong, Borneo, and the Philippines. The Allies also have trouble in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, where they are beginning to seriously suffer from a lack of capital ships. The Soviet Red Army is advancing, though, and Stalin takes personal control of planning for the upcoming counteroffensive, while Adolf Hitler takes personal control of the German Army.

  • S1941E63 Heinz Guderian's Christmas and the fall of Hong Kong - December 26, 1941

    • December 26, 2020
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    The Japanese offensives and advances in Southeast Asia and the Pacific continue unabated and both Hong Kong and Wake Island fall. British and American leaders begin the Arcadia Conference to decide just how they are going to fight this war together, and there are more changes made in the German High Command on the Eastern Front, even as the Soviets make advances there.

Season 1942

  • S1942E01 The Formation of the United Nations! - January 2, 1942

    • January 2, 2021

    At the ongoing Arcadia Conference, 26 nations sign the Declaration of the United Nations. Otherwise it is very much a week of motion and changes in motion: in the USSR the Soviets are on the move in the center and the Crimea, the Japanese are slowing their movement in China, the Americans are finishing their movement in the Philippines, and the Axis are moving backward in North Africa. The Luftwaffe also decides that Malta must be eliminated as a base for the Allies.

  • S1942E02 Washington DC Abandons The Troops in the Field - January 9, 1942

    • January 9, 2021

    The US government realizes that it cannot send help to relieve the US and Filipino forces in the Philippines, but it does not tell those forces. Meanwhile in the USSR, a huge Red Army offensive against entrenched German forces begins along the entire frontline. The Germans have pulled back in North Africa, though, to consolidate. The Japanese enter Manila and advance in Malaya, but are forced to withdraw in China.

  • S1942E03 German U-Boats to Strike New York - January 16, 1942

    • January 16, 2021

    Operation Pauchenslag, long-range German submarines operating just of the US Coast, kicks into action this week, as does the Japanese invasion of the Dutch East Indies. They also take Kuala Lumpur. Meanwhile, the Soviet Red Army offensive all along the Eastern Front has its first full week of action, with the Soviets making some real territorial gains in the center, though a German offensive in the Crimea catches them off guard.

  • S1942E04 The Formalization of Extermination - The Wannsee Conference - January 23, 1942

    • January 23, 2021

    Nazi Germany's "Holocaust by Bullets" has already claimed over a million lives over the past 8 months; this week German authorities hold a conference to streamline and systematize the process of extermination. Gas will now be the preferred method of murder. The Japanese are murdering Allied soldiers that fall into their hands as they advance ever closer to Singapore. The Soviet offensive continues along the entire Eastern Front, but the orders and objectives grow ever more confusing and chaotic. In North Africa, Erwin Rommel launches a surprise offensive against the Allies and make a lightning advance the final two days of the week.

  • S1942E05 Fortress Singapore Stands Alone! - January 30, 1942

    • January 30, 2021

    The Japanese advance on Singapore has gotten close enough that the British have destroyed the causeway to Singapore Island. The Japanese are also making attacks in the Solomon Islands, Burma, the Philippines, and the Dutch East Indies- their threat to Australia is real. Erwin Rommel's surprise spoiler offensive in North Africa takes Benghazi, and on the eastern front the Soviets break a hole in the German lines in the north even as the temperature drops to the -50s.

  • S1942E06 Pearl Harbor Avenged! - February 6, 1942

    • February 6, 2021

    The Japanese advance in Burma and the Dutch East Indies, but they've reached the end of the Malayan Campaign- Singapore, which they have under siege. They now prepare for the final assault. The Allies are going on the offensive at sea, though, in the Marshalls-Gilberts Raids, while on land in the Soviet Union the Red Army launches another series of offensives against the Germans.

  • S1942E07 German Army Surrounded: You Did Nazi That Coming! - February 13, 1942

    • February 13, 2021

    The Soviet Red Army has managed to surround some 100,000 German soldiers in the Demyansk Pocket. The Allies are surrounded in Fortress Singapore and the Japanese spend the week breaking in. The Allies are also unable to supply Malta by ship because of continuous heavy Axis bombing of the island and its surroundings, which bodes ill for Allied operations in North Africa. The Germans also make a bold naval move this week- sending two capital ships right up the English Channel under British noses, making for German ports.

  • S1942E08 Britain's Worst Defeat - Singapore Falls - February 20, 1942

    • February 20, 2021

    The most humiliating defeat in British history according to Winston Churchill- 80,000 men lost as prisoners of war! Humiliated by an enemy far less numerous than themselves! There are many ways to describe the fall of Singapore; these are but two of them. The Japanese are also bombing Australia and invading Sumatra, Bali, and Timor this week, so they are certainly not resting on their laurels. Meanwhile in the Soviet Union, thousands of Red Army paratroops are dropping behind German lines.

  • S1942E09 Japan Destroys Allied Armada in Biggest Naval Battle in Decades - February 27, 1942

    • February 27, 2021

    The Japanese are advancing in the Dutch East Indies and Burma, brushing aside defenders, but their biggest victory this week is at sea, when they not only brush aside the ABDA Fleet, but literally wipe it out of existence. Meanwhile Italian and Germans submarines are patrolling the Caribbean, sinking any Allied merchant shipping they find. It is yet another week of Axis successes.

  • S1942E10 The Japanese Raid Australia and the British Raid France - March 6, 1942

    • March 6, 2021

    The Japanese advance in Burma continues, threatening Rangoon, and also make landings on Java and New Guinea. They even go so far as an air raid on Broome, Australia. The British are making raids of their own this week, Operation Biting against Bruneval in German-occupied France. As for the Germans themselves, 100,000 of them are still surrounded by the Red Army at Demyansk, and Hitler is told that the Soviets might have enough reserves to defend against a renewed summer offensive.

  • S1942E11 Tumbling Capitals - MacArthur on the Run - March 13, 1942

    • March 13, 2021

    Rangoon in Burma falls to the invaders without a shot, the Dutch East Indies surrender 100,000 men to them at Batavia, and the Japanese land on New Guinea and begin their advance on port Moresby. The first phase of their offensives is now over. The Philippines still hold out, their armies under siege at Bataan, but Douglas MacArthur, Allied commander there, has made his getaway, one day to hopefully return. American troops do begin landings on New Caledonia, to build a base there to begin the fight back.

  • S1942E12 Crap Tactics in the Pacific - Shall MacArthur Return? - March 20, 1942

    • March 20, 2021

    MacArthur makes one of the most iconic remarks of the whole war, but considering the fact that the Philippines seem unsalvageable, it's pretty unclear just how he'll do it, especially since even though ever more American soldiers are arriving in Australia, the Japanese threat to Australia grows daily. Bill Slim arrives in Burma to take command of I Burma Corps, and Joe Stilwell has taken over two Chinese Nationalist armies, so the defense of Burma looks like it might go on a while longer, though the Allies are at a serious disadvantage after losing Rangoon. The Japanese, for their part, are trying to figure out how the heck they're going to administer all the territory they've taken this year and bring natural resources to Japan itself. There is still scattered fighting in the USSR, but the spring muds have put pad to any major offensives for the time being. As for the British, they launch Operation Outward, a hydrogen balloon campaign over Germany.

  • S1942E13 New Blitzkrieg Against a Wall of 9 Million! - March 27, 1942

    • March 27, 2021

    The Allies make plans to bring the war to Germany by possibly attacking in North Africa. Holding Malta might be the key to such adventures, but it is increasingly harder to do. The Soviets and German make plans for adding millions of soldiers to their ranks, while springtime mud has kept the front mostly quiet. The Japanese plans for the conquest of Burma are still advancing, though the fighting this week is especially brutal.

  • S1942E14 The Carpet Bombing of Germany begins - April 3, 1942

    • April 3, 2021

    Britain's campaign to firebomb the old towns of Germany where civilians reside begins in earnest this week. The British also destroy the port at St. Nazaire in commando action. In the Indian Ocean, however, they are avoiding contact with the Japanese, even while on land the Japanese advance in both Burma and New Guinea.

  • S1942E15 America Surrenders - The Fall of Bataan - April 10, 1942

    • April 10, 2021

    After holding out since the beginning of the year, the American and Filipino defenders at Bataan can do so no more, and they surrender to the Japanese- the Bataan Death March for the 75,000 prisoners begins. Meanwhile, the Japanese carrier fleet launches a raid on Colombo and shipping in the Bay of Bengal, wrecking Britain's Eastern Fleet in the process and forcing them to move to African coastal bases. Adolf Hitler issues the directive outlining his plans for a summer offensive against the USSR that aim south toward the Caucasus.

  • S1942E16 America Strikes Back - Tokyo in Flames - April 18, 1942

    • April 17, 2021

    The Doolittle Raid is just a little bombing raid over Tokyo that doesn't do that much physical damage. It does, however, have big repercussions- partly in terms of future offensive plans for the Japanese fleet, and partly in terms of the thousands of Chinese lives taken in reprisals for allowing the US bombers to land in China. There is small scattered action on the Eastern Front, more Japanese advances in Burma, and a French VIP escapes captivity in Germany and heads for Switzerland and freedom.

  • S1942E17 Allied Intelligence cracks Japanese codes! - April 24, 1942

    • April 24, 2021

    After last week's Doolittle Raid on Tokyo, pretty much the entire Japanese fleet is sent out looking for American ships. They do not find them, but the enormous amount of radio traffic they generate is a treasure trove for Allied codebreakers to work on. The Allies ship 46 British Spitfire planes to Malta... and all of them are destroyed by the Axis within 48 hours. Germany begins bombing tourist and cultural destinations in Britain, and to make things even worse for the British this week, they realize they can't hold Burma and are now making tracks for India, with the Japanese Army in hot pursuit.

  • S1942E18 Japan - One Battle from Victory? - May 2, 1942

    • May 1, 2021

    Now Burma and control of the Burma Road have fallen to the Japanese. Can nothing stop them? The Allies are thinking about maybe using the Solomon Islands as a base to build to try and fight back, but to do that they'll need control of the Coral Sea, but both sides are sending warships there since the Japanese plan to take Port Moresby. The Allies are aware of this, however, since they have the advantage of being able to read a substantial part of Japan's radio traffic. It is a week of foreshadowing not just there, but also as the Allies send ships to take Madagascar from the Vichy French and the Soviets prepare to launch an offensive in the south of the Eastern Front.

  • S1942E19 Carrier vs. Carrier - The Battle of Coral Sea - May 9, 1942

    • May 8, 2021

    This week sees a major clash between the naval forces of the Japanese and the Allies. Both sides take big damage, though on the tactical level it is a victory for the Japanese. Operationally, however, they must postpone their attacks towards Port Moresby. They are busy making plans all the while, though, for their upcoming attack against Midway Atoll in the Central Pacific. They also finally have success ending an offensive this week with the conquest of the Philippines when Corregidor falls. Japan's ally Germany begins an offensive of their own this week on the Kerch Peninsula. The Allies, for their part, launch an offensive of their own this week against Vichy French-held Madagascar, and they take the main port, Diego Suarez.

  • S1942E20 Joseph Stalin Jumps the Gun - May 16, 1942

    • May 15, 2021

    The Soviets pre-empt a German offensive with one of their own in the south of the Eastern Front, but that's not the only fighting. The skies over Malta and the waters of the Gulf of St. Lawrence are full of action. Meanwhile, two races against time - and the Japanese - come to an end in India.

  • S1942E21 AF is short of fresh water - May 23, 1942

    • May 22, 2021

    Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov arrives in London to meet with Churchill, but at home in the USSR the Germans have launched an instantly successful offensive. In North Africa and Malta the British are building up, unaware that Erwin Rommel is just about to strike, and an American ruse discovers secret Japanese attack plans.

  • S1942E22 Rommel's Desert Dash - The Whole Bloody Afrika Korps! - Gazala - May 30, 1942

    • May 29, 2021

    Erwin Rommel begins his surprise new offensive with "Rommel's Moonlight Ride", bringing all of his mighty mobile units to the fray in North Africa, while in the Pacific, dozens of warships and tens of thousands of men set sail from Japan- their mission? Attack the Aleutian Islands and Midway Island, but above all, destroy the US Pacific Fleet!

  • S1942E23 Midway, pt.1 - Clash of the Titans - June 5, 1942

    • June 5, 2021

    The supposedly surprise Japanese operations against Midway Atoll and the Aleutian Islands kick-off, but they don't know that Allied intelligence has cracked their codes. As the Japanese fleet advances in the Central Pacific and Japanese planes bomb Midway, the US Navy has a big surprise waiting for them.

  • S1942E24 Germany to Strike Strongest Fortress in the World - June 6, 1942

    • June 6, 2021

    Midway isn't the only fight right now. Germany is trying to crack the mighty fortress of Sevastopol and take the whole Crimea. In North Africa, Rommel is routing the Allies, but in Malta the arrival of ever more fighter planes bodes well for the Allies.

  • S1942E25 Midway, pt.2 - A New War? - June 7, 1942

    • June 7, 2021

    We left off last time with several burning behemoths. Watch today to see the action that follows, not just on the high seas, but also in Alaska. We also turn to Washington DC and Tokyo and follow the reaction to the Battle of Midway there. The Japanese one may surprise you.

  • S1942E26 Sevastopol Must Fall! - June 13, 1942

    • June 12, 2021

    It's a week of starts and stops. The Battle of Sevastopol kicks into high gear, and the Battle of Gazala enters its third phase. And what is going on in the Pacific just one week after Midway?

  • S1942E27 Tobruk: A second siege? - June 20, 1942

    • June 19, 2021

    Two convoys head from opposite ends of the Mediterranean to supply Malta, hoping to run interference for each other, and the Battle of Sevastopol continues as the Axis slowly wear down the Soviet defenders, but the big news is Erwin Rommel's continued advances in North Africa, defeating the 8th Army again and again. Can the Allies hold Tobruk? Will they even try? Watch and find out.

  • S1942E28 Fall Blau Starts...or Does it? - June 27, 1942

    • June 26, 2021

    Fall Blau, the huge Axis summer offensive in the Soviet Union, is supposed to being this, but is postponed to next. The smaller Operation Fridericus II does begin though, and what dos Josef Stalin make of that and the intelligence he's received? Meanwhile in North Africa, after the fall of Tobruk, the British 8th Army gets a leadership change, but Erwin Rommel is still on the move eastward into Egypt. Where will the Allies try to hold him? Half the world away, the Allies begin to establish a base at Milne Bay, New Guinea. It's a start, a small one, but a start.

  • S1942E29 Fall Blau Begins, Stalin Caught off Guard Again - July 3, 1942

    • July 3, 2021

    It's that time of the year again- the time when the Axis Powers drive deep into the Soviet Union. Fall Blau is the name of this year's huge offensive, and it begins this week, making great gains from the very beginning, but the Axis Powers are also making big gains this week in North Africa, taking Mersa Matruh and pushing to within 100 km of Alexandria. Can nothing stop them?

  • S1942E30 Fall Blau - A Victim of It's Own Success? - July 10, 1942

    • July 10, 2021

    Adolf Hitler is not happy, and yet phase one of Fall Blau has accomplished all of its goals and done so ahead of the timetable. However, the Soviet Army in 1942 is not the same as that in 1941, and is not waiting around this time to be captured by the hundreds of thousands, and if things continue then the Axis might just be wasting a ton of gas to take a ton of empty space.

  • S1942E31 Stalingrad Now a Primary Objective?! - Hitler's Chaotic Directives - July 17, 1942

    • July 17, 2021

    The second phase of Fall Blau begins with second guessing by the Axis Powers and constant changes in directive. The Soviet Union's response to the successes of the first phase of Fall Blau is equally chaotic. Over in North Africa there is the question of it maybe ending in stalemate.

  • S1942E32 Wehrmacht Conquers 250 Miles of Nothing - July 24, 1942

    • July 24, 2021

    The Soviets keep withdrawing from the advancing Axis forces, and Hitler keeps issuing contrary orders to try and stop that, with the results that logistics are getting screwed up and the mobile units are bogged down in huge traffic jams. The Allies have decided not to open a second front in Europe in 1942, but do choose another spot to begin the long counter offensive.

  • S1942E33 How Hitler Created the World's Worst Traffic Jam - July 27, 1942

    • July 27, 2021

    "I said DAMN, this traffic jam... How I hate to be late, hurts my motor to go so slow. Time I get home my supper be cold. Damn, this traffic jam." (James Taylor, the Eastern Front, 1942)

  • S1942E34 Not a Step Back! - Wehrmacht Closes in on Stalingrad - July 31, 1942

    • July 31, 2021

    Operation Edelweiss opens with a blast, and as the Wehrmacht closes in on Stalingrad, Stalin issues that famous order. There aren't just big actions in the East, the Japanese have landed in New Guinea, the Allies try one more offensive at El Alamein, and the Americans have locked in on Guadalcanal.

  • S1942E35 Guadalcanal - Allies Take the Initiative - August 7, 1942

    • August 7, 2021

    The Axis Forces are on the move on the Eastern Front and in the Caucasus, but this week the Allies begin an offensive of their own: this week come Allied landings and attacks on Guadalcanal and nearby islands, the first American offensive against the Japanese.

  • S1942E36 No Soviet Oil for Hitler - August 14, 1942

    • August 14, 2021

    The Axis advance into the Caucasus is going great... except the oil towns they take have no oil, and wasn't that the whole purpose? Meanwhile in the Pacific, the US Navy is suffering perhaps its greatest defeat ever off Savo Island, even as the Marines take Tulagi, Gavutu, and Tanambogo.

  • S1942E37 Swastika Raised on Highest Point in Europe - August 21, 1942

    • August 21, 2021

    The Axis advance in the Caucasus takes Mt. Elbrus, and the one on Stalingrad continues, and there are several raids of note this week- a Japanese one on Guadalcanal is destroyed, an Allied one on Dieppe is badly savaged, and an American one at Makin Atoll is successful in the short term, but with bad long term ramifications.

  • S1942E38 Yamamoto: Midway Round Two? - August 28, 1942

    • August 28, 2021

    The Battle of the Eastern Solomons takes place this week- another carrier battle. As for the Germans, they're advancing on Stalingrad, slowing down in the Caucasus, and Erwin Rommel is preparing to launch another assault in North Africa.

  • S1942E39 This War is Three Years Old - September 4, 1942

    • September 4, 2021

    As the war turns three there is is no slacking in the fighting. Erwin Rommel launches another Axis attack in North Africa, but it is foiled in only days, though the Axis are advancing in the Caucasus as well as on Stalingrad, where the fight for the suburbs is now beginning. They're also advancing in the South Pacific, as the Japanese fight their way along the Kokoda Trail.

  • S1942E40 Hitler Finally Fed Up with his Army - September 11, 1942

    • September 11, 2021

    Adolf Hitler sacks Wilhelm List, Army Group Commander in the Caucasus. His replacement does not have military command experience. The fighting there is still successful this week, though, as is the advance through the suburbs of Stalingrad. The Japanese are advancing along the Kokoda Trail and on Guadalcanal, but the Axis attacks in North Africa have failed badly.

  • S1942E41 Stalingrad, Hitler's Obsession - September 13, 1942

    • September 13, 2021

    Here's an extra weekly episode for you. The suburbs of Stalingrad have fallen and the fight for the city proper is about to begin, but before it does, three conferences take place that will decide the scope, the tactics, and the strategy of this battle.

  • S1942E42 Stalingrad Falls? - September 18, 1942

    • September 18, 2021

    It's a big week, but by now they all are. The fighting in Stalingrad is intense, the fighting on Guadalcanal is intense, and the US loses a carrier in the Pacific. And the German quest for oil in the Caucasus... how's that going again?

  • S1942E43 Stalingrad, Factory by Factory, Room by Room - September 25, 1942

    • September 25, 2021

    Franz Halder, German Army Chief of Staff since the war began, loses his job this week, but the offensive this summer has failed to gain any of its objectives and someone has to take the blame. In the Caucasus it's slowing to a crawl, and in Stalingrad the fighting is now block by block. Meanwhile, the Japanese are making new plans for a big offensive of their own, to take Guadalcanal once and for all.

  • S1942E44 This is Russia, The Soviet Thermopylae - October 2, 1942

    • October 2, 2021

    The fighting for Stalingrad continues, but the Soviets forces are split and the Volga is on fire. In the Caucasus, the Axis forces for the most part are being held in check- at one point a single Soviet battalion holds off an entire Army Corps- but they're being pushed back on the Kokoda Trail in the South Seas.

  • S1942E45 Stalingrad Thunderdome: Paulus vs. Chuikov! - October 9, 1942

    • October 9, 2021

    Things are looking pretty grim for Vassily Chuikov's 62nd Army in Stalingrad this week, as the German 6th Army launches its biggest series of attacks so far. The Axis are unable to get anywhere in the Caucasus, though, and the American Marines win a local victory over the Japanese on Guadalcanal, but everyone's thoughts there are on reinforcing and more reinforcing.

  • S1942E46 Stalingrad, Stalingrad, Stalingrad, No Retreat! - October 16, 1942

    • October 16, 2021

    The Americans win a naval victory off Guadalcanal and even manage to reinforce the Marines there with the first Army units to arrive, but as the week ends the Japanese launch a major offensive on the island. Meanwhile far across the globe, Adolf Hitler orders that all German offensive operations except those at Stalingrad and in the Caucasus cease. There is plenty to do in Stalingrad, though, because this week all hell breaks loose there.

  • S1942E47 Showdown at El Alamein - October 23, 1942

    • October 23, 2021

    Could this be the beginning of the big break in North Africa? The Allies have the men, the armor, and the fuel... they just have to deal with the Axis minefields to try and get started. And the Axis are throwing ever more men at Stalingrad as the Soviets grimly hold on. Another roller coaster of a week.

  • S1942E48 Nazi General Dies of Heart Attack - October 30, 1942

    • October 30, 2021

    The Allies may be on the verge of a breakthrough in North Africa, but they're losing at sea to the Japanese this week, and the Axis are also advancing in the Caucasus, though the street by street struggle at Stalingrad continues as always.

  • S1942E49 The Allies Break Through! - November 6, 1942

    • November 6, 2021

    After all these months of fighting, the British 8th Army breaks through Erwin Rommel's Axis positions in North Africa, but the Allies have even bigger plans for that theater of war- a huge invasion of Vichy French North Africa to take place next week. The Soviets also have a plan for a huge invasion to take place very soon near Stalingrad, though the fighting in the city itself sees a lull the second half of this week.

  • S1942E50 Axis and Allies Both Invade France - November 13, 1942

    • November 13, 2021

    Operation Torch goes off this week, the Allied invasion of French Northwest Africa, but this prompts the Germans to invade European France. This is the Allies first combined major offensive in the Western Hemisphere. The Germans launch another offensive of their own this week, though- Operation Hubertus in Stalingrad. And in the South Pacific, a major naval battle begins off Guadalcanal.

  • S1942E51 The Red Army Kicks Ass - Operation Uranus! - November 20, 1942

    • November 20, 2021

    After months of stubborn defense the time has finally come for the Soviet Counterstroke, but is it in time to save Stalingrad? And can the Allies reach Tunis and take all of North Africa before the Axis can reinforce?

  • S1942E52 Bigger Than Uranus? - Mars - November 27, 1942

    • November 27, 2021

    Last week’s counterattack was just the beginning, for the Soviets launch another giant offensive this week. And things look bad for the Axis powers in the south of the USSR. Meanwhile in France, the French scuttle their navy rather than allow it to fall into German hands.

  • S1942E53 Axis Armies Facing Starvation - December 4, 1942

    • December 4, 2021

    The Soviets have launched offensives on the entire eastern front and by now hundreds of thousands of men are surrounded at Stalingrad. The Japanese win a battle at sea, but are losing a war of attrition.

  • S1942E54 One Year Since Pearl Harbor - December 11, 1942

    • December 11, 2021

    The Japanese try and fail to supply their starving soldiers. The Allies fail to break through in Tunisia and New Guinea. The fighting in the USSR is bloody, but the Axis prepare for a new offensive there.

  • S1942E55 Guadalcanal Life Expectancy: 30 Days - December 18, 1942

    • December 18, 2021

    Just a few weeks ago massive offensives were launched in North Africa and the Soviet Union, against the Axis. These operations and offensives have now morphed into fully fledged campaigns, and the nature of these theatres of the war has been transformed.

  • S1942E56 A Red Christmas - December 25, 1942

    • December 25, 2021

    The Soviet offensive Operation Mars is over; it has failed, but Operation Little Saturn has been such a success that the Axis are forced to cancel their own Operation, Winter Storm, which was to relieve the troops trapped in Stalingrad. They remain trapped because Adolf Hitler has now forbidden them from trying to break out. The Allies run into tough Axis defense in both Tunisia and on Guadalcanal, and a French bigwig is assassinated.

Season 1943

  • S1943E01 And Now It's 1943... - January 1st, 1943

    • January 1, 2022

    The attrition cannot continue so the Japanese decide they will evacuate Guadalcanal, conceding the Solomon Islands to the Allies. The Allies are also conceding the Caucasus, and a naval battle in the far north convinces Hitler that he shoudl scrap the entire German surface fleet. 1943 begins ominously for the Axis.

  • S1943E02 A Soviet Offensive Along the Entire Front? - January 8th, 1943

    • January 8, 2022

    Things look grim for the Germans, surrounded at Velikie Luki and Stalingrad and with no real help of relief. The Soviets are, in fact, making plans for attacks all along the front, as are the Americans to push the Japanese off of Guadalcanal.

  • S1943E03 Food for Leningrad, Breaking the Siege! - January 15, 1943

    • January 15, 2022

    Soviet attacks are launched this week to destroy the Hungarians, all while the German desperation at Stalingrad and Velikie Luki continues, but in the far north the Soviets have broken through the siege of Leningrad after 16 months. And the Casablanca Conference begins, a meeting to guide the war’s future progress.

  • S1943E04 Hitler's Interference is losing the war - January 22, 1943

    • January 22, 2022

    This is a rough week for the Germans- their trapped garrison at Velikie Luki is liquidated, and their trapped army at Stalingrad is... well, it isn't going well for them. In fact, it isn't going well for the Axis anywhere this week, being pushed back or retreating in New Guinea, the Caucasus, North Africa, and on Guadalcanal. Berlin is even bombed this week as well.

  • S1943E05 Time to Fire Rommel? - January 29, 1943

    • January 29, 2022

    The Allies are unable to win in Tunisia, though further east Bernard Montgomery has achieved his goal of driving the enemy out of Libya. To the west, the Casablanca Conference comes to its end and the Allies write a list of their war priorities. The Soviets, however, are on the move everywhere, closing in on Stalingrad, and launching new operations up and down the eastern front, to the dismay and detriment of the Axis forces.

  • S1943E06 Stalingrad: Endgame - January 31, 1943

    • January 30, 2022

    The Battle of Stalingrad is nearing its end. Strong contingents of the 21st and 62nd Soviet Armies broke through the German defensive lines west of Stalingrad and were now pushing deep into the city. Despite the “Kessel” being split into several parts, the Axis soldiers are still resisting fiercely, fighting street by street, house by house. Yet it is a desperate last stand. Overwhelmed and undersupplied, many Generals push for surrender. But only their commander, the freshly promoted “Field-Marshal” Paulus, has the authority to do so.

  • S1943E07 Guadalcanal, A New Offensive - February 5, 1943

    • February 5, 2022

    This week sees the 10th anniversary of Hitler's ascension to power in Germany, but while there may be celebrations and speeches in Germany, the Battle of Stalingrad comes to its end with the surrender of the German 6th Army. The Soviets are on the move all over, launching yet more winter offensives. It is the Axis who are attacking in Tunisia, and in the Solomon Islands... well, the Allies aren't sure what the Japanese are up to.

  • S1943E08 Victory at Guadalcanal - February 12, 1943

    • February 12, 2022

    Operation KE, the Japanese evacuation of Guadalcanal, concludes this week and the campaign has been a big loss for the Japanese. The Axis forces are also withdrawing- and the Red Army advancing- in the Donbas and the Caucasus, closing in on both Kharkov and Rostov. And a front that's been quiet for a while, the Burma front, begins heating up again with an Allied advance out of India.

  • S1943E09 Can the Red Army Capture Hitler? - February 19, 1943

    • February 19, 2022

    The Red Army liberates both Rostov and Kharkov this week, but their advancing spearheads are close to an even bigger prize, Adolf Hitler himself. It is the Axis, however, who are both advancing and consolidating in Tunisia, and gearing up for new offensive actions next week.

  • S1943E10 The Blitzkrieg is Back - February 26, 1943

    • February 26, 2022

    Erich von Manstein's Axis counterattack on the Eastern Front begins this week and right away smashes through the Red Army lines, threatening all the recent Soviet gains. The Allies- the Americans- also suffer a big defeat in Tunisia at the Kasserine Pass, though in the Pacific it is the Americans who occupy the Russell Islands.

  • S1943E11 Another Naval Disaster for Japan - March 5, 1943

    • March 5, 2022

    The Japanese again fail to reinforce New Guinea, losing many transport ships, and their forces there are ever more isolated. In Tunisia the Axis lose a bunch of new Tiger tanks, but in the Soviet Union it is the Axis forces that are on the offensive as Erich von Manstein's offensive continues.

  • S1943E12 Rommel Leaves Africa - March 12, 1943

    • March 12, 2022

    Erwin Rommel loses his command and leaves Tunisia, while change in American command there puts George Patton in charge. On the ground the Axis lose the Battle of Medenine, but in the Soviet Union, Axis forces are on the move and heading for Kharkov.

  • S1943E13 Kharkov Falls Once Again - March 19, 1943

    • March 19, 2022

  • S1943E14 American Army Finally Does Something Right - March 26, 1943

    • March 26, 2022

  • S1943E15 The End of Hydra? - April 1, 1943

    • April 1, 2022

    The phantom submarine that has been savaging both Japanese and Allied shipping in the South Pacific is tracked to Hydra Island, Baron von Strucker's base. The fighting for it is a tough hand-to-hand combat, as Japanese and American soldiers ally with each other in the face of a common enemy.

  • S1943E16 Patton Has a Plan, and it's Bad - April 2, 1943

    • April 2, 2022

    American attacks in Tunisia meet with local disaster, but in general the Axis forces are withdrawing there. The Allies learn about the German rocketry plans this week, and both sides are making plans for action in the Pacific.

  • S1943E17 Kursk - The Next Great Battle? - April 16, 1943

    • April 16, 2022

    The Allies have one chance left to catch the Axis forces in Tunisia before they can reach the Tunis defences, in the USSR both the Axis and Soviets are making plans for a fight near Kursk, and in the skies, in the South Pacific a Japanese aerial offensive ends and Yamamoto himself flies off to congratulate his pilots.

  • S1943E18 Ladies and Gentlemen, We Got Him - Yamamoto - April 23, 1943

    • April 23, 2022

    The mastermind of Pearl Harbor meets his fate this week in the Solomons, as do a great many Italian airmen and sailors in the Mediterranean in the Palm Sunday Massacre trying to supply the desperate Axis forces in Tunisia.

  • S1943E19 The race for Tunisia turns into a crawl - April 30, 1943

    • April 30, 2022

    The Allies launch a deception operation to hide their intent of soon attacking Sicily, but first, they'll actually have to secure Tunisia, and it is slow going. A German offensive in the Caucasus grinds to a halt, and German U-Boats are suddenly finding themselves unable to destroy Allied shipping in the Atlantic.

  • S1943E20 Kilroy was Here! The fall of Tunis - May 7, 1943

    • May 7, 2022

    Tunis falls to the Allies, but the Axis are still fighting back from their little corner of Tunisia. There is more of the seemingly endless fighting in the Kuban in the Caucasus, and the Chinese Theater comes to life with a new Japanese offensive.

  • S1943E21 The End of the War in Africa - May 14, 1943

    • May 14, 2022

    With the end of the Tunisian Campaign, the Allies have won the war for the African Continent. What next? They meet at the Trident Conference in Washington DC to try and figure that out. Meanwhile, the fight in the field continues - in Burma, the Aleutians, China, and the Kuban.

  • S1943E22 Wrapping up the North African Campaign - May 21, 1943

    • May 21, 2022

    The Allies have won the battle for Africa, but now they have nearly 250,000 POWs to care for, and do not have the facilities to do so. The Trident Conference continues in Washington to try and decide the direction of the Allied war effort, but they launch the Dambuster Raids this week in Germany to try and cripple German water power - and thus, industry - with a new type of bomb.

  • S1943E23 Black May, Nazi Subs Defeated - May 28, 1943

    • May 28, 2022

    German Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz orders the U-Boats to leave the Atlantic this week; the losses lately have just been too great for their patrols to continue there. There is active fighting in China, the Aleutians, and the Kuban, and there are special weapons tests in the skies over Germany.

  • S1943E24 Banzai Charges in Alaska - June 4, 1943

    • June 4, 2022

    The Chinese defeat the Japanese at Shipai Fortress and the Americans maul the Japanese in the Aleutians. The Japanese are also worried about the possibility of the USSR joining the war against them. Meanwhile the Allies still plan to invade Sicily, but have no idea what they'll do after that.

  • S1943E25 Eisenhower Lays Out His Plans for Sicily - June 11, 1943

    • June 11, 2022

    The Allies bomb Mediterranean islands in preparation for their invasion of Sicily next month; they also prepare a lot of deceptions to mislead the enemy as to where they will attack. The German plans for the summer offensive against the Kursk Salient are ever more concrete, and in the field this week, the Chinese stop the Japanese offensive cold.

  • S1943E26 Kursk: Soviets Dig-In for Blitzkrieg - June 18th, 1943

    • June 18, 2022

    The Soviets have put civilians to work by the hundreds of thousands, building line after line of defenses in the Kursk Salient, where they are sure the Germans are soon to attack. Meanwhile the Allies are making moves in preparations for two big upcoming offensives of their own- in Sicily and the Central Solomon Islands.

  • S1943E27 Two Hundred Weeks of War - June 25, 1943

    • June 25, 2022

    The Allies make some preliminary moves ahead of their next big operation in the Solomon Island as well as a few before their impending invasion of Sicily. Meanwhile, in the Soviet Union, Soviet citizens are laying over a million mines in anticipation of the impending German attack at Kursk.

  • S1943E28 Tougher than Guadalcanal: New Georgia - July 2, 1943

    • July 2, 2022

    The Allies begin the next phase of their Solomon Islands offensives, the invasion of New Georgia, even as the regional fighting continues on New Guinea. Adolf Hitler schedules his summer Kursk offensive for July 5th, and the Allied invasion of Sicily is set for July 10th.

  • S1943E29 Kursk, When Titans Clash - July 9, 1943

    • July 10, 2022

    Adolf Hitler launches his huge summer offensive in the USSR, Operation Citadel, known as the Battle of Kursk. Men in the millions clash. The Allies New Georgia campaign continues in the Solomons, both on land and with fighting at sea this week, and the preliminary actions begin for the Allied invasion of Sicily, scheduled to go off tomorrow.

  • S1943E30 Prokhorovka: An Avalanche of Armor- July 13, 1943

    • July 13, 2022

    As dawn broke on 12th July 1943, the spearheads of the German II SS Panzer Corps and the Soviet 5th Guards Tank Army were shuffling into their positions. The battle of Zitadelle was entering a pivotal moment. Would the elite of the German Panzers finally achieve a breakthrough into open country? Or would the might of the Soviet Tank Army break them in a pre-emptive attack? The battle and fate of Operation Zitadelle was to be decided in front of a small village called Prokhorovka.

  • S1943E31 After a Victory at Kursk, The Soviets Attack Everywhere - July 23, 1943

    • July 23, 2022

    The Allied invasion of Italy powers on and puts the future of a key axis power at play. In the USSR, the Soviets have learnt to deal with German offensives, as the Wehrmacht struggles to make a dent.

  • S1943E32 Mussolini Falls from Power - July 30, 1943

    • July 30, 2022

    The Allied advance on Sicily continues, though they're really gearing up for operations next week. The Soviet advances around in the USSR and in New Georgia also continue, with the enemy deciding to withdraw in both; Allied firebombing kills tens of thousands of German civilians, but the big news is still the fall of Benito Mussolini from power in Italy.

  • S1943E33 Allied Tidal Wave in Romania - August 6, 1943

    • August 6, 2022

    The Allies bomb the Romanian oil fields, a major Axis source of oil, but it does not go well for the attackers. They do advance in both Sicily and the Solomon Islands- where a future President has one heck of an adventure, and in the USSR a huge Soviet counter offensive begins, taking Belgorod after just a few days and threatening Kharkov.

  • S1943E34 Manstein Goes Great War Style - August 13, 1943

    • August 13, 2022

    From Sicily to Spas-Demensk, the Axis continue conceding ground to the Allies this week. But the fighting is still tough. The Wehrmacht has halted the Red Army offensive in the Kuban, and the British and American Armies have neither the strength nor the willpower to press the advantage against Axis troops retreating to the Italian mainland.

  • S1943E35 Sicily Liberated; Italy in the Firing Line - August 20, 1943

    • August 20, 2022

    The British and Americans race for Messina to complete the conquest of Sicily- who will reach it first? On New Guinea, the Allies destroy a substantial Japanese air force; there are several major Allied air raids over Europe, the fighting in the USSR around Kharkov is brutal and costly for both sides, and a secret Allied leadership conference in Quebec begins to determine the course of the war. Busy week.

  • S1943E36 Kharkov Changes Hands for the Fourth Time - August 27, 1943

    • August 27, 2022

    As the war grows ever more ferocious, some people are unfortunate enough to see the front line arrive to their villages, towns, and cities multiple times.

  • S1943E37 The War Is Four Years Old This Week - September 3, 1943

    • September 3, 2022

    Four years of war and no real end in sight, but as the week ends the Allies land their first troops on Italy, actively committing themselves to a front in Western Europe. In the USSR the Soviets are taking heavy casualties but still pushing back the enemy with big partisan help and in Pacific plans are made for offensive against yet more Japanese held islands.

  • S1943E38 The Allies' Latest Victory - September 10, 1943

    • September 10, 2022

    Dwight Eisenhower publicly announces the secret armistice signed last week, and Italy is now officially out of the war. The Italian Fleet sails for Malta and Allied captivity. The Allies have landed in force in Southern Italy and they do face some heavy opposition from German forces- who have no intention of giving up Italy. In the USSR, though, the Soviets continue liberating territory all over Ukraine as they force the Germans back to the Dnieper River.

  • S1943E39 Jailbreak! Mussolini on the Loose Again! - September 17th, 1943

    • September 17, 2022

  • S1943E40 Red Army Reaches the Dnieper - September 24th, 1943

    • September 24, 2022

    Benito Mussolini proclaims a new fascist republic in Italy, but this time it is a full puppet state to Germany. There is scattered fighting around Italy and the Dodecanese- including a massacre of Italian POWs, but the big Allied advances this week are the Australians in New Guinea and the Soviets retaking their own territory. They take ground, in fact, from near Smolensk all the way south to the Sea of Azov.

  • S1943E41 Smolensk and Naples Liberated! Both in Ruins - October 1, 1943

    • October 1, 2022

    Major prizes are taken by the Allies this week on two fronts- Naples in Italy and Smolensk in the USSR, but they are advancing all over the Eastern Front, across the Italian peninsula, and in the South Seas, but the enemy is leaving a trail of destruction as he pulls back.

  • S1943E42 Could the Soviets Cut Off Crimea? - October 8, 1943

    • October 8, 2022

    The Germans booby-trapped Naples when they evacuated last week and local civilians now pay the price. In the Mediterranean, Kos falls to the Germans while Corsica is liberated by the French. There is action all along the Dnieper in the USSR, and the Australians advance in New Guinea, and the Japanese evacuate Vella Lavella in the Solomons.

  • S1943E43 Zaporizhzhia! - October 15, 1943

    • October 15, 2022

    The Allies begin an aerial bombing campaign against the Japanese base at Rabaul. It has big success, though Allied bombing in Europe this week achieves big failure. The Allied advance in Italy is slowing down to a crawl, but in the USSR the advance across the Dnieper continues, specifically at the Zaporozhe bridgehead.

  • S1943E44 Stalin Agrees to the United Nations - October 22, 1943

    • October 22, 2022

    A Conference in Moscow lays out some postwar plans of the Allies, but the war has to be won first. The Allies fight their way across both the Dnieper and Volturno Rivers, but the going looks like it's going to be tougher after the crossings. Meanwhile, in the South Seas the Japanese change plans in the face of Allied advances over there.

  • S1943E45 Fresh German Armor in the USSR! - October 29, 1943

    • October 29, 2022

    Erich von Manstein finally gets the reserve armor he's been begging Hitler for, so he can carry out his counteroffensive in Ukraine. The Soviets are still on the move themselves though. In Italy, though, the Allies are moving at a crawl since the Germans have mined and booby trapped everything. There's also new action in the Solomons and a celebration in Japan.

  • S1943E46 Allies Launch new Phase in Pacific War - WW2 - November 5, 1943

    • November 5, 2022

    The Allies hit the beaches of Bougainville, largest and last of the Solomon Islands. They create and expand a beachhead there and also win battles there at sea and in the skies. In the USSSR, the Soviets are closing in on Kiev and in the south have isolated the Crimea, but in spite of that, Adolf Hitler issues a new directive that Germany's focus for the future should be in the west and the threat of an Allied invasion there.

  • S1943E47 Kiev Liberated! Celebrations in Moscow! - November 12, 1943

    • November 12, 2022

    The Red Army has driven the Axis forces out of Kiev, third largest city in the USSR. The Allies are also advancing, albeit slowly and at great cost, in Italy, but in the South Pacific, they launch a massive air strike against Rabaul... and what is the result? Watch and find out.

  • S1943E48 A Conspiracy to kill America's President? - November 19, 1943

    • November 19, 2022

    A torpedo attack against the President; a Marine invasion in the central Pacific that turns very bloody in a hurry; German counterattacks in the Soviet Union; a bombing raid in Italy against a secret weapons site- all of that this week.

  • S1943E49 The Costliest Day in US Marine History - November 26, 1943

    • November 26, 2022

    The Americans attack the Gilbert Islands this week, and though they successfully take Tarawa and Makin Atolls, it is VERY costly in lives, and show that the Japanese are not going to be defeated easily. They also have a naval battle in the Solomons. Fighting continues in the Soviet Union and Italy, and an Allied conference takes place in Cairo, a prelude for a major one in Teheran next week.

  • S1943E50 Operation Overlord Confirmed at Teheran - December 3, 1943

    • December 3, 2022

    The Teheran Conference is in full swing and the Allied leadership and plan for a cross channel invasion of Europe is agreed upon by Stalin, Churchill, and Roosevelt. There are new Allied attacks across Italy, but further at Bari a German air raid releases deadly poison gas.

  • S1943E51 An Amphibious Landing to take Rome? - December 10, 1943

    • December 10, 2022

    There are plans afoot to hit the enemy from behind in Italy. Allied leaders are meeting again in Cairo to go over other plans, notably what to do about China and Burma. There is active fighting on two fronts in Italy too, though this week it doesn't go particularly well for the Allies. Attacks in the USSR are unsuccessful for the Soviets, but do well for the Germans, and there are Allied attacks by air in the Marshall Islands and over France.

  • S1943E52 A Super Bomber to Break Japan - December 17, 1943

    • December 17, 2022

    This war has now lasted as long as the Great War did, but there's no signs of it slowing. The Soviets have three offensives going on on the Eastern Front, in Italy the Allies are attacking at San Pietro and over the Moro River, in the Pacific there are Allied landings on New Britain, but in Pacific Command, the big talk is all about a new super bomber.

  • S1943E53 Stalin's Christmas Surprise - Major Offensives to Come - December 24, 1943

    • December 24, 2022

    Twas the night before Christmas and the war was grinding on. The Moro River Campaign continues in Italy with Canadian infantry pushing past the Gully and into 'Little Stalingrad'. Generally, the Allied advance to Rome is turning into a stalemate though, but Winston Churchill still believes an amphibious landing is the way to break this. Joseph Stalin also has some pretty big plans to bring the USSR back to its pre-Barbarossa borders. In the Pacific, there is attrition over Rabaul and stalemate on Bougainville.

  • S1943E54 Canadians Take Little Stalingrad - December 31, 1943

    • December 31, 2022

    1943 reaches its end with no end in sight for the war. In Italy, the Canadians take Ortona after bloody close fighting, the US Marines advance on New Britain, and a new Soviet offensive makes huge gains in the USSR. This isn't enough for the Allies, though, who have a big shake up in their European Command to help prepare for future attacks.

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    • February 25, 2019
    • YouTube

    We have a few announcements to make every now and again, which we'll do in our 'Dispatches from 23rd HQ' videos, where Joram will talk about all updates regarding TimeGhost and World War Two.

  • SPECIAL 0x7 Rommel, German Press and Polish Resistance

    • February 28, 2019
    • YouTube

    The early-war career of Erwin Rommel, German Press on the Invasion of Poland and the birth of Polish resistance movements after the German occupation in 1939.

  • SPECIAL 0x9 Food Rationing - How to Make Woolton Pie - April 1940

    • March 24, 2019
    • YouTube

    Rationing of goods in Europe started immediately when the war broke out. Lord Woolton, British Minister of Food came up with one of the first substitute dishes... a vegetable pie that was promptly named after him. Our team chef Joram shows you how to do it.

  • SPECIAL 0x10 The Start of our Road Trip Through France 1940 - Daily Road Trip Video 01

    • April 10, 2019
    • YouTube

    Hi guys and girls! As you might know, we are currently doing a road trip through France to make some interesting specials for this channel. This is the first of our daily videos in which we update you about our adventures and discoveries. Things are good, or as the French say, 'ca va tres bien'. Lets make history!

  • SPECIAL 0x11 Visiting The Fields of Death - Daily Road Trip Video 02

    • April 11, 2019
    • YouTube

    Another update from la France! Wednesday, we visited some sites around Verdun to film a World War Two special as well as some stuff with the guys from Sabaton. We had a very long but rewarding during which we visited very impactful places. They literally made us shiver and effectively reminded us of the importance of what we are doing here: this history can never be forgotten.

  • SPECIAL 0x13 Debunking Maginot Line Myths - Daily Road Trip Video 04

    • April 13, 2019
    • YouTube

    On the fourth day of our road-trip through France, we visit Sedan and its surroundings together with local expert and guide Richard Tucker. He shows us that many of the common knowledge about the Maginot Line and its effectiveness in wartime is either doubtful or even outright incorrect. We visit several key locations which will play a major role in the coming events in May 1940.

  • SPECIAL 0x14 The History Books are Wrong About France 1940 - Daily Road Trip Video 05

    • April 15, 2019
    • YouTube

    On the fifth and last day of our road-trip through France, we take some time to reflect on what we have seen, and to have some chips, paprika chips.

  • SPECIAL 0x15 System of a Nazi Terror - April 1940

    • April 27, 2019
    • YouTube

    In April 1940 in Poland, if you are on the list of Nazi or Soviet non-desirables, there three options: run for your life, be shipped off to a camp, or face the execution squad... if you happen to be Jewish it's likely to be the fourth option: the Ghetto.

  • SPECIAL 0x16 The Neurology of Hate

    • April 27, 2019
    • YouTube

    In this special episode of War Against Humanity, we take a look at the underlying neurological functions that allow us to hate another group of people. Maybe it helps us to understand the ultimate question about WW2; how on earth could all of this happen?

  • SPECIAL 0x17 French Defense Politics and the Char B

    • April 30, 2019
    • YouTube

    After the Great War was over, the French reconsidered their armies function and the role that tanks would play in future warfare. At the brink of World War Two, the Char B tank is deeply embedded in the structure of the French armoured defences. David Willey from the Tank Museum in Bovington (UK) tells how French politics influenced how the Char B will be used if the Germans attack.

  • SPECIAL 0x18 Balkans, Bazookas, and Bunkers

    • May 10, 2019
    • YouTube

    Out of the Foxholes is back to answer your questions about the war. In this episode, we take a look at anti-tank weaponry for infantry, the German defensive lines of the Westwall, the never-finished German aircraft-carrier Graf Zeppelin and the Balkans. The Chieftain, who has his own YouTube channel about tanks and armored vehicles.

  • SPECIAL 0x19 The Maginot Line - WW2 on Location - France 1940 - 01

    • May 16, 2019
    • YouTube

    The Maginot Line was not the failure many think - in fact it was quite a remarkable feat - find out more in this video.

  • SPECIAL 0x20 Armoured Vehicles of the Invasion of France 1940

    • May 20, 2019
    • YouTube

    The Chieftain takes you on an extensive walk through of the armored vehicles used by both sides during the German invasion of France in 1940.

  • SPECIAL 0x21 107 Abandoned French Soldiers Killed for Propaganda - WW2 on Location - France 1940 - 02

    • May 23, 2019
    • YouTube
  • SPECIAL 0x22 Tour of the Maginot Line Ouvrage Schoenenbourg - WW2 on Location - France 1940 - 03

    • May 30, 2019
    • YouTube

    Marc Halter takes Indy and all of us on a tour through the fort at Schoenenbourg on the Maginot Line.

  • SPECIAL 0x23 The Strategy of Terror Bombing - May 1940

    • June 9, 2019
    • YouTube

    When WW2 breaks out, the belligerents promise to not bomb civilians. The promise is broken, literally within minutes by the Nazis and within weeks by the Soviets. Now, nine months later the Allies are about to follow suite.

  • SPECIAL 0x24 High Hitler! - Nazis on Crystal Meth Part 1

    • June 11, 2019
    • YouTube

    You might have heard he a was vegetarian. You might have heard that he shunned alcohol. You might have heard he was anti-tobacco. Then you might think he was against hard drugs as well, but you’d be wrong…

  • SPECIAL 0x25 Blitzkrieg on Speed - Nazis on Crystal Meth Part 2

    • June 17, 2019
    • YouTube

    While many armies use performance enhancing drugs during WW2, the Wehrmacht takes it to extremes in 1940, with more than debatable consequences.

  • SPECIAL 0x26 The European Migration Crisis - June 1940

    • July 11, 2019
    • YouTube

    When the Nazi German Reich invades western and northern Europe this creates a massive refugee and forced migration crisis all across Europe. In eastern Europe, The Nazis and the Soviets have already been forcing families out of their homes to be relocated, incarcerated and murdered for nine months by now.

  • SPECIAL 0x27 107 Abandoned French Soldiers Killed for Propaganda - France 1940

    • July 11, 2019
    • YouTube
  • SPECIAL 0x28 Monetize This, YouTube! - WW2 - Cat 01

    • July 24, 2019
    • YouTube

    Last week YouTube sent us a list of things we could do to make sure our content gets monetized - that list made clear that any historical content is at risk of demonetization. So... is this what you want us to do YouTube?

  • SPECIAL 0x29 "What the actual f*ck, France?"- WW2 - Reading Comments

    • August 1, 2019
    • YouTube

    Some of our comments are worthy of a bigger audience. Thats why we decided to start our sub-series 'Across the Airwaves', where we read to you some of our dear communities comments. This episode includes a roleplay and a touching eyewitness account from the Invasion of the Netherlands.

  • SPECIAL 0x30 Young Recruits, French Planes, and Graf Spee

    • August 30, 2019
    • YouTube

    How young were British soldiers? Could Graf Spee have gotten away? What was the French air force like? Questions, questions, questions - from you no less! With answers from us Out of the Foxholes.

  • SPECIAL 0x31 Göring, the Stoned Nazi Nut - Doped WW2 Leaders Part 1

    • October 10, 2019
    • YouTube

    Hermann Göring was one of the most powerful leaders of the Third Reich. He was also a drug addict with some serious problems and a remarkable lifestyle.

  • SPECIAL 0x32 Churchill Was a Drunk... or Was He? - Doped WW2 Leaders Part 2

    • October 17, 2019
    • YouTube

    Winston Churchill was one of the most influential figures of World War Two. But as a heavy drinker he must have been under influence of constant drunkenness, right?

  • SPECIAL 0x33 Greenland to USA, Australia to war, and French Colonies to…

    • October 27, 2019
    • YouTube

    In another edition of our Q&A format, Indy answers some questions about Greenland after the German occupation of Denmark, the state of Australia and the fate of the French Colonies.

  • SPECIAL 0x34 War in 3 Fascist Ways: Slovakia, Spain, and Greece

    • November 5, 2019
    • YouTube

    What role did Slovakia play during the invasion of Poland? How did Franco view the war in Europe? And did Greece see an invasion coming? We answer all of this in this episode of Out of the Foxholes.

  • SPECIAL 0x35 War Exiles: Kaiser Bill, Polish Forces, and US Volunteers

    • November 14, 2019
    • YouTube

    What happened to Kaiser Wilhelm II after World War One? How did Polish soldiers flee to Allied territories after the 1939 invasion? And did any American volunteers serve in the war in 1939 and 1940? We answer all of this in this episode of Out of the Foxholes.

  • SPECIAL 0x36 The British Blitz Spirit is a Myth

    • December 3, 2019
    • YouTube

    Strategic bombing was used to destroy the popular support for their governments war effort, and the British boosted that their resistance to bombing was an unique trait. But both are false, based on lies and propaganda.

  • SPECIAL 0x37 The Few Who Opposed Hitler - German Resistance in 1940

    • December 11, 2019
    • YouTube

    Where all German faithful Nazis? Not by a stretch, but a resounding majority approved of the Nazis, especially before the war, and again after the victory in France. Anyone that actively opposed Hitler and his gang were not only risking their life, but faced an uphill battle against public opinion. And yet... some people did.

  • SPECIAL 0x38 Vive la Résistance! well, not really... French Resistance 1940

    • December 18, 2019
    • YouTube

    Immediately after France is occupied by the Nazis in 1940, the French are divided about what to do; resist for collaborate? To put it mildly, it's complicated.

  • SPECIAL 0x39 9 Days of Christmas with the TimeGhost of Christmas Past

    • December 19, 2019
    • YouTube

    We are going to do something special for Christmas! For every day between 24 December and 1 January 2020, we'll have one episode about something that happened on that day in History. Tell your friends and stay tuned on our TimeGhost channel!

  • SPECIAL 0x40 1941 and 2020 will be a Crazy Year on WW2 and TimeGhost

    • January 21, 2020
    • YouTube

    It's a new year - and what a year. We're going to make more content and new kinds of content and we will have two new hosts.

  • SPECIAL 0x41 TimeGhost's Attacks for 1941 - WW2 PSA

    • February 15, 2020
    • YouTube

    Lot of new stuff coming and here's a preview by Indy and Spartacus on some of it - new TimeGhost series, Barbarossa, Pearl Harbor, who knows... well any minute you will.

  • SPECIAL 0x42 Royal Resistance in Benelux and Scandinavia 1940

    • February 17, 2020
    • YouTube

    When the Racism of Naziism hits the Nationalism of Monarchism, it doesn't quite go like Hitler would have imagined.

  • SPECIAL 0x43 The TimeGhost WW2 Memorial for the Heroes of a Great Generation - WW2 Public Service Announcement

    • February 19, 2020
    • YouTube

    We want to increase the scope of this channel by visiting locations relevant to World War Two. And for that, we need more financial support. We want to handle that tasteful though, without abandoning the integrity of this channel. This is what we came up with.

  • SPECIAL 0x44 What if the Spanish Fascists Lost the Civil War?

    • February 20, 2020
    • YouTube

    This video is sponsored by Paradox Interactive. Indy shares his thoughts on what he thinks would have happened if the Spanish Revolution would have happened differently.

  • SPECIAL 0x45 On December 7, 2020 - World War Two Goes Global

    • February 25, 2020
    • YouTube

    Pearl Harbor is one of the major events of 1941 and World War Two, bringing America into the war and changing history for ever. We want to do it justice by going there with boots on the ground, and by covering it minute-by-minute as it unfolds.

  • SPECIAL 0x46 A French Civil War in 1937? - WW2 feat. Hearts of Iron IV

    • February 26, 2020
    • YouTube

    Indy shares his thoughts on what he thinks would have happened if the French would have decided to meddle in the Spanish Civil War – triggering a Civil War.

  • SPECIAL 0x47 Resistance in China - Myth or Reality?

    • March 3, 2020
    • YouTube

    The war in China already started in 1931 when Japan invaded Manchuria. Early resistance was small and was met by heavy Japanese retaliations. But throughout the 30's, the movement started to grow.

  • SPECIAL 0x48 August von Mackensen in WW2, Stolen Wine, and America

    • March 5, 2020
    • YouTube

    In this episode of Out of the Foxholes, we answer some community questions on what August von Mackensen did in World War Two, if there was a shortage on French wines and what the Axis' perception of the Monroe Doctrine was.

  • SPECIAL 0x49 Pearl Harbor Teaser - WW2 - Coming December 7th 1941

    • March 5, 2020
    • YouTube

    On 7 December 1941, we will cover the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor minute-by-minute.

  • SPECIAL 0x50 Carton de Wiart - A Man For All Seasons

    • March 10, 2020
    • YouTube

    Carton de Wiart was a remarkable figure in World War One, but his story continues in World War Two, where he rolls from one adventure into the next.

  • SPECIAL 0x51 WW2 On The Homefront Starts next week!

    • March 11, 2020
    • YouTube

    Next week our monthly new sub series On The Homefront premieres hosted by Anna Deinhard. This is why...

  • SPECIAL 0x52 Fallschirmjäger - Germany's Finest

    • March 12, 2020
    • YouTube

    The Fallschirmjäger were Germany's own paratrooper branch, designed to deal a swift and fatal blow behind the enemy's lines. They were deployed with great success in Scandinavia and the Benelux, but they come too close to the sun when they attempt to invade Crete.

  • SPECIAL 0x53 When You Run Out of Stuff to Hoard - Rationing 1940

    • March 17, 2020
    • YouTube

    In this first episode of On the Homefront, Anna tells you about division of labour, food production and rationing in the early years of the war.

  • SPECIAL 0x54 Will Stalin invade India? And what about the West Indies?

    • March 19, 2020
    • YouTube

    In today's episode of Out of the Foxholes, we answer exciting questions concerning Dutch and French colonies in America, British defence strategies in India and French soldiers stuck in Britain post-armistice.

  • SPECIAL 0x55 Hans Oster - A German Against Nazism

    • March 24, 2020
    • YouTube

    Hans Oster opposed the Nazis and tried to oppose them from early on. As a member of the Abwehr, he tried to do whatever he could. During the war, his efforts increased with a dramatic outcome.

  • SPECIAL 0x56 Poland Will Not Bow to Nazis & Stalinists

    • March 27, 2020
    • YouTube

    Poland faces two brutal occupiers led by Hitler and Stalin, hellbent on wiping Poland off the map. But the Poles have been preparing to stand up and resist since before the war - and now they do.

  • SPECIAL 0x57 The end of US neutrality? The Lend-Lease Act

    • March 31, 2020
    • YouTube

    The United States of America aims to remain neutral during World War Two. But they see it in their best interest to aid the British in their fight against Nazism. The Lend-Lease Act is designed to do exactly that.

  • SPECIAL 0x58 Barbarossa, African Jews, and the fate of PoWs in Germany

    • April 2, 2020
    • YouTube

    Did the British government know of the German plans for Operation Barbarossa? What happened to Jewish communities in Ethiopia? And to Prisoners of War in occupied countries?

  • SPECIAL 0x59 Prince Paul of Yugoslavia - Victim of Circumstance?

    • April 7, 2020
    • YouTube

    A Serb royal with an English heart sounds pretty romantic, but the story of Prince Paul of Yugoslavia is far from it. Trapped by circumstance, he is forced to make decisions that go against his own personal beliefs and leave him condemned as a traitor.

  • SPECIAL 0x60 Did the British Engineer the Yugoslavian Coup of March 1941?

    • April 9, 2020
    • YouTube

    As Hitler pressured Yugoslavia to join the Axis Powers, Britain tried to gain a Balkan ally. Then Yugoslavia did join then Axis... and then there was an anti-Axis coup in Yugoslavia. But just how much were the British involved in that coup? Let's find out.

  • SPECIAL 0x61 Girls Armed With Pitchforks - The Women’s Land Army

    • April 14, 2020
    • YouTube

    Now that the labour-needs and the availability of manpower has changed due to the outbreak of World War Two, Women are required to join the workforce. They're put to work in the Women's Land Army.

  • SPECIAL 0x62 Charles De Gaulle - The Flame of French Resistance?

    • April 16, 2020
    • YouTube

    Charles De Gaulle is a towering figure in history, and not just because of his height. Becoming increasingly political in the interwar years due to his unorthodox views on military strategy, The Fall of France will thrust him into the limelight.

  • SPECIAL 0x63 Tanks of the Early North-Africa Campaigns, by The Chieftain

    • April 21, 2020
    • YouTube

    The Chieftain takes us to North-Africa, where he talks us through the tanks that were used during the first months of the Battles in North-Africa between the Italians and Germans on the one side and British and commonwealth forces on the other.

  • SPECIAL 0x64 Field Rations, Foreign Legion, and French Anti-Semitism

    • April 23, 2020
    • YouTube

    What did soldiers eat on the frontlines? What happened to the French Foreign Legion? And how is the legacy of Alfred Dreyfus handled in the anti-semitic Vichy France? Find out in this exciting episode of Out of the Foxholes!

  • SPECIAL 0x65 Haile Selassie - The New Messiah

    • April 28, 2020
    • YouTube

    Haile Selassie was the Emperor of the Ethiopian Empire. He led the country against the Italians in the Second Italo-Ethiopian War after which he is exiled to Britain.

  • SPECIAL 0x66 Why Pearl Harbor? Peaceful Portugal, and the poor Kriegsmarine

    • April 30, 2020
    • YouTube

    How were relations between Japan and the United States at the beginning of the war? What were both sides doing to try and make Portugal enter the war? And to what extent did the Kriegsmarine match the Royal Navy? Find out as we answer these questions in this Out of the Foxholes episode!

  • SPECIAL 0x67 Georgy Zhukov - Hero of the Soviet Union!

    • May 5, 2020
    • YouTube

    Georgy Zhukov's rise to one day become the Hero of the Soviet Union did not happen overnight. Instead, the son of a poor tradesman has slowly worked himself up the ranks of the Red Army using his grit, determination, and iron will.

  • SPECIAL 0x68 Sending the Jews to Madagascar? - May 1941

    • May 7, 2020
    • YouTube

    The War Against Humanity is accelerating and accelerating. Across the world, people live under oppression. In Nazi Europe, solutions to the so-called "Jewish Question" has taken on new, fantastical, proportions.

  • SPECIAL 0x69 Rudolf Hess - Nazi Pacifist, Traitor or Madman?

    • May 12, 2020
    • YouTube

    In a series of events, Hitlers second in command Rudolf Hess decides to fly to Britain to enter peace negotiations with the Allies. But the true reasons behind and effects of his action remain ambiguous at best.

  • SPECIAL 0x70 Protecting the Innocent - Kids Evacuations

    • May 14, 2020
    • YouTube

    The European powers may be at war but there's now thing they can agree on: their young must be protected. So, before the first RAF or Luftwaffe bombs were even dropped on cities, countries are drawing up plans to save as many lives of their youth as they possibly can.

  • SPECIAL 0x71 Roald Dahl - Pilot, Seducer and Author

    • May 19, 2020
    • YouTube

    Roald Dahl is not just a beloved author, he is also a wartime adventurer. He saw plenty of action in North-Africa and Greece, where he got the inspiration for many of his work to come.

  • SPECIAL 0x72 Indy is in recovery from COVID 19

    • May 20, 2020
    • YouTube

    Indy has been suffering with Covid-19 for the past three weeks, but he seems to be well on the road to recovery. How does this affect the content and scheduling for WW2, TimeGhost, and Sabaton History?

  • SPECIAL 0x73 Wehrmacht Wages, Argentina in WW2, and Otto von Habsburg

    • May 21, 2020
    • YouTube

    You’re just an average German doing your work when suddenly you’re called up for service and asked to put your life on the line for your country. But how does your country repay you? Find out today as we take a look at the regular German soldier’s salary, the political turmoil in Argentina during the war and the former powerhouse of Europe: the mighty Habsburg dynasty.

  • SPECIAL 0x74 The Battle to Crack Enigma - The real story of "The Imitation Game"

    • May 26, 2020
    • YouTube

    For the British, breaking the German's seemingly unbreakable codes is one of the most vital battles of the war. If they fail, there is litte to stop the German U-Boats hunting down Allied shipping in the Atlantic.

  • SPECIAL 0x75 Der Bismarck: Doomed to Fail?

    • May 28, 2020
    • YouTube

    The Bismarck is without a doubt a force to be reckoned with. But with the Kriegsmarine experiencing an identity crisis throughout the 1930s, the Bismarcks design and strategic purpose foreshadow a dramatic ending.

  • SPECIAL 0x76 The Wehrmacht's License to Kill the Innocent - May 1941

    • June 2, 2020
    • YouTube

    As the Blitzes of Britain slow down considerably, violence in Croatia increases dramatically as the Ustaše government purges the country of Jews and Serbs and the Wehrmacht gets deadly instructions for their Invasion of the Soviet Union.

  • SPECIAL 0x77 Foreign Fighters Part 1 - The Non-German Germanics Fighting for Hitler

    • June 5, 2020
    • YouTube

    The SS are the elite force of the Third Reich, representing everything good about the German race. But half of them will one day be foreign-born non-Germans. How did this happen?

  • SPECIAL 0x78 US Racism Against Germans, South African Neutrality and the Occupation of the Maginot

    • June 9, 2020
    • YouTube

    Did the neutral US discriminate against German- and Italian-Americans? And exactly how pro-Axis was South Africa? And what happened to the Maginot Line after the Fall of France? Find out as Indy answers three more of your interesting questions in this episode of Out of the Foxholes!

  • SPECIAL 0x80 The Tanks of Operation Barbarossa

    • June 16, 2020
    • YouTube

    We take a look at the types and amounts of tanks available to the German and Soviet armies on the eve before Barbarossa.

  • SPECIAL 0x81 What Actually Is Blitzkrieg?

    • June 18, 2020
    • YouTube

    When the Nazi war machines tears through Poland, France, and the Soviet Union, people will call it Blitzkrieg. But what is Blitzkrieg and is it anything that unique?

  • SPECIAL 0x82 Soviet Gender Equality Was a Scam

    • June 19, 2020
    • YouTube

    The future looks bright for soviet women in the 1910s, they have the right to vote and they're on track for social emancipation. Yet this doesn't last long. Soon, the demands of the nation will rob them of these promises.

  • SPECIAL 0x83 Bonus Before Barbarossa - Ep 001 to 014 1939 Remakes

    • June 21, 2020
    • YouTube

    Are you new to WW2 in Real Time, or a long time viewer? No matter, now you can see our first 14 weekly episodes in higher quality and with even more detail.

  • SPECIAL 0x85 The Holocaust Begins in Lithuania - June 1941

    • June 25, 2020
    • YouTube

    The German Fallschirmjäger target the Cretan civilian population as they take the Island with big losses. But the War Against Humanity intensifies dramatically as Operation Barbarossa is launched on 22nd June, 1941.

  • SPECIAL 0x87 A Non-Nazi in Nazi Uniform? - Gerd von Rundstedt

    • June 30, 2020
    • YouTube

    Most of the German high-command are not committed National Socialists. So what were like and why did they still serve the Nazi regime?

  • SPECIAL 0x88 500,000 subs! - Bloopers

    • July 1, 2020
    • YouTube

    To celebrate that we have reached the milestone of 500k subscribers, we have a nice message from us for you. And some bloopers.

  • SPECIAL 0x89 The Healthcare Crisis of 1941

    • July 2, 2020
    • YouTube

    When WWII breaks out many parts of the world are still missing population wide healthcare. The pressure of the war deteriorates healthcare services even further. By 1941, both the British Commonwealth and Germany are facing an outright healthcare crisis on the home front.

  • SPECIAL 0x90 The Luftwaffe and Barbarossa

    • July 7, 2020
    • YouTube

    Unlike the German Army, which for the most part had many idle months over the past year, the German Air Force- the Luftwaffe- has seen constant action in the Battle of Britain and the Mediterranean Theater. How did this affect its preparations and plans for the invasion of the Soviet Union?

  • SPECIAL 0x91 The Real James Bond was Balkan - Duško Popov

    • July 9, 2020
    • YouTube

    The career of Duško Popov is probably more exciting than any work of fiction. A glamorous and brave spy who plays a central role in the underground intelligence war of the time.

  • SPECIAL 0x92 Barbarossa, Hitler's and Stalin's Hell on Earth - July 1941, Part 01

    • July 14, 2020
    • YouTube

    When the German armed forces invade the USSR, they come with an order to exterminate from Hitler. Now the defending Soviet armed forces receive similar orders from Stalin. The bloodshed that follows defies human imagination.

  • SPECIAL 0x93 Spanish Republican Exiles - Nazi Colonialism & Hitler + Mussolini ≠ ❤️

    • July 16, 2020
    • YouTube

    What did Spanish Republicans do during the Second World War? How would the Axis have divided Africa? And did Hitler plan to keep Mussolini around after the war? Find out as Indy and the Chair of Infinite Knowledge answer three more intriguing questions in this episode of Out of the Foxholes!

  • SPECIAL 0x94 Operation Barbarossa - The German Plans to Lose the War

    • July 21, 2020
    • YouTube

    The planning for Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union, took nearly a year and went through a variety of scenarios. The basic plan was finalized in December 1940, and that month General Friedrich Paulus ran a series of war games to test its feasibility. Today we'll look at his conclusions.

  • SPECIAL 0x95 War Diplomats, Japanese/Soviet Neutrality, and why not Sweden?

    • July 23, 2020
    • YouTube

    What happened to Allied ambassadors? And how did Hitler react to the Soviet-Japanese Neutrality Pact? And why didn’t he invade Sweden? Once again, Indy is in the Chair of Infinite Knowledge answering all your exciting questions about World War Two!

  • SPECIAL 0x96 Operation Barbarossa - How much Intelligence do you need?

    • July 30, 2020
    • YouTube

    Josef Stalin was warned time and again from a variety of sources of the German plans for invading the Soviet Union, and yet, he did NOT heed those warnings.

  • SPECIAL 0x97 Generalplan Ost, the Nazi plan to kill the Slavs

    • August 4, 2020
    • YouTube

    In China, and the Soviet Union, all sides are causing widespread death to the local civilians. The defending forces are scorching the earth and plundering their own civilians, the attacking armed forces of Japan and Germany are executing planned genocide and mass destruction.

  • SPECIAL 0x98 A Career Anti-Fascist – George Orwell

    • August 6, 2020
    • YouTube

    George Orwell is one of the most famous English writers in the modern age. But how did he become the man who would coin so many of the words we still use in our political debates?

  • SPECIAL 0x99 Hitler's screen idol - Leni Riefenstahl

    • August 12, 2020
    • YouTube

    Leni Riefenstal's film techniques were groundbreaking and are still influential today. She did, though, create her most famous works in the service of Adolf Hitler.

  • SPECIAL 0x100 How Feminism Came to the Middle East - Women's Emancipation

    • August 13, 2020
    • YouTube

    While battles rage across the world, women at home are fighting for their basic emancipation. In Egypt, Huda Shaarawi stands at the centre of this struggle.

  • SPECIAL 0x101 The Luftwaffe and Barbarossa, Part II - No Longer Masters of the Sky

    • August 18, 2020
    • YouTube

    As Barbarossa unfolds and the Germans take ever more Soviet territory, they have ever fewer planes with which to fly over it. What does this mean for the forces on the ground? What does this mean for their other theaters of war?

  • SPECIAL 0x102 British Deserters, Sword Fights, and Poison Gas

    • August 20, 2020
    • YouTube

    What happened to deserters in the British Army? Did Chinese and Japanese troops ever engage in sword to sword combat? Why didn’t Germany use poison gas on the battlefield? Find out the answers to all these questions in today’s Out of the Foxholes!

  • SPECIAL 0x103 "Your Strict Thesis is not Correct!" - Reading Comments

    • August 25, 2020
    • YouTube

    Indy and Sparty are back again for ‘Across the Airwaves,’ where we look at interesting and unique comments from our videos and forums. In this episode, we will look at foreign volunteers in the SS, and the Polish experience in World War Two.

  • SPECIAL 0x104 Pearl Harbor and Tie Barn Update!

    • August 27, 2020
    • YouTube

    Join us for a progress update of the intense and thrilling work with the Pearl Harbor minute-by-minute special! Indy and Spartacus will - in their own special way - walk you through what's going on with this MEGA DOCUMENTARY. Indy and Astrid will also let you know the status of the ties from Indy's Tie Barn that have been auctioned off so far.

  • SPECIAL 0x105 Extermination Now! - August 1941, Part 01

    • August 28, 2020
    • YouTube

    Not all plans for Operation Barbarossa are as successful as hoped. In August 1941, Adolf Hitler and Heinrich Himmler push forward their plans to wage war on all Jews, unleashing the Einzatsgruppen and the SS Cavalry Brigade of Hermann Fegelein on the Jewish people of Eastern Europe.

  • SPECIAL 0x106 Hitler's Hangman and Himmler's Protégé - Reinhard Heydrich

    • September 1, 2020
    • YouTube

    After being taken in by Himmler as a sort of apprentice, Reinhard Heydrich rapidly climbed the Nazi political hierarchy. With the outbreak of World War Two, he expands his political power by ruthlessly carrying out political repression on the home front and genocidal racial policies of the Third Reich.

  • SPECIAL 0x107 The ϟϟ and Wehrmacht Murder Inc. - August 1941, Part 2

    • September 3, 2020
    • YouTube

    Fegelein's and Himmler's actions to 'comb' the Pripet Marshes for Jews continues. The largest mass-murder yet is committed in Kamianets-Podilskyi, while new methods to commit genocide on an industrial scale are being devised.

  • SPECIAL 0x108 Tanks of the Red Army in 1941: Armoured Cars and Light Tanks, by the Chieftain

    • September 8, 2020
    • YouTube

    Chieftain is back on the World War Two channel with a deep-dive into the Soviet armour in the first months of war on the Eastern Front. Remember that this is only Part 1 and covers armoured cars and light tanks. Part 2 comes out next week and focuses on medium and heavy tanks.

  • SPECIAL 0x109 Ecuadorian-Peruvian War: The War That Had Nothing to do with World War Two

    • September 10, 2020
    • YouTube

    While the Second World War grows ever more destructive, some nations take advantage of the global chaos to settle old disputes. In Peru and Ecuador, long standing territorial disputes turn violent.

  • SPECIAL 0x110 Operation Barbarossa Transport Vehicles and Logistics

    • June 11, 2020
    • YouTube

    What good is your army if you can't supply it? As the German army prepares to invade the massive lands of the Soviet Union, it faces hefty production, logistical and supply challenges.

  • SPECIAL 0x111 Tanks of the Red Army in 1941: Medium and Heavy Tanks, by the Chieftain

    • September 15, 2020
    • YouTube

    Chieftain returns to the World War Two channel this week for Part 2 of his deep-dive into the Soviet armor in the first months of war on the Eastern Front. This week, the focus is on medium and heavy tanks.

  • SPECIAL 0x112 Édith Piaf during World War Two, Kerensky, & the German Journey to N. Africa

    • September 17, 2020
    • YouTube

    How did Alexander Kerensky react towards the invasion of the Soviet Union? How were French musicians working during the war? How did Germans get to Africa in 1940? Find out from Indy the answers to all these questions in Out of the Foxholes!

  • SPECIAL 0x113 The Man in Monty's Shadow - Claude Auchinleck

    • September 22, 2020
    • YouTube

    Claude Auchinleck put military matters over that of politics. Although this angered some, mainly Churchill, Auchinleck still found himself in India, and later facing down Rommel in North Africa.

  • SPECIAL 0x114 Resistance is Futile in Nazi Europe - September 1941, Part 1

    • September 25, 2020
    • YouTube

    In the first half of September, Nazi murder campaigns in Vilnius and the Pripet Marshes continue. In the rest of Europe, the Germans tighten their grip on the occupied countries, taking away media privileges and further restricting the freedoms of Jewish populations.

  • SPECIAL 0x115 America First - Patriots or Nazis?

    • September 29, 2020
    • YouTube

    In 1941, the question of whether America should join the European War still isn't settled. Different groups whip up opposition to it, and those such as the America First Committee seem suspiciously sympathetic to Hitler's message and cause.

  • SPECIAL 0x116 The Rape of Humanity at Babi Yar

    • October 1, 2020
    • YouTube

    Killing Jews by the thousands becomes the main way of eradicating the Jews in Eastern Europe in August and September 1941. The Mass Murder at Babi Yar in Kiev is yet another escalation in that process.

  • SPECIAL 0x117 Keeping up with the Bonapartes, Sino-German relations and Barbarossa news

    • October 7, 2020
    • YouTube

    What were the Bonapartes up to during World War Two? How were the German casualties of Operation Barbarossa reported, if at all, in Germany? And what exactly was the relationship between China and Germany in World War Two? Join Indy in the Chair of Infinite Wisdom to find out.

  • SPECIAL 0x118 Yugoslav Resistance and Serb Collaboration in 1941

    • October 8, 2020
    • YouTube

    Resistance has been brewing since the Axis invasion in April 1941. Multiple resistance groups fight for very different reasons and with different methods. When they launch a big offensive against the occupier, lines between friend and foe become blurry.

  • SPECIAL 0x119 Wolfpack Killers - U-Boat Tactics

    • October 13, 2020
    • YouTube

    German U-Boats were a big threat to Allied shipping across the Atlantic. New inventions and tactics triggered a race to outsmart the opponent, dramatically changing the tides of the Battle of the Atlantic every few months.

  • SPECIAL 0x120 The Wehrmacht is Not Clean! - October 1941 Pt 1

    • October 15, 2020
    • YouTube

    The Wehrmacht is deeply involved with the Nazis' War Against Humanity. They are complicit in the murder of thousands of Jews in the 'Holocaust of Bullets', and the severe treatment of Soviet Prisoners of War. In October 1941, Wehrmacht General Walther von Reichenau issues the 'Severity Order', taking away any ambiguity there may be as to the Wehrmacht's vision.

  • SPECIAL 0x121 The First Liberation From Nazism - The Republic of Užice

    • October 20, 2020
    • YouTube

    When the Yugoslav Partisans and Chetniks liberate a large part of modern-day Serbia, the Partisans found the Republic of Užice, complete with its own governmental structure, education and cultural policy and weapons factory.

  • SPECIAL 0x122 On Stalin's Secret Service - Richard Sorge

    • October 22, 2020
    • YouTube

    A spy who is famous for warning Stalin about Hitler's plan to invade the Soviet Union. But he was so much more than that. His fascinating life begins in the Cacuausases and eventually leads him to Tokyo.

  • SPECIAL 0x123 Cranking This War Up to Eleven - Hideki Tojo

    • October 28, 2020
    • YouTube

    A man who was both Japan's War Minister and Prime Minister, who played a large role in escalating the already daunting scale of the war in China to a world war against multiple world powers. We learn about his life from his birth in Tokyo in 1884 to his execution at Sugamo prison in Tokyo in 1948.

  • SPECIAL 0x124 The Banality of Death - October 1941 Pt. 2

    • October 29, 2020
    • YouTube

    French resistance members liquidate a high-ranking German officer, triggering a series of retaliatory actions by the German occupiers. Meanwhile, actions in the 'Holocaust of Bullets' continue in the east as German forces move further into the USSR, taking Odessa.

  • SPECIAL 0x125 How Mighty is the Red Army?

    • November 3, 2020
    • YouTube

    Hitler and German High Command had expected the invasion of the Soviet Union to be an easy victory and for the Red Army to quickly collapse. Yet here we are, with millions of Soviet soldiers captured, wounded or killed and the Red Army still holding fast.

  • SPECIAL 0x126 An American Globalist - Cordell Hull

    • November 5, 2020
    • YouTube

    Cordell Hull is the face of American diplomacy in 1941 as it navigates the precarious road to war against Imperial Japan.

  • SPECIAL 0x127 How To Kill 15,000 People in One Day - November 1941 Pt 1

    • November 10, 2020
    • YouTube

    As German troops pull into eastern Ukraine, locals fight back in any way they can. Some of them have been the target of Soviet brutalization for decades. For many who are deemed 'enemy of the Third Reich', the first two weeks of November 1941 are their last, as the 'Holocaust of Bullets' continues.

  • SPECIAL 0x128 Pearl Harbor- Minute by Minute - Official Teaser!

    • November 12, 2020
    • YouTube

    December 7th is one of the pivotal dates in world history. That day, Japan launched offensives all over Southeast Asia and the Pacific to secure the resources that embargo had denied them. They also- more famously- launched a surprise attack against the American Pacific Fleet at anchor at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii- the only naval power with any realistic chance of stopping them. The United States was neutral, but this "Day of Infamy" brought the US very much into World War Two. We are covering the events of that day for five hours in real time as they happen, and have recreated many of the action sequences in collaboration with World of Warships using their game engine. It's going to be very cool; it's going to be very good; and it's going to happen December 7th.

  • SPECIAL 0x129 Deception and Dust-ups - Desert Warfare Tactics

    • November 18, 2020
    • YouTube

    When Allies and Axis clash on the deserts of North Africa, harsh and unique conditions force them to develop new tactics. From misdirection to new ways to move across the desert, all to gain an advantage over the enemy.

  • SPECIAL 0x130 Patton marches on Shreveport, Romania vs. USSR, and Free French intelligence

    • November 19, 2020
    • YouTube

    How did the non-German Axis fare against the Soviet Union? What was the intelligence agency of the Free French like? And what were the Louisiana Maneuvers? All these questions are answered in this edition of Out of the Foxholes.

  • SPECIAL 0x131 Switzerland: Neutral or Nazi Ally?

    • November 24, 2020
    • YouTube

    After the fall of France in June 1940, neutral Switzerland found itself surrounded on all sides by a hostile expansionist power. The small nation would have been a valuable possession but the jaws of the Reich hesitated to swallow it. How did Switzerland manage to exit the conflict intact and largely unscathed?

  • SPECIAL 0x132 Japanese Plague Bombs - November 1941, Pt. 2

    • November 26, 2020
    • YouTube

    Japanse deploys Biological Weapons in China, leading to un unspecified number of deaths. Meanwhile, European Jews from Germany and their occupied territories are deported to Eastern Europe, where Jews are already being killed by the thousands.

  • SPECIAL 0x133 The Nazis: Most Notorious Art Thieves in History

    • December 1, 2020
    • YouTube

    During their occupation of large parts of Europe, the Nazis systematically looted foreign countries for art, gold and other items holding financial or cultural value. Often for any larger purpose, but for their own, egocentric, criminal gain.

  • SPECIAL 0x134 A Japanese Bureaucratic Mess

    • December 3, 2020
    • YouTube

    Contrary to popular belief, Imperial Japan was not an absolute monarchy marching (or sailing) to war with singular vision and purpose. Rather, it was a dysfunctional government of competing factions, players and interests.

  • SPECIAL 0x135 Pearl Harbor and the Global War Against Humanity - December 1941, Part 1

    • December 11, 2020
    • YouTube

    December 1941 marks the shift to a new chapter in the War Against Humanity. New fronts open up, exposing millions more to the horrors of war. Other developments continue their path of continuous escalation.

  • SPECIAL 0x136 The NKVD: from Pen-Pushers to Communist Hit Squads

    • December 15, 2020
    • YouTube

    The NKVD started out as your regular old Ministry of the Interior. But over time, they grew out to a hugely influential and highly lethal weapon for some of the Soviet Union's leaders.

  • SPECIAL 0x137 The Warlords of the United Nations

    • December 17, 2020
    • YouTube

    Following the German declaration of war on America on the 11th of December 1941, Britain gained an invaluable ally. Securing a joint military command between the new partnership will be central to its success, the question is, how can this be achieved?

  • SPECIAL 0x138 Kido Butai: Terror of the Pacific

    • December 22, 2020
    • YouTube

    Kido Butai was the fleet that launched the surprise attack on the US Pacific Fleet at anchor at Pearl Harbor and followed that up with a string of victories in 1942. But how was it commanded, both as a whole and in the high and even mid level command? Today we'll look at that.

  • SPECIAL 0x139 Christmas with Adolf Hitler - December 1941, Part 2

    • December 24, 2020
    • YouTube

    Christmas 1941. A holiday season in a year of darkness and suffering, where Hitler celebrates his own greatness as the world goes up in flames.

  • SPECIAL 0x140 Waking the Sleeping Giant - America Prepares for War

    • January 12, 2021
    • YouTube

    As the United States enter World War Two, a huge industrial giant awakens from hibernation. This episode covers Industrial Mobilization plans, their execution, and their potential.

  • SPECIAL 0x141 Germany Bankrupts Greece - Countless Die in Famine – January 1942 - pt. 1

    • January 14, 2021
    • YouTube

    The early weeks of 1942 show how much of a global War Against Humanity this really is. People in occupied zones across the globe suffer under the boot of their tormentors. In Greece, thousands die in a famine, while repressive tactics claim the lives of many more in the Balkans. The Holocaust continues in cities and the extermination camp of Chełmno, while the Japanese army wreaks havoc in South-East Asia as they advance on Allied positions.

  • SPECIAL 0x142 Hitler Never Gave the Order - So Who Did?

    • January 19, 2021
    • YouTube

    The structure of decision-making in the Nazi Party and the German government is clouded in ambiguity and implicit power-structures. We explore how this leads to a. rat-race, resulting in an endless spiral of irrational decisions and violence.

  • SPECIAL 0x143 Japan’s Only Pacific “Ally” – Phibun’s Thailand

    • January 21, 2021
    • YouTube

    Thailand's prime minister and de-facto dictator Plaek Phibunsongkhram imported European fascism, nationalism and militarism to his country. But when Japan's threat to South-East Asia became imminent, Phibun didn't know what to do. His story is one of utter indecisiveness and opportunism.

  • SPECIAL 0x144 Behind the Scenes of WW2 - TimeGhost Cribs

    • January 26, 2021

    This week we will start a series of videos where you get to know the team that makes this magnificent content.

  • SPECIAL 0x145 Japan's Big Asian Gamble

    • January 27, 2021

    Access to scarce natural resources and labor was a big reason for the Japanese to invade numerous South-East Asian countries. But was that necessary? And did the benefits outweigh the risk? Let's find out!

  • SPECIAL 0x146 Pearl Harbor - the Making of a Stupid, Fun Project

    • January 27, 2021

    In our second episode of TimeGHost WW2 Cribs we have a look at some behind the scenes footage and we get to see Iryna host in Ukrainian.

  • SPECIAL 0x147 Did 90 Minutes Decide the Fate of the Jews? - The Wannsee Conference – January 1942 Pt. 2

    • January 28, 2021

    To most, the Wannsee Conference is synonymous with the moment the Holocaust started. In fact, the meeting is mainly designed to formalise policy, and to involve political and governmental organisations in the crime.

  • SPECIAL 0x148 Just Following Orders? - Death Camp Commandants

    • February 2, 2021

    All Nazi transit, concentration, labour and extermination camps were led by Nazi officers. In this episode, we're taking a look at some of them to see what kind of people rose to those positions and what impact they made.

  • SPECIAL 0x149 Where Hitler’s Moustache Came From, Kurds in WW2, and Germans in Italy

    • February 4, 2021

    Where is Kurdistan and how were it's people involved in World War Two? Did Germany try to annex South Tyrol from Italy? And why did Hitler have that Moustache? Find out in this episode of Out of the Foxholes.

  • SPECIAL 0x150 Spies and Ties Teaser

    • February 8, 2021

    Astrid, our producer and Queen of F-ing Everything asked you guys if you wanted spy stories. Well... you did. Also, today we start auctioning off Indy's ties every week. See the pinned comment for more info.

  • SPECIAL 0x151 One Advantage of Swiss Neutrality: LSD! - Reading Comments

    • February 9, 2021

    Another edition of Across the Airwaves, where Indy and Sparty look at interesting and unique comments from our videos. In this episode, they look at gentlemanly declarations of war, Partisan memories, and LSD.

  • SPECIAL 0x152 Britain Chooses War Crimes - RAF Strategic Bombing Part 1 – February 1942

    • February 11, 2021

    As the winter of 1942 continues, many Soviet civilians suffer under the German Siege of Leningrad. Meanwhile, the British are shifting their bombing strategy from targeting factories to targeting homes.

  • SPECIAL 0x153 Communist Amazons - Women of the Red Army

    • February 16, 2021

    Hundreds of thousands of Soviet Women were deployed in the Red Army and Red Navy during World War Two. They served in a multitude of functions, from traditional roles like nurses to roles previously associated with men. They were pilots, snipers, tank-crews, and fought on the very front of the lines.

  • SPECIAL 0x154 Quislings! - Traitors of World War Two

    • February 18, 2021

    The name of Norwegian National Socialist Politician Vidkun Quisling became synonymous with 'traitor' and 'collaborator'. In this gallery episode, we'll cover some of the most prominent Quislings in World War Two.

  • SPECIAL 0x155 Japan's Biological Terror! - The Horror of Unit 731

    • February 23, 2021

    As one of the few nations during World War Two, Japan made expensive use of biological and chemical weapons, both on and off the battlefield. Unit 731 is their special bio-warfare department, which conducts testing on living human civilians.

  • SPECIAL 0x156 US Detention, Nazi Deportation, and Death in the East – February 1942, Pt 2

    • February 25, 2021

    Franklin D. Roosevelt signs an order to intern all Japanese-American citizens on the West Coast of the United States, while the Italians open up new concentration camps to deal with their ethnic enemies in the Balkans. At the same time, a large group of Jews attempts to escape Europe by boat, with disastrous consequences.

  • SPECIAL 0x157 Geishas: World War Two Prostitutes or Entertainers?

    • March 2, 2021

    The geisha class has long been a feature of Japanese society. In the 1920s, they were caught between the struggle for women's liberation and the rising sexual demand of powerful men. This crossfire only becomes more intense as war sweeps the Pacific.

  • SPECIAL 0x158 Colonial Troops Saving Their Masters

    • March 4, 2021

    Without the incredible support and sacrifice of troops from British and French colonies, the Allies would be having an even harder time withstanding the Axis onslaught. This episode looks at their formation and their fighting style.

  • SPECIAL 0x159 Where Great Men Were Made: American Officer Training

    • March 9, 2021

    West Point and Annapolis are two of the most iconic military academies in America - maybe even the world. The two institutions have produced the men who are leading America's fight against the Axis powers.

  • SPECIAL 0x160 Extermination Begins at Auschwitz - March 1942, pt. 1

    • March 11, 2021

    The crackdown on 'undesired' ethnic populations in the Balkans continues as Mario Roatta issues 'Circular 3C'. The Germans kill 5000 German Jews in the 'Dünamünde Action', and the Japanese purge the Chinese communities of Singapore in the 'Sook Ching' massacre. Additionally, the new camp of Auschwitz Birkenau opens its doors in Poland.

  • SPECIAL 0x161 Sunny Beaches, Fascist Leaders, and Nazi Spies

    • March 16, 2021

    South-America is home to one of Germany's most effective spy-networks. In Operation Bolivar, dozens of German operatives transmit information from and to the USA, Brazil, Argentina, and other South and Central American countries, giving the Abwehr and SD access to crucial information on politics, economics, and military business.

  • SPECIAL 0x162 Did Soviet Soldiers Ever Get Time Off?

    • March 18, 2021

    Ever wonder if the Kriegsmarine saw any action in the Pacific Ocean? Or if the average Soviet soldier ever get a vacation from the most destructive conflict in the history of humanity? You can find out the answers in this episode of Out of the Foxholes!

  • SPECIAL 0x163 Eichmann: Mass Murderer or Train Conductor?

    • March 23, 2021

    Adolf Eichmann was one of the masterminds behind the 'Final Solution of the Jewish Question'. Or was he? In his trial, he argued to be merely a bureaucrat who was following orders. This episode attempts to shine a light on the real role of this controversial figure.

  • SPECIAL 0x164 Fifty Families Murdered Every Hour - March 1942, pt. 2

    • March 25, 2021

    A report on the effect of strategic bombing called the 'Dehousing Paper' is spread to justify the targeting of the civilian population of Germany. In Poland, one by one, extermination camps are starting construction. This month, a new one is finished, named Belzec. Here, Jews and other minority undesirables from Poland are gassed.

  • SPECIAL 0x165 British Commandos - Men of the Hunter Class

    • March 30, 2021

    After the German take over continental Europe, the British invent the commando, a new soldier type to raid and harass German installations in occupied Europe.

  • SPECIAL 0x166 Victory at any Cost? - Allied Censorship

    • April 1, 2021

    Censorship was not just a practice in totalitarian regimes. During World War Two, democratic liberties in Allied countries often clashed with propaganda and restrictions of the press.

  • SPECIAL 0x167 Hitler and Stalin's Child Soldiers: The Hitler Youth and KOMSOMOL

    • April 6, 2021

    Patriotism and war enthusiasm sweeps through the totalitarian countries in the run-up to the second world war. This doesn´t leave out children either, who are supposed to become the prime soldiers of the future.

  • SPECIAL 0x168 Leading the Resistance

    • April 8, 2021

    Under the violent occupation by Axis forces, dozens all over the globe resisted or took up arms to fight for the survival of their nation, ethnicity, ideology or ideals.

  • SPECIAL 0x169 War Stories We Didn't Get to Tell

    • April 13, 2021

    Another edition of Across the Airwaves, where Indy, Sparty, and Astrid look at interesting and unique comments from our videos. In this episode, some amazing war stories that we didn't get to tell.

  • SPECIAL 0x170 The Bataan Death March Begins – April 1942, Pt 1

    • April 15, 2021

    Malta and British cities are victim to German bombs, while the Japanese advance in Burma causes a refugee crisis. In the Philippines, 80,000 Allied POWs walk the Bataan Death March.

  • SPECIAL 0x171 What Happens after WW2, and get Collectibles!

    • April 17, 2021

    Indy, Sparty, and Astrid discuss TimeGhost after WW2, and the launch of our new TimeGhost Collectibles.

  • SPECIAL 0x172 Hitler's Money and How He Stole It

    • April 20, 2021

    On paper, Hitler never made a lot of money. Yet he became one of the wealthiest people of his time. This is how he stole his fortune.

  • SPECIAL 0x173 Taiwan Under Occupation, Axis Solidarity, and U-Boats in the Med

    • April 22, 2021

    Ever wonder what life was like in Taiwan during the Second World War? Or if German U-Boats were active in the Mediterranean? You can find out the answers in this episode of Out of the Foxholes!

  • SPECIAL 0x174 The Royals at War

    • April 27, 2021

    From inspiring their subjects to plotting international strategy, the world's monarchies still have a crucial role to play in their country's war effort during the Second World War. As you'll find out, some sovereigns are much more successful at this than others.

  • SPECIAL 0x175 The Horrors of Partisan Warfare – April 1942, Pt 2

    • April 29, 2021

    April 1942 sees bombing campaigns in Germany and Britain, as well as German anti-partisan actions in the Balkans and Eastern Europe.

  • SPECIAL 0x176 The Greatest Spy Story Almost Never Told

    • May 4, 2021

    A spy story almost forgotten to history that is key to understanding the espionage campaign that was waged as Hitler, Stalin, Roosevelt, and Churchill publicly directed the frontlines. Coming together here are the histories of cryptography, Nazi double-agents, and nuclear weapons.

  • SPECIAL 0x177 The Nazi Invasion of Canada?!

    • May 6, 2021

    What would happen if Nazi Germany invaded Canada? You don't need to imagine. In 1942, the government of Mackenzie King launch a propaganda effort that simulates Canada falling under Hitler's yoke. Why? For the war economy of course!

  • SPECIAL 0x178 The World's First Lady - Eleanor Roosevelt

    • May 11, 2021

    She is much more than the wife of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and once she tasted political life, she soon followed her own interests, changing what it means to be a politician's wife.

  • SPECIAL 0x179 100,000 Dead British Subjects in Burma – May 1942, Pt 1

    • May 13, 2021

    A large number of European and asian inhabitants of South-East Asia are locked up in Japanese prison camps, while in Burma, a big refugee crisis claims the lives of thousands. In Auschwitz-Birkenau and Sobibor, gassing Jews on an immense scale begins.

  • SPECIAL 0x180 Racism of the US Army - Fighting for Freedom?

    • May 18, 2021

    While the US was fighting for freedom and liberty across the globe, their home country and armies are still deeply segregated, causing minority groups in the USA to fight not one but two wars.

  • SPECIAL 0x181 Life Inside a Japanese PoW Camp

    • May 20, 2021

    The inhuman, torturous, and deadly Japanese PoW Camps famous from “Bridge over the River Kwai,” “Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence,” “Empire of the Sun,” and more recently “Unbroken” are a world of abuse and mistreatment managed by willfully incompetent and sadistically brutal men.

  • SPECIAL 0x182 The Great All-Out Battle - Naval Warfare in the Pacific

    • May 25, 2021

    Before the infamous day that was Pearl Harbor, US and Japanese military planners worked to envision what a future war in the Pacific would look like. With the entire region now a war zone, it is time to put their theories to the test. Watch the video to find out what these are.

  • SPECIAL 0x183 The Plot to Kill Hitler's Hangman - Operation Anthropoid – May 1942, Pt 2

    • May 27, 2021

    Arthur Harris and his RAF Bombers carry out a massive bombing raid on Cologne. Meanwhile, one of the architects of the Holocaust, Reinhard Heydrich is the target of a spectacular assassination attempt.

  • SPECIAL 0x184 How Hitler Manipulated Germany into Committing Genocide

    • June 1, 2021

    In the wrong hands, propaganda is a powerful tool that can trick whole countries into supporting a dictator, go to war, or even commit genocide.

  • SPECIAL 0x185 Midway on the path from Hell to Heaven - this weekend!

    • June 3, 2021

    The war is getting bigger and bigger, and we must grow with it. That's where the TimeGhost Army, our tie auctions, and our collectibles store comes in.

  • SPECIAL 0x187 Do the Nazis Have Atomic Bombs?

    • June 8, 2021

    All belligerents are working hard to develop a powerful nuclear super-weapon. The Americans wonder how far along the Germans are, and send in their spies.

  • SPECIAL 0x188 Is Finland an Ally of Nazi Germany? - Carl Gustaf Mannerheim

    • June 10, 2021

    Carl Gustaf Mannerheim is a national hero after his service in everything from the Finnish Civil War to the Winter War. But did he plan a war of aggression with Nazi Germany against the Soviet Union? And if so, did Hitler and Stalin even give him any choice in the matter?

  • SPECIAL 0x189 By Sea, By Land - A Global History of the Marines

    • June 15, 2021

    Naval infantrymen have long been a feature of warfare. In the build-up to 1939, they took on new functions and tactics. The Royal Marines, the US Marine Corps, Black Death, Kaiheidan, and more are ready for all-out amphibious warfare in the Pacific Theatre and beyond.

  • SPECIAL 0x190 Heydrich, Architect of the Holocaust, Dies – June 1942, Pt. 1

    • June 17, 2021

    Reinhard Heydrich is fighting for his life, as the hunt of his assassins continues. Meanwhile, news of the nazi atrocities starts to reach the Allied countries.

  • SPECIAL 0x191 The RAF and Luftwaffe Bombers of Western Europe

    • June 22, 2021

    What aircraft are being sent out by commanders like Hermann Göring and Arthur Harris to blitz and firebomb enemy cities? Watch the video to learn the specs of the Handley Page Halifax, Avro Lancaster, Junkers Ju-88, Dornier Do-17, Dornier Do-217, and Heinkel He-111 as they fly in their respective 1,000 Bomber Raids and Baedeker Blitz.

  • SPECIAL 0x192 The Birth of the Manhattan Project

    • June 24, 2021

    When nuclear fission was discovered, scientists theorized if it could be used in an atom bomb. Thus, American Army sets up one of the biggest research projects in history: The Manhattan Project.

  • SPECIAL 0x193 The Red Orchestra - The Nazi-Soviet Spy Dance

    • June 29, 2021

    An extensive network of spies and radio operators are gathering intelligence and sending it to Moscow from Western Europe. They are a colourful group of people who go by the name of Die Rote Kapelle, or Red Orchestra.

  • SPECIAL 0x194 Operation Barbarossa Time-Lapse Map - Eastern Front 1941-1942

    • June 30, 2021

    A year ago we covered the largest invasion in history: Operation Barbarossa - the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union. Here is the time-lapse map of the whole one year campaign in the USSR.

  • SPECIAL 0x195 Japan's Institutionalization of Rape – June 1942, Pt. 2

    • July 1, 2021

    During the occupation of South-East Asia, Japan builds a large system of institutionalized rape to 'keep their soldiers happy'. Meanwhile, Allied refugees from Burma find a safe haven in India, but for some, hardship continues.

  • SPECIAL 0x196 Poland's Forgotten Spy War against the Nazis

    • July 6, 2021

    The Polish played a big part in cracking the Enigma codes. From there, the Polish spy and intelligence operation became even bigger.

  • SPECIAL 0x197 The Western Warlords of Asian Armies

    • July 8, 2021

    From the Battle of Shanghai to the Burma Campaign and beyond, Western military advisors have played a big role in the actions of East Asian armies in the Pacific Theatre. Watch the videos to learn the stories of Joseph Stilwell, Claire Lee Chennault, the Flying Tigers, the Chindits, and more.

  • SPECIAL 0x198 Jewish Luftwaffe Officers, Allied POW's, and Vichy Islands Near Canada

    • July 13, 2021

    How did Germans with Jewish heritage still serve in the Luftwaffe? And what happened to the Allied POW's from the German invasions of France and Belgium? And what the hell happened with those tiny Vichy islands near Canada? We answer all of this in today's Out of the Foxholes.

  • SPECIAL 0x199 Forced Sterilization Experiments Begin at Auschwitz - July 1942, Pt 1

    • July 15, 2021

    Operation Millennium is discontinued, while in Poland the Auschwitz Birkenau camp starts to systematically gas thousands of people a week. Some who aren't murdered on arrival are subjected to horrific medical and sterilization experiments.

  • SPECIAL 0x200 The Abwehr: The Trojan Horse in Nazi Germany

    • July 20, 2021

    The Abwehr was the German military intelligence agency during World War Two. At the same time, it was the home of some high-ranking anti-nazi resistance members.

  • SPECIAL 0x201 FDR Knew about Pearl Harbor?!

    • July 22, 2021

    Here is another installment of Across the Airwaves where Indy and Sparty take the opportunity to directly address some of the comments left by our community. In this episode, we take a look at some of the more controversial comments left on our videos.

  • SPECIAL 0x202 Eastern Front Deployments, July 1942

    • July 25, 2021

    It is what it says it is, the front line deployments of the Axis and Soviet forces in the Southern Part of the Eastern Front in late July 1942. Hitler's forces invading, and Josef Stalin's on defense.

  • SPECIAL 0x203 The 100 Deadliest Days of the Holocaust Begin... - July 1942, Pt .2

    • July 29, 2021

    The extermination camps of Operation Reinhard are ready to start killing hundreds of thousands of inhabitants of the Warsaw Ghetto, starting the deadliest 100 days of the Holocaust.

  • SPECIAL 0x204 Oil - Hitler's Only Chance to Win the War?

    • August 3, 2021

    Well, we all know by know that the Wehrmacht is driving into the Caucasus to try and take the Soviet oilfields, but how bad is their oil situation, actually? And how will they get it out of the ground if the Soviets sabotage the fields and wells? What exactly is the plan? Let's find out.

  • SPECIAL 0x205 Shostakovich: Stalin's Composer?

    • August 5, 2021

    Leningrad’s Dmitri Shostakovich has risen from a child prodigy to be one of the Soviet Union’s most celebrated composers, having rescued his career from Stalin’s interference along the way. Desperate to defend Russia after the German invasion, he fights back, not with a rifle, but with music.

  • SPECIAL 0x206 The Black Markets of World War Two

    • August 6, 2021

    With the scarce food supply brought about by war, many turn to the black market and its astronomic prices as supplements. It is a place for opportunists and patriotic protesters, but mainly it's a means to survive.

  • SPECIAL 0x207 The Symphony That Defeated the Wehrmacht - August 1942, Pt .1

    • August 10, 2021

    The Big Action at the Warsaw Ghetto continues, while The Japanese carry out retaliations against the Chinese for aiding American airmen. Dmitri Shostakovich's 'Symphony no. 7' premieres in the besieged city of Leningrad.

  • SPECIAL 0x208 How to Become James Bond

    • August 12, 2021

    Astrid talks about spying all the time, but what was it actually like for people on the ground? We look through the lens of the British Special Operations Executive (SOE) to find out!

  • SPECIAL 0x209 Infantry Weapons at Guadalcanal

    • August 13, 2021

    What weapons are in the hands of Japanese and American infantrymen during the bloody island warfare of Guadalcanal? Watch this special hardware episode to find out.

  • SPECIAL 0x210 The Conscripts and Conscientious Objectors of World War Two

    • August 17, 2021

    When Germany and Japan mobilize huge numbers of well-trained conscripts and sweep across Europe and Asia, Britain and America are forced to devote huge resources to closing the gap. But how far should the rights of those who refuse to fight be respected?

  • SPECIAL 0x211 Did Patton really say “f@¢k you, I won’t do what you tell me”?

    • August 19, 2021

    Answering Questions

  • SPECIAL 0x212 The 100 Deadliest Days of the Holocaust

    • August 19, 2021

    The daily death rates in the Nazi genocide of the Jews that began on June 22, 1941 and lasted all the way until the last weeks of the war in April 1945 are staggering for the entire duration. But the average rate of murder is dwarfed by the 100 deadliest days of the Holocaust in the second half of 1942.

  • SPECIAL 0x213 Did Churchill choose the thug life, or did the thug life choose him?

    • August 24, 2021
  • SPECIAL 0x214 Carica! - The Cavalry Charges of World War Two

    • August 24, 2021

    The Eastern Front is a battleground of Blitzkrieg and Deep Battle; Panzers vs. T-34s; Nazism and Communism. You'd think that there would be no place for cavalry tactics here. But the Wehrmacht, Red Army, and Regio Esercito do still use centuries-old cavalry tactics in their waging of war.

  • SPECIAL 0x215 Did Stalin believe in yesterday, when all his troubles seemed so far away?

    • August 26, 2021
  • SPECIAL 0x216 Will Brazil Fight the Nazis? - Getúlio Vargas

    • August 26, 2021

    Brazilian President, Getúlio Vargas, has led his country as dictator since the 1930s. He has embraced European fascist ideas and fostered close ties with Germany and Italy. Yet, he also maintains a close relationship with the United States. After skilfully playing both sides, he must now choose Axis or Allies.

  • SPECIAL 0x217 The Opposite of Blitzkrieg - Siege Tactics on the Eastern Front

    • August 31, 2021

    German military doctrine is all about mobility and operational maneuverability, but there comes a time in this war, well, several times, when an actual classic siege is called for. So how does the Wehrmacht respond to that call? Find out today.

  • SPECIAL 0x218 D-Day 1944/2023 - make it happen!

    • September 2, 2021
  • SPECIAL 0x219 Why Don't the French Resist? - August 1942, pt. 2

    • September 2, 2021

    Citizens in Stalingrad face German bombs as Soviet officials refuse to evacuate. The German counter-insurgency effort increases, but people continue to resist against all odds. The Treblinka camp breaks down under the ambitions of its commandant, Irmfried Eberl.

  • SPECIAL 0x220 Making Hitler Transgender? - Early Operations of the CIA

    • September 7, 2021

    World War Two gave birth to a new American Centralised Intelligence Agency: The OSS. Led by "Wild Bill" Donovan, it is the cradle of many outrageous plans, spy stories, and gadgets.

  • SPECIAL 0x221 The German Slave Economy

    • September 9, 2021

    To fuel the German war economy, the Nazis force millions of Prisoners of War, Concentration Camp inmates and civilians from all over Europe to work for in their factories and on their farms as slave laborers under harsh circumstances.

  • SPECIAL 0x222 The Real-Life Nazi Pirates

    • September 16, 2021

    There is more to war on merchant shipping than U-Boats and the Battle of the Atlantic. Raiders disguised as innocent traders also play the role of privateers; stalking vessels, approaching with a false flag, and then striking before anyone can react. Here's the story of one: Kormoran.

  • SPECIAL 0x223 What if Pearl Harbor Never Happened, Life in Cyprus, and Peasant Armies of China

    • September 17, 2021

    Ever wonder what would have happened if Japan just never attacked Pearl Harbor but invaded the Indies anyway? Or how the people of Cyprus are faring in the war? Or if the Chinese armies had any specialized combat forces? Find out in this Out of the Foxholes!

  • SPECIAL 0x224 What About Bagration?! - Why We're Covering D-Day - Reading Comments

    • September 21, 2021

    We've got a lot of comments along these lines. Here is Indy's response on why D-Day matters and why we're covering it in this special way.

  • SPECIAL 0x225 Kill The Nazis - September 1942, Pt. 1

    • September 23, 2021

    The Nazi German occupiers have kept increasing their pressure in occupied territory, and fooled their victims to still have hope, but at some point when the oppression gets unbearable, or all hope is lost, people will resist.

  • SPECIAL 0x226 Feeding the Meatgrinder - The Red Army

    • September 28, 2021

    What is left of the Red Army after the smashing offensives of Operation Barbarossa and Fall Blau, and what have Stavka done to rebuild it? As the war on the Eastern Front goes on, more men and materiel stream to the frontlines, stemming the onslaught of the Wehrmacht.

  • SPECIAL 0x227 A Global Struggle for Liberation - September 1942, Pt. 2

    • September 30, 2021

    People in India are increasingly fed up with their British rulers and calls for independence grow. Resistance against the Nazis is also growing in Eastern Europe, which causes ruthless retaliations against the civilian population.

  • SPECIAL 0x228 Did Penicillin Win World War Two?

    • October 5, 2021

    We all know that penicillin is a wonder drug, it shortened the war, and assured Allied victory. Or did it, is that just a myth? The Allies are certainly much further ahead than the Axis, but even with accelerated wartime development, will it come into service quick enough to make a difference?

  • SPECIAL 0x229 The USSR: A Conspiracy Disguised as a Country

    • October 8, 2021

    The Soviet Union is built on distrust and paranoia, giving birth to a system of intelligence and a huge spy network ran by agencies such as the GRU and NKVD. But what good is all that information if you don't believe it?

  • SPECIAL 0x230 A War Without Hate? - The Officers and Gentlemen of North Africa

    • October 12, 2021

    In the history of European-style warfare, there has always been the ideal of "rules of warfare". The horrors of the Eastern Front and the Pacific prove how hollow this ideal can be, but there is one theatre where some officers are trying to maintain it: North Africa.

  • SPECIAL 0x231 Resist. Collaborate. Die. - October 1942, Pt. 1

    • October 14, 2021

    Resistance against occupation starts rising in the Autumn of 1942. It faces opposition not only from the occupiers, but also from collaborators killing their own countrymen.

  • SPECIAL 0x232 Music to Win a War - Music of World War Two

    • October 19, 2021

    With the ascent of the radio, popular music became an important cultural phenomenon for the masses throughout the world. Therefore, it is the perfect mouthpiece for Allied war propaganda during the Second World War.

  • SPECIAL 0x233 The Vehicle That Will Win World War Two

    • October 21, 2021

    The Higgins Landing Craft, Higgins Boat, Landing Craft, or whatever you would like to call it, is one of the most important vehicles of the Second World War - perhaps just as much as tanks, planes, and warships. In a war full of amphibious invasions, landing on beaches in a safer and more efficient way is crucial to victory. So let's find out the history of this war machine and it's use by the World War Two Allies?

  • SPECIAL 0x234 Lying About the Jews in Film

    • October 28, 2021

    How do you convince your people to hate and fear their neighbors, to support a genocidal war of aggression, and see you as their only hope? If you are Adolf Hitler or Joseph Goebbels, the answer is simple. You send them to the cinema.

  • SPECIAL 0x235 D-Day - What You Can Do

    • November 3, 2021

    For our groundbreaking project on D Day, we need you to join our research efforts.

  • SPECIAL 0x236 A United Front Against Nazi Atrocities - WAH 045 - October 1942, Pt. 2

    • November 4, 2021

  • SPECIAL 0x237 A United Front Against Nazi Atrocities - October 1942, Pt. 2

    • November 4, 2021
  • SPECIAL 0x238 A United Front Against Nazi Atrocities - WAH 045 - October 1942, Pt. 2

    • November 4, 2021

  • SPECIAL 0x239 Is the Answer in Uranus? The Soviets Plan to Win at Stalingrad

    • November 4, 2021

    Georgy Zhukov told Josef Stain in September that if the Red Army could just hold out until November, he could put together a counteroffensive that would defeat the enemy. Well, November is here, and that counteroffensive is ready to kick off, but how was it put together? Let's find out.

  • SPECIAL 0x240 Wives - What Soldiers Left Behind

    • November 9, 2021

    With men away at the front, couples have to separate and manage the struggle of war on their own. For women, who stay at home, this is not any easier than for the man: Worry, longing, loneliness, meaningless sex, the temptation of falling in love with others – it is an emotional rollercoaster.

  • SPECIAL 0x241 This is World War Two!

    • November 11, 2021

    Welcome to WW2. This channel follows the Second World War as it unfolds, week by week, in real time. We began in 2018, by 2023 we will have created more than 300 hours of content documenting the war, making it the biggest documentary series of any kind about this conflict. Join us on this journey.

  • SPECIAL 0x242 Why Join the TimeGhost Army?

    • November 11, 2021

    The TimeGhost Army is a community which comes together to make history so that future generations can learn the crucial lessons of the past. Without it, the content on this channel would not exist, and we would not have the large and expert team that is capable of doing the history justice. The TimeGhost Army allows us to stay independent ambitious, and free to take risks. Join now, and let's make history.

  • SPECIAL 0x243 Armored Vehicles of Operation Torch Pt. 1, by the Chieftain

    • November 11, 2021

    Chieftain returns to the North African theatre to talk us through the armored fighting vehicles in action around the time of Operation Torch. This episode is part one of two with Chieftain covering the German and Italian vehicles. Here, Chieftain looks at everything from the fearsome Tiger to the nemesis of LRDG: the Sahariana.

  • SPECIAL 0x244 Here's Looking at You, Bill - The Secret Preparations for Operation Torch

    • November 12, 2021

    To smooth the way for the Allied invasion off French North Africa, Operation Torch, a massive spy operation is set up in 1941 and 42.

  • SPECIAL 0x245 New Faces, New Plans, Bright Future - WW2 Brunch Club

    • November 13, 2021

    1942 is drawing to a close, and the TimeGhost crew, that's us who bring you World War Two in Real Time and TimeGhost History have some big plans for 1943 and beyond. You can find out what they are right here.

  • SPECIAL 0x246 Fighting Nazis with Radios and Funerals - November 1942, Pt. 1

    • November 14, 2021

    As the Winter of 1942/43 is beginning, the German Nazis are under more and more pressure, both on the frontlines and in the occupation zones.

  • SPECIAL 0x247 Child Soldier Camps, Captured Crewmen, and Chaotic Air Forces

    • November 16, 2021

    How did the ‘Nazi pirates’ treat their captured crewmen? Why didn’t the Soviets just bomb the motionless German armies stuck in a traffic jam? And how did the Nazi government convince parents to allow their children to go to ‘evacuation’ camps? Find out the answers in this latest edition of Out of the Foxholes!

  • SPECIAL 0x248 The Allied 1942 Plan to Invade Europe

    • November 18, 2021

    The second front has been opened, and Allied forces are invading Vichy French Northwest Africa. But did you know that it could very well have been an invasion of Europe taking place right now instead? Let’s examine how this idea came about, and why it never worked out.

  • SPECIAL 0x249 Little Saturn and a Live Stream - WW2 feat. Hearts of Iron

    • November 22, 2021

  • SPECIAL 0x250 The Germans Learn to Love Their Slaves - November 1942, Pt. 2

    • November 25, 2021

    In November 1942 the resistance fight in many parts of Europe becomes a part pf the regular military war. In Germany the Germans discover humanity while the German mass murders see no end.

  • SPECIAL 0x251 Armored Vehicles of Operation Torch Pt. 2: America and Britain (and France) - by the Chieftain

    • November 26, 2021

    Part two of Chieftain's return to the North African campaign. Here he looks at the armored fighting vehicles of the British and Americans with a small bit on the French as well. We see the introduction of the iconic Sherman and the varied fortunes of British design.

  • SPECIAL 0x252 Livestream: WW2 - Hearts of Iron IV: No Step Back

    • November 27, 2021

  • SPECIAL 0x253 The Titanic Struggle for Reunion Island

    • November 30, 2021

    It might only be tangentially relevant to the war as a whole, but the Battle for Reunion Island is not only interesting in and of itself, it serves as a microcosm for the war for the French in general.

  • SPECIAL 0x254 Australian-American War of 1942 - The Battle of Brisbane

    • December 2, 2021

    America shares a language and large parts of its culture with Britain and Australia. But when tens of thousands of US troops arrive in 1942, things will be far from smooth. While the alliance remains firm, their soldiers will spend almost as much time fighting each other as they do the Axis.

  • SPECIAL 0x255 Kokoda Trail: D-by-D Recap 01

    • December 6, 2021

    For the past months, we have continuously mentioned the fighting on the Kokoda Track, but it was often a mere footnote next to the colossal battles happening throughout the world. Today, we give you a unique recap of all that’s been going on in this remote theater of war.

  • SPECIAL 0x256 Imperial Japan - A Spy Comedy?

    • December 7, 2021

    Japanese spy rings were somewhat successful up until December 1941, but after Pearl Harbor, Japanese intelligence remains only a shell of its former self.

  • SPECIAL 0x257 Rzhev Meatgrinder: Day-by-Day Recap 02

    • December 8, 2021

    It is one of the deadliest battles of the Eastern Front and entire conflict, yet it is often overlooked next to the fighting at Stalingrad. Today, we will take a look at the 1942 Summer Battles of Rzhev.

  • SPECIAL 0x258 How WW2 Created a Welfare State

    • December 9, 2021

    In predicament due to the extreme situation of war, people are in dire need for a working system of social security. Therefore, Beveridge is instructed by the British government to draw up a report on the state of the country´s insurance schemes. But in his opinion, a war is no time for patching up a collapsing system – and he is ready to make some waves.

  • SPECIAL 0x259 The Stahlhelm

    • December 10, 2021

    The Stahlhelm. Perhaps the most iconic symbol of German military power, ever present in images of the war. Hitler believes it strikes fear in his enemies and makes his own troops fearless. But where does it come from and why is it so enduring?

  • SPECIAL 0x260 Is the Wehrmacht Defeated in 1942?

    • December 14, 2021

    It's late1942 and the German Army is close to ruin. The Ostheer alone has suffered more than a million casualties in its fight against the Red Army. If the Wehrmacht can not find a way to return to its former strength or reap decisive strategic benefits in the near future, it will ultimately face destruction in a war of attrition.

  • SPECIAL 0x261 Death Squads Arrive in North Africa - December 1942, Pt. 1

    • December 16, 2021

    Despite Allied occupation, the situation of the Jews in North Africa hardly improves, in newly German-occupied Tunisia it deteriorates. Meanwhile, the world learns more of the details of the Holocaust - they cannot believe their ears.

  • SPECIAL 0x262 The Nazi-Islam Alliance? - Amin al-Husseini

    • December 21, 2021

    Amin al-Husseini is one of the leading figures in global Islam. He’s an Arab nationalist, an anti-Semite, and anti-Zionist. But he’s also willing to work with imperialist powers if it suits him. He’s been loyal to the Ottomans and the British. In 1941, he throws his lot in with Hitler and the Nazis.

  • SPECIAL 0x263 How Hitler, Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin Spent Christmas

    • December 23, 2021

    They might be four of the most powerful politicians and/or military leaders on earth, but they are also citizens of their respective countries and today we take a look at what they do over the traditional Christmas holidays in 1942.

  • SPECIAL 0x264 Season’s Greetings from the Expanded WW2 Studio

    • December 25, 2021

    As we go into the second half of this epic series, the TimeGhost Army has made sure that we get better armed for the fight. Bigger studio means nicer pictures, but also more and better content as we can work more efficiently. Heartfelt thanks for 1942/2021 and we will see you in 1943/2022.

  • SPECIAL 0x265 In the darkness of 1942/2021: Excelsior!

    • December 27, 2021

    The 1841 poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow “Excelsior” has both been parodied endlessly, and lambasted both for being Panglossian and misanthropic. We just think that striving onwards and upwards when facing impossible odds anyway is a really healthy attitude.

  • SPECIAL 0x266 War in Numbers 1942

    • December 28, 2021

    Quantity had a quality of its own. 1942 was the year in which the dimensions of the Second World War became truly apparent. The US and its unmatched economic power began to outproduce any other warring nation, manufacturing a fleet of ships and aircraft in record time. In the east Soviet industry began recovering itself, producing tens of thousands of tanks despite tremendous losses. All the while the German logistic system got overwhelmed by the vastness of the occupied territory.

  • SPECIAL 0x267 Let the Hunger Games Begin - December 1942, Pt. 2

    • December 30, 2021

    The world learns more details of the War Against Humanity in Occupied Poland, while in China and India starvation looms.

  • SPECIAL 0x268 Chinese Spymasters - The New Warlords?

    • January 5, 2022

    During World War Two, china was ripped up by many different warring parties, all of which were also playing spy games with crosses, double-crosses and triple-crosses.

  • SPECIAL 0x269 Desert War - Dysentery, Disease, and Dehydration

    • January 6, 2022

    North Africa. The Axis and Allies are fighting each other but even more, they’re fighting the desert itself. The men of the desert burn during the day and freeze at night. They do most of their fighting on a litre of water and a packet of army biscuits. What is life in such a hostile environment?

  • SPECIAL 0x270 Sniper Warrior - Vasily Zaitsev

    • January 11, 2022

    From the woods of the Urals to the burning city of Stalingrad, Vasily Zaitsev went out to hunt his prey. As a sniper, he learned his trait in the grim reality of Stalingrad street fighting. Deep in the ruins of the factories, he stalked his enemies with a team of battle-hardened snipers. For days on end, they would lay in wait for valuable targets to show up. With a finger on the triggers, they would decimate the German ranks within a few deadly moments.

  • SPECIAL 0x271 Sniper Rifles of 1942

    • January 12, 2022

  • SPECIAL 0x272 Sniper Rifles of 1942

    • January 12, 2022

  • SPECIAL 0x273 The Revenge Bombing of Germany - January 1943, Pt. 1

    • January 13, 2022

    While Nazi Germany keep on escalating its War Against Humanity, the United Nations Alliance decides that they will escalate their war on Germany.

  • SPECIAL 0x274 Triumph by Sea, Tragedy by Land - Supplying Guadalcanal

    • January 18, 2022

    Tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers were fighting over the jungles and beaches of Guadalcanal. To supply them with food, ammunition and medicine, the Japanese Navy had to resort to a series of daring supply runs - nicknamed the “Tokyo Express”. In the face of overwhelming American air superiority, the Tokyo Express had to find a tactic to overcome their enemy’s advantage, or it would doom its soldiers stranded on the island.

  • SPECIAL 0x275 Nazi Breeding Farms - Lebensborn

    • January 25, 2022

    With high losses of German soldiers and low birth rates, the Nazis worry about who will inherit the Nazi paradise they are fighting to build. One of their ideas to breed a new Aryan generation is the Lebensborn association.

  • SPECIAL 0x276 The Warsaw Ghetto: The Jews Strike Back - January 1943, Pt. 2

    • January 27, 2022

    In early 1943 Nazi German propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels is preparing to rally the German people behind an unrestrained war - or “total war” as he puts it. It’s unclear what that means, Nazi Germany is long waging an unrestrained war, and it seems that the United Nations Alliance is now ready to do the same on Germany.

  • SPECIAL 0x277 The Origins of the SAS

    • February 3, 2022

    "Who dares, wins”. Nowadays the British SAS - Special Air Service is considered one of the best special forces in the world. Yet its wartime origins are shrouded in mysteries and legends. From the first ideas of top-secret “special raiding squadrons”, to the first raids in North Africa accompanying the Long Range Desert Group, the SAS’s beginnings resemble one big experiment. An experiment from which a truly legendary special service would emerge.

  • SPECIAL 0x278 MI6’s Secret War

    • February 9, 2022

    Britain's MI6 is caught off guard when war breaks out. As the Germans advance across Western Europe MI6’s networks collapse, and Britain becomes almost blind. MI6 have their secret weapons at Bletchley Park but they now face a painful struggle to rebuild their eyes in Europe.

  • SPECIAL 0x279 Eat the Nazis, There’s Nothing Else - February 1943, Pt. 1

    • February 10, 2022

    As the United Nations Alliance, and the Resistance in occupied Europe increase their pressure on Nazi Germany, they continue to escalate their war on humanity. Meanwhile, in more and more parts of the world there is little to eat.

  • SPECIAL 0x280 Total War on Valentine's Day - Reading Comments

    • February 14, 2022

    Another installment of Across the Airwaves, where we highlight some of the best viewer comments under our videos. It's Valentine's Day and we're feeling pretty romantic, so Indy and Spartacus will be reading comments that are all about love, humanity, and relationships.

  • SPECIAL 0x281 D-Day - The Biggest Trick in History

    • February 17, 2022

    It’s 1943, the preparations for D-Day have already begun: deceive the Wehrmacht. Here at TimeGhost, we have begun to prepare our D-Day for 2023, and we want you to join us! Find out how in the pinned comment.

  • SPECIAL 0x282 Joseph Goebbels and the Beginning of Total War

    • February 17, 2022

    Outnumbered, outgunned, and outproduced by the Allies, the noose seems to be tightening slowly but surely around the Third Reich. For Joseph Goebbels, salvation lies in a radical transformation of the economy and society – Total War. But first, he must sell it to the German people.

  • SPECIAL 0x283 Stop Being a Coward! - The WW2 Solution to PTSD

    • February 22, 2022

    Humanity has spent millennia developing ever more efficient ways to kill. This reaches its apogee in WWI and WWII, the most terrible conflicts in human history. Broken bodies bring with them broken minds. The trauma of war brings with it the mysteries of shell shock, war neurosis and PTSD.

  • SPECIAL 0x284 Got Wood? - The de Havilland Mosquito

    • February 23, 2022

    What if there was a plane that the enemy could neither catch nor reach? One that fully relied on speed instead of defensive armaments? The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito was the first multi-role aircraft developed during World War Two. Made mostly out of wood, the “Wooden Wonder” could be easily converted into different roles - a fighter, a fighter-bomber, a bomber, and a reconnaissance aircraft.

  • SPECIAL 0x285 Total War NOW - February 1943, Pt. 2

    • February 24, 2022

    Germany declares total (unconditional war) putting its economy on a full war footing over three years into the war. Given the unconditional war they are already waging, and the resistance and opposition they now face, it’s unclear what it shall mean.

  • SPECIAL 0x286 Duck Tape - WW2 Secret Weapon

    • March 1, 2022

    This war has seen a huge amount of scientific and technological innovation. New ways of taking lives, and new ways of saving lives abound. But what about the more ordinary, everyday, products of the war? Would you be surprised to hear that people in the 21st century will still be using WWII inventions in daily life.

  • SPECIAL 0x287 No Nazi Atomic Bomb - Operation Gunnerside

    • March 3, 2022

    By 1943 the German “Uranium-Club” was hoping to harvest the energy of the atoms. One of the things they still needed for their experiments was the moderator “heavy water”, which was produced for them in the hydro-plant “Vemork” in occupied Norway. British High Command authorized a top-secret mission to prevent it from ever reaching Germany. A group of highly trained commandos was to parachute in and destroy the heavy water facility by any means necessary.

  • SPECIAL 0x288 Switzerland - The Heart of European Spying

    • March 8, 2022

    As a neutral country surrounded by occupied and axis countries, Switzerland was a major spy hub during World War Two. Surrounded by the Swiss Alps, the Axis and Allies fought a paralel spy war to get the upper hand.

  • SPECIAL 0x289 A Life Between Shells and Shelter

    • March 10, 2022

    Right from the start of World War Two, there has been little distinction between combatant and civilian. While bombs keep falling, people in Great Britain and in Germany are sitting in bunkers, basements and underground tunnels. We are taking a look at live inside those shelters.