WW2: Both Sides of The Wire | A Battl...
World War 2: Both Sides of the Wire is the podcast that takes you beyond the familiar and dives deep into the untold stories and surprising truths of the Second World War from the Allied and Axis perspectives.
Join us as we lift the lid on one of the most pivotal periods in human history, busting myths and unraveling the complexities of a conflict that still shapes our world today.
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Episode 69: Mussolini’s Disaster in the Balkans
In today’s episode, we’ll dig into a sometimes overlooked moment in the second world war - Italy’s expansion into the Balkans in 1939 and 1940. What might seem like a minor campaign to some at first glance was actually loaded with political significance and military consequences.
62 min
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Episode 68: Escape from East Prussia 1945
In today’s episode, we’ll round off our coverage of East Prussia in the Second World War by exploring the painful experiences of the German civilian population there - both during the fighting and in the aftermath.
56 min
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Episode 67: Königsberg 1945: The End of a Germa...
In today’s episode, we’ll take a look at the Red Army’s second – and this time successful – offensive into East Prussia in 1945. It’s a campaign that saw a bitter, months-long siege and resulted in the disappearance of a historic German region.
47 min
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Episode 66: The Moment the War Reached Germany ...
In today’s episode, we’ll head to a place that no longer exists – East Prussia. In 1944 and 1945, this region saw some of the fiercest fighting of the late war, and was the scene of widespread war crimes.
51 min
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Episode 65: Could the Nazis Have Surrendered Ea...
In today’s episode, we’re going to continue our hindsight-fuelled discussion of the Second World War’s possible mistakes - today, it’s the Allied policy of unconditional surrender.
55 min
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Episode 64: How Germany Secretly Rebuilt Its Mi...
In this episode we take a look the German plans and actions for secret rearmament during the inter-war period. Were these steps justified by a weak country or did they pave the way to World War 2?
55 min
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Episode 63: Soviet occupation of Poland
In today’s episode, we’re headed to eastern Poland in 1939 and 1940, to discuss the Soviet occupation of the country and its impact on the people there.
46 min
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Episode 62: German occupation of Poland
In today’s episode, we’re going to explore the dark consequences of the German conquest of Poland – what did the Germans want to achieve with their newly conquered territories, and what did that mean for the people there?
57 min
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Episode 61: Soviet invasion of Poland 1939
In today’s episode, we’ll sink our teeth into the other invasion of Poland in 1939 - the one carried out by the Soviet Union, which still generates spirited debates today, both online and in the arena of international politics.
51 min
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Episode 60: German invasion of Poland 1939 Part 3
In today’s episode, we follow the action on the ground in September 1939 as the German army smashes into Poland and the Poles try to hold their ground and hope for help from Britain and France.
50 min
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Episode 59: German invasion of Poland 1939 Part 2
In today’s episode, we continue the story of the Polish campaign in 1939 - from the Nazi-Soviet Pact to Germany’s so-called Blitzkrieg.
51 min
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Episode 58: German invasion of Poland 1939 Part 1
In today's episode, we are marking a very important anniversary. In September, 1939, Germany invades Poland and the Second World War begins. The six week campaign would change the course of world history and even help set the stage for some of Europe's most difficult political problems today.
50 min
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Episode 57: Appeasement: The Biggest Mistake Be...
In today’s episode, we’re going to take a page from the armchair generals and Monday morning quarterbacks and look at what might have been one of the Second World War’s great mistakes - the appeasement of Germany in the 1930s.
56 min
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Episode 56: The Malta Mistake: Operation Hercul...
In today’s epsiode, we take up the story of Malta again, and dip our toes into the dangerous waters of historical counterfactuals: could the Axis have taken Malta, and if so, how?
41 min
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Episode 55: The Malta Mistake: Why Hitler Never...
In today’s episode, we’re going to investigate what some consider a major strategic mistake of WW2 - the Axis failure to capture the Mediterranean island of Malta.
38 min
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Episode 54: The Secret to Military Success? Ger...
In today's session we are going to explore what made the Germans fight well in the Second World War. This is linked to doctrine and we will therefore analyse the most important German doctrine, the so-called Truppenführung, and we will shed light on how this influenced the "German way of war".
54 min
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Episode 53: Listeners’ Q&As – From Jet Fighters...
In today’s episode, we’re diving back into your questions—ranging from myths that outlived empires to the nuts and bolts of battlefield logistics—because, once again, you've sent us more great ones than we could possibly ignore.
52 min
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Episode 52: Occupied Norway: Resistance, Raids ...
In today’s episode, we’ll round off the story of Norway in WW2 by exploring what happened in the country after the Germans conquered it - from raids to resistance to liberation.
57 min
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Episode 51: Narvik 1940: Germany's Arctic Disas...
In today's episode, we continue the story of the invasion of Norway in 1940.
53 min
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Episode 50: Why Hitler Invaded | Norway in WWII...
In today’s episode, we’ll take on a topic that you, our supporters and listeners, requested us to discuss. And that is the story of Norway in WW2 - from invasion to occupation to liberation.
53 min
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Episode 49: Killing Hitler: The July Bomb Plot ...
In today’s episode, we’re going to talk about the plan everyone wishes had worked: the July 20 plot to kill Hitler.
69 min
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Episode 48: Killing Hitler: The July Bomb Plot ...
In today’s episode, we’re going to talk about the plan everyone wishes had worked: the July 20 plot to kill Hitler.
54 min
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Episode 47: German Resistance
In today’s episode, we’re going to explore the diverse and tragic story of Germans who resisted the Nazi regime.
55 min
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Episode 46: Listeners’ Q&As - From Hitler To Th...
In today’s episode, we answer more questions from our community and touch on topics from Hitler to the merchant navy.
50 min
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Episode 45: Listeners’ Q&As - From SS Generals ...
46 min