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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.
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
You can also support me on Patreon via https://patreon.com/europeatwar
Books that were used when researching this podcast:
Eberhard Baumgart, The Battle of Halbe, 1945: Eyewitness Accounts from Hell’s Cauldron, Greenhill Books, 2022.
Anthony Beevor, Berlin: The Downfall 1945, Viking Penguin, 2002.
Richard Lakowski & Karl Stich, Der Kessel von Halbe 1945, Mittler in Maximilian Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, 2009.
Cornelius Ryan, The Last Battle, Simon & Schuster, 1966.
Tony Le Tissier, Slaughter At Halbe – The Destruction of Hitler’s 9th Army – April 1945, The History Press Ltd, 2005.
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