Beyond Barbarossa: The Eastern Front of World War 2 podcast

Beyond Barbarossa: The Eastern Front of World War 2

You know about Stalingrad, the siege of Leningrad, maybe Kursk. But how well do you know the history of the ”Russian front” of the Second World War? Join this detailed description of the largest part of WW2 in Europe, the titanic clash between tyrants Hitler and Stalin.

You know about Stalingrad, the siege of Leningrad, maybe Kursk. But how well do you know the history of the ”Russian front” of the Second World War? Join this detailed description of the largest part of WW2 in Europe, the titanic clash between tyrants Hitler and Stalin.

 

#95

The Battle of Belgrade—Episode 89

There was a lot of action on the Eastern Front in the autumn of 1944. In late September, t... more

08 Dec 2025

40 MINS

40:28

08 Dec 2025


#94

Horror in East Prussia—Episode 88: The Red Army enters Germany

In October 1944, the Red Army entered East Prussia, the heart of German militarism. Horrif... more

24 Nov 2025

34 MINS

34:18

24 Nov 2025


#93

The Axis collapses: Beyond Barbarossa, episode 87

In the autumn of 1944, nation after nation abandons the cruel, insane Axis to join the Wes... more

10 Nov 2025

35 MINS

35:14

10 Nov 2025


#92

Stalled on the Baltic Coast: USSR vs. the wehrmacht, Episode 86

By the autumn of 1944, everyone could see which way the Second World War was going — even ... more

27 Oct 2025

43 MINS

43:41

27 Oct 2025


#91

Everywhere, all at once: Episode 85—East and West, north and south, 1944

Describing the Eastern Front chronologically gets very difficult in the second half of 194... more

22 Oct 2025

39 MINS

39:20

22 Oct 2025


#90

A promise fulfilled: Help for Ukrainian refugees—special episode

Today, Beyond Barbarossa fulfills a promised made at the start of this podcast: a meaningf... more

29 Sep 2025

35 MINS

35:12

29 Sep 2025


#89

Warsaw rising: Episode 83 of the 1st podcast on the Eastern Front of WW2

In August 1944, the Red Army steamrolled across eastern Europe. Yet when Warsaw rose up ag... more

15 Sep 2025

48 MINS

48:28

15 Sep 2025


#88

Special episode: Gouzenko—the man who exposed the Cold War

In this special episode of the podcast on the Eastern Front of World War Two, we go beyond... more

05 Sep 2025

50 MINS

50:02

05 Sep 2025


#87

Summer 1944 on the Eastern Front, north and south

In summer 1944, "the Red Army’s seemingly unstoppable streamroller took Stanislav in the C... more

25 Aug 2025

23 MINS

23:18

25 Aug 2025


#86

Lviv: Another crushing blow—Episode 80 of the first English podcast on the Eastern Front of World Wa...

Stalin’s one-two punch against Germany is the Lvov-Sandomierz offensive, hitting in Ukrain... more

11 Aug 2025

34 MINS

34:37

11 Aug 2025


#85

Nuances of Lend-Lease with Angus Wallace: Episode 79

Did the Lend-Lease program save the Soviet Union? For the Season 3 finale, Angus Wallace o... more

07 Jul 2025

55 MINS

55:39

07 Jul 2025


#84

Operation Bagration: Episode 78

The USSR’s answer to D-Day in June 1944 takes the Germans by surprise—and annihilates a wh... more

22 Jun 2025

44 MINS

44:23

22 Jun 2025


#83

On the eve of Bagration: the next crushing blow in World War 2’s eastern front

Author Craig W.H. Luther joins us to compare two anniversaries on the same date, 22 June, ... more

09 Jun 2025

46 MINS

46:33

09 Jun 2025


#82

The Forgotten Army: Poland’s Armia Krajowa

A major army, 400,000 strong, made a major difference in World War 2. Yet it doesn’t get e... more

26 May 2025

38 MINS

38:23

26 May 2025


#81

Where we were in World War 2 in ’44: Episode 75

It’s been a year of stunning, swift change on the Eastern Front of World War 2. And moment... more

12 May 2025

28 MINS

28:32

12 May 2025