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.
Host: Prof. Matthias Strohn & Jesse Alexander
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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
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Episode 44: Grandfathers - Part 3
Today's episode, we're going to once again continue the story of our grandfather's experiences on both sides of the wire during the second World War.
65 min
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Episode 43: Grandfathers - Part 2
In today’s episode we’re going to continue the story of our grandfathers’ experiences on both sides of the wire during the second world war.
44 min
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Episode 42: Grandfathers - Part 1
Today’s episode is a family matter – we’re going to tell the stories of two young men at war: one German, and one Canadian. Those two young men went on to become our very own grandfathers and this is their story.
53 min
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Episode 41: War’s end - Part 2
In today’s episode, we round off the story of the messy end of the Second World War in Europe - from the second try at a final surrender in Berlin, to the battles that happened after the war was over, and the implications for the coming Cold War.
64 min
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Episode 40: War’s end - Part 1
In today’s episode, we’ll revisit the end of the Second World War in Europe. Ending the fighting in May 1945 was a messy business, with political manoeuvring, inter-Allied tensions, and even last-ditch battles after the war was officially over.
41 min
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Episode 39: The Siege Of Leningrad - Part 3
In today’s episode, we round off the story of the siege of Leningrad, as we turn to the harrowing experience of the Soviet civilians who suffered through the blockade for nearly 900 days.
45 min
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Episode 38: The Siege Of Leningrad - Part 2
In today’s episode, we continue the story of the Second World War’s longest siege - the siege of Leningrad.
41 min
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Episode 37: The Siege Of Leningrad - Part 1
In today’s episode, we’ll begin our journey into the story of the longest siege of the Second World War - and perhaps the deadliest siege of all time – the siege of Leningrad.
48 min
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Episode 36: Prisoners of War: Germans in wester...
n this episode, we’ll round off our in depth discussion of the experience of prisoners of war - and this time, we’ll turn to Germans in western Allied hands, who might be sent to the vast and remote forests of Canada or end up living for weeks in dirt holes in open fields.
61 min
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Episode 35: Prisoners of War in Western Europe
In today’s episode, we will continue our exploration of the fate of prisoners of war. We’ll touch on the years of forced labour and drudgery, death marches in the final days, and war crimes: and this not the Eastern Front, but Western Europe.
52 min
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Episode 34: World War 2 Films - Part 2
In today’s episode, we face the bright lights of Hollywood again as we continue our cinematographic journey through Second World War movies…the good the bad and the ulgy
56 min
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Episode 33: Prisoners of War in Asia
In today’s episode, we’ll pick up our theme of Prisoners of War - and this time we’ll focus on the Asia-Pacific theatre. As in Eastern Europe, similar harrowing themes defined the experience of men in enemy hands: a punishing climate, disregard for human life, forced labour, and even a ten-year-wait before seeing home.
55 min
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Episode 32: Prisoners of War in East Europe
In today’s episode, we’re going behind the lines to consider the oft-overlooked fates of the millions of soldiers on the Eastern Front who fell into enemy hands and became prisoners of war. Millions were killed or died in camps from Germany to Siberia, and many did not make it home until the 1950s. This is their story.
61 min
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Episode 31: The “Champagne Campaign”’s Missed O...
In today’s episode, we continue the story of what has been called the Champagne Campaign: the Allies’ blitz landings in southern France in summer 1944, and their role in the course of the war on the western front.
54 min
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Episode 30: The OTHER D-Day in France: Operatio...
In today’s episode, we’ll take a trip to the sunny coast of southern France! But don’t worry, dear listeners, we’re not going to talk about nude beaches and champagne - we’re going to talk about another D-Day in France: Operation Dragoon and the invasion of southern France in August 1944.
41 min
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Episode 29: World War 2 Films
In today`s episode, it gets personal. We`re headed for the bright lights of Hollywood and the big screen! We`ll play the role of film buff and film critic, and share our opinions on the best - or at least our favourite - WW2 films
49 min
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Episode 28: Dieppe - The Disaster Unfolds
In today’s episode, we continue the story of the disastrous raid on Dieppe in 1942. How and why did the Allied plan go wrong, what happened on the beaches, and what did the Germans think of the whole affair?
70 min
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Episode 27: Dieppe - The Mystery of Why
The Mystery of Why Ep 27 Intro sentence: In today’s episode, we’ll make a stop on the French coast at the port town of Dieppe - the site of a raid-gone-wrong in 1942, the source of a Canadian tragedy, and the cause of heated debates about why this ill-fated battle even happened at all.
45 min