Europe At War – A World War II Podcast
.png)
A weekly podcast exploring the lesser-known battles and stories of the Second World War, with a particular focus on the Eastern Front.
If you have any comments or questions about the show, please get in touch via davidsumner.podcast@gmail.com or visit https://davidsumnerhistory.com/
Introducing a new podcast series examining the events of the Halbe Pocket in April & May 1945.
To help you follow along with the towns and locations mentioned throughout the series, here is a map showcasing the route taken by the German 9th Army.
Support me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/europeatwar
If you have any comments or questions about the show, please get in touch via davidsumner.podcast@gmail.com
You can also follow me on instagram at davidsumnerhistory or visit my site davidsumnerhistory.com
A weekly podcast exploring the lesser-known battles and stories of the Second World War, with a particular focus on the Eastern Front.
If you have any comments or questions about the show, please get in touch via davidsumner.podcast@gmail.com or visit https://davidsumnerhistory.com/
What to look forward to in the series on Bautzen.
Map: Here is a map giving an overview of the important towns, cities, and locations featured in the series.
Support me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/europeatwar
If you have any comments or questions about the show, please get in touch via davidsumner.podcast@gmail.com
You can also follow me on instagram at davidsumnerhistory or visit my site davidsumnerhistory.com
Cover photo: picture alliance/ZB/Deutsche Fotothek
A weekly podcast exploring the lesser-known battles and stories of the Second World War, with a particular focus on the Eastern Front.
If you have any comments or questions about the show, please get in touch via davidsumner.podcast@gmail.com or visit https://davidsumnerhistory.com/
An in-depth look at Berlin in 1945, with a focus on how the city prepared itself physically and mentally for the impending Soviet assault.
Plus, an outline of the Berlin defence strategy, the Berlin garrison forces, and the attacking Soviet forces.
Map:Here is an overview of the German and Soviet forces on the eve of the assault on Berlin, including the various major offensives which are launched as part of ‘Operation Berlin’.
Map: Here is a map giving an overview of the important locations featured in the series.
Support me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/europeatwar
If you have any comments or questions about the show, please get in touch via davidsumner.podcast@gmail.com
You can also follow me on instagram atdavidsumnerhistory or visit my sitedavidsumnerhistory.com
A weekly podcast exploring the lesser-known battles and stories of the Second World War, with a particular focus on the Eastern Front.
If you have any comments or questions about the show, please get in touch via davidsumner.podcast@gmail.com or visit https://davidsumnerhistory.com/
An introduction to the Battle of Leipzig, including an overview of the importance of the city to the Third Reich’s war effort.
In this episode I also outline the military situation facing the Americans in Germany in 1945 – and how that directly impacted the subsequent American decision to assault (and capture) Leipzig.
Map:Here is a map giving an overview of the important locations featured in the series.
Völkerschlachtdenkmal (Battle Of The Nations monument).
Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/europeatwar
If you have any comments or questions about the show, please get in touch via davidsumner.podcast@gmail.com
You can also follow me on instagram at davidsumnerhistory or visit my site davidsumnerhistory.com
Cover photo: AP-Wirephoto
A weekly podcast exploring the lesser-known battles and stories of the Second World War, with a particular focus on the Eastern Front.
If you have any comments or questions about the show, please get in touch via davidsumner.podcast@gmail.com or visit https://davidsumnerhistory.com/
On the night of the 31st of August 1939, as Europe stood on the brink of war, Nazi Germany staged a series of false-flag attacks along the German-Polish border, carefully choreographed to provide a pretext for their invasion of Poland.
The most notorious of these operations unfolded at the radio station in Gleiwitz, where German operatives disguised as Polish insurgents stormed the transmitter and broadcast a fabricated call for rebellion in Polish.
But Gleiwitz was no isolated incident, because that same night, similar staged assaults were carried out near the small towns of Hochlinden and Pitschen, creating the illusion of a major Polish incursion.
Dramatic in intent yet clumsy in execution, these false-flag attacks helped usher Europe into war…
Map:Here is a map giving an overview of the locations featured in this episode.
If you have any comments or questions about the show, please get in touch via davidsumner.podcast@gmail.com
You can also follow me on instagram atdavidsumnerhistory or visit my sitedavidsumnerhistory.com
Cover photo: Wikimedia
Sources used:
Dennis Whitehead, “The Gleiwitz Incident”, Issue 142, “After The Battle” magazine, Battle of Britain International Ltd, 2009.
Tracesofwar – “Gleiwitz Incident”.
