World War Two S03E13 · Week 083 - Yugoslavia Joins the Axis Powers. and then they don’t - WW2 - March 28, 1941

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This week, the Yugoslavia is the stage for some rather dramatic and quite consequential events. Furthermore, the Nigerian Army keeps on doing well in East-Africa, while the Italians think they can outsmart the British Royal Navy in the Mediterranean.

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1. 1 1. Week 071 - It's 1941 - A World at War - WW2 - January 4 19412020-01-04 · 13m1941 begins with action in North-Africa and China, but Indy also takes a moment to assess the current stakes and stakeholders in the East-Asian theatre. What is sure, is that 1941
2. 2 2. Week 072 - Fighting Far Away From Home - Allied Advance in Africa - WW2 - January 11 19412020-01-11 · 12mAction in Albania. Action in North-Africa. Action in East-Africa. Action in China and action on the Mediterranean. It looks like every belligerent party is amping up its efforts to
3. 3 3. Week 073 - Mao Against Everyone - China at War and Civil War - WW2 - January 18, 19412020-01-18 · 13mThe Chinese Communists and Nationalists Clash while they're also both facing Japanese armies in the North. And although the Communists are not the obvious victor this week, the bat
4. 4 4. Week 074 - When Anti-Semites Infight, Jews Still Die - Pogroms in Romania - WW2 - January 25, 19412020-01-25 · 13mThe British offensive in East-Africa takes off with some rapid advances. Meanwhile in Eastern-Europe, Romania is the stage of fierce anti-Semitism, but also infighting between two
5. 5 5. Week 075 - Africa, the Axis’ Achilles Heel - The Allied African Campaigns - WW2 - February 1, 19412020-02-01 · 12mGreek Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas dies this week as Italy is still uncomfortably wrapped up in the Albanian Mountains. Italy also finds itself in a pickle on other fronts, as Al
6. 6 6. Week 076 - Rommel to fix the Bungle in Benghazi - WW2 - February 8, 19412020-02-08 · 13mAs the Italian campaigns in Africa collapse, Hitler considers his options and then chooses Erwin Rommel to rescue their Italian allies.
7. 7 7. Week 077 - Enter Erwin Rommel - The British Advance in Africa - WW2 - February 15 19412020-02-15 · 11mWhile the Germans send one of their best generals to North Africa to bail out the Italians, Great Britain switches focus from Libya to Greece, but make symbolically important gains
8. 8 8. Week 078 - The Brits Will Walk 500 Miles, and They Will Walk 500 More - WW2 - February 22, 19412020-02-22 · 12mAs the British make spectacular advances in East-Africa, with even more spectacular advances on the horizon, South-Eastern Europe is getting increasingly tense.
9. 9 9. Week 079 - The Nazis Building Bridges, Not Walls - WW2 - February 28, 19412020-02-29 · 14mParts of the British forces in North-Africa are being send to Greece to strengthen the Allied position there. While the remaining British plan for the near future, others make huge
10. 10 10. Week 080 - Bulgaria Joins the Fascist Alliance - WW2 - 080 - March 7, 19412020-03-07 · 12mGerman troops pour into Bulgaria as they join the Axis alliance, while British troops enter Greece in anticipation of a German attack. Meanwhile, the British celebrate victories in
11. 11 11. Week 081 - Nigerians Chasing Italians Like Cheetahs Hunt a Bull - WW2 - March 14, 19412020-03-14 · 12mAn Italian offensive into Greece is prepared, just as the Germans are preparing to also attack Greece via Bulgaria. Meanwhile, a daring and spectacular dash is made by the Nigerian
12. 12 12. Week 082 - Culling the Nazi Wolfpacks - Submarines, Spies, China, and Africa - WW2 - March 21 19412020-03-21 · 13mWhile two more Kriegsmarine u-boat aces go down, the moving parts of the war are getting more complex leaving the intelligence services scrambling to separate fact from fiction - t
13. 13 13. Week 083 - Yugoslavia Joins the Axis Powers. and then they don’t - WW2 - March 28, 19412020-03-28 · 14mThis week, the Yugoslavia is the stage for some rather dramatic and quite consequential events. Furthermore, the Nigerian Army keeps on doing well in East-Africa, while the Italian
14. 14 14. Week 084 - Rommel Storms Into North-Africa - WW2 - April 4, 19412020-04-04 · 13mThe British thought they would be safe for a while, but this week they are proven wrong. This week, Erwin Rommel begins his advance towards the East of North-Africa.
15. 15 15. Week 085 - Nazis in the Balkans - The Invasion of Greece and Yugoslavia - WW2 - April 11, 19412020-04-11 · 19mThis week, the German Army invades Greece and Yugoslavia as it launches Operation Marita and Operation 25 respectively. They also take some remarkable captives in North-Africa.
16. 16 16. Week 086 - Yugoslavia Crushed - Battle for Greece Continues - WW2 - April 18, 19412020-04-18 · 14mThe Battles for Yugoslavia and Greece continue as the Soviet-Union and Japan sign a non-aggression pact.
17. 17 17. Week 087 - Another Last Stand at Thermopylae - The Battle of Greece - WW2 - April 25, 19412020-04-25 · 15mThe Battle of Greece continues as forces clash once more at the historic site of Thermopylae.
18. 18 18. Week 088 - Balkans in Nazi Hands - A Greek Tragedy - WW2 - May 02, 19412020-05-02 · 13mGreece falls as Axis troops push through the last Allied defenses. New plans are made for a German invasion of Crete, and a new war breaks out between Great Britain and Iraq.
19. 19 19. Week 089 - Enigma Captured! - WW2 - May 9, 19412020-05-09 · 14mAn Enigma encode is captured in the Atlantic Ocean as the Germans make plans for a new offensive in Crete. Britain is heavily bombed by the Luftwaffe and fighting continues in Iraq
20. 20 20. Week 090 - Nazi Nuts Trading Places & Victory for the Commonwealth - WW2 - May 16, 19412020-05-16 · 15mIn the week that Rudolf Hess makes his flight to Britain, the Luftwaffe prepares for theirs to Crete. The British utilize their code-breaking methods and prepare for defense.
21. 21 21. Week 091 - Invasion of Crete: a Bloody Mess - WW2 - May 23 19412020-05-23 · 14mOperation Mercury commences as fallschirmjäger airborne troops land on the Greek island of Crete. A bloody and messy battle follows as it turns out to be costly in more ways than o
22. 22 22. Week 092 - Sink the Bismarck! - The Pride of the Kriegsmarine's Demise - WW2 - May 30 19412020-05-30 · 15mThis week, the Battle of Crete continues as the Bismarck and Prinz Eugen set sail to the Atlantic, starting one of the most dramatic episodes in the histories of the Royal Navy and
23. 23 23. Week 093 - British Officers Abandon Their Men to the Nazis - WW2 - June 6 19412020-06-06 · 13mThe British morale reaches new low after losses at Crete and the loss of the HMS Hood. New plans are made for North-Africa and Syria to restore the public and the soldier's faith.
24. 24 24. Week 094 - Finland and France Join Hitler - WW2 - June 13 19412020-06-13 · 14mGermany, Romania and Finland prepare for a gigantic invasion of the Soviet Union, whose own military is in a dire state. The Allies invade Vichy French Syria and prepare to relieve
25. 25 25. Week 095 - French Killing French in Syria - WW2 - June 20, 19412020-06-20 · 12mThe Allies continue advancing into Vichy French Syria, but they are halted and pushed back by Erwin Rommel at the Halfaya Pass in Libya. Meanwhile, the last preparations are being
26. 26 26. Week 096a - Operation Barbarossa - Biggest Land Invasion in History - WW2 - June 22 19412020-06-22 · 16mJune 22 1941. The first day of Operation Barbarossa begins as Adolf Hitler’s German armies invade Joseph Stalin’s Soviet Union with the largest force on the longest front ever seen
27. 27 27. Week 096b - Operation Barbarossa - End of the Nazi-Soviet Alliance - WW2 - June 27 19412020-06-27 · 19mOperation Barbarossa kicks off this week with action all along the front as German panzers pierce through deep into the Soviet Union. Meanwhile, Claude Auchinleck becomes Commander
28. 28 28. Week 097 - Wehrmacht 1/3 of Way to Moscow - WW2 - July 4 19412020-07-04 · 18mOperation Barbarossa continues this week but is already running into problems that are gonna be hard to fix. The Japanese are thinking future war strategy, while the British set up
29. 29 29. Week 098 - Has Germany Lost WW2 Already in Mid-1941? - WW2 - July 11 19412020-07-11 · 15mGermany keeps advancing on the eastern front, and yet by now, transport and supply problems are seriously undermining the capability of the German spearheads, even as they pull fur
30. 30 30. Week 099 - Barbarossa: a Wehrmacht Soap Opera - WW2 - July 18 19412020-07-18 · 15mAs the German armed forces stretch further and further into the USSR, the Wehrmacht command doesn't seem to agree where they are really going. In the Middle East, the Facsit French
31. 31 31. Week 100 - The Wehrmacht - an Army on Horseback - WW2 - July 25 19412020-07-25 · 15mAlthough we may picture panzers when we think of the German Army in WW2, it was very much an army that relied on horses- especially in the east- for a large part of its supplies an
32. 32 32. Week 101 - Japan is Getting Hungry, Barbarossa is Confused - WW2 - August 1, 19412020-08-01 · 16mJapan needs resources for its seemingly endless war in China, but where to look for them? And who might have a problem with it? Meanwhile in the Soviet Union, Hitler's forces have
33. 33 33. Week 102 - Tanks, but no Tanks - Hitler Hinders the Blitzkrieg - WW2 - August 8, 19412020-08-08 · 16mIn Japan those in power are divided as to what to do as war with the Western powers looks more and more likely. Meanwhile in the USSR the war gets deadlier and deadlier, but also m
34. 34 34. Week 103 - Churchill and Roosevelt vow to destroy all Nazis - WW2 - August 15, 19412020-08-15 · 15mWinston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt issue a charter that lays out their thoughts for the future, the Soviets are in trouble on two fronts, and Adolf Hitler repeats his orders
35. 35 35. Week 104 - "There are no Soviet Prisoners of War, only Traitors" - WW2 - August 22, 19412020-08-22 · 15mJosef Stalin is forming new armies to fight off the German onslaught, and yet it continues gaining ground in the north and the south. He also issues orders Draconian orders to the
36. 36 36. Week 105 - The Allies Invade Iran, Barbarossa Continues - WW2 - August 29, 19412020-08-29 · 15mThe British and Soviets work together invade Iran, while Barbarossa trudges ever on, with heavy losses. Bletchley Park intercepts German messages, and unease grows among the German
37. 37 37. Week 106 - The war is two years old - WW2 - 106 - September 5, 19412020-09-05 · 15mIt is two years this week since Germany invaded Poland. That European conflict soon became a global one. Japan's invasion of China began two years before that, but with Japan allie
38. 38 38. Week 107 - Victory for the Red Army! - WW2 - September 12, 19412020-09-12 · 14mThe German invasion of the Soviet Union has taken enormous amounts of territory, but this week the Red Army not only stops the Germans, they score a ringing victory. However, Lenin
39. 39 39. Week 108 - Another week, another half million for the Germans - WW2 - September 19, 19412020-09-19 · 15mKiev falls to the Germans, yielding hundreds of thousands of prisoners as whole armies are surrounded, but behind the lines all over German-occupied territories, partisan movements
40. 40 40. Week 109 - Free from the Nazi Occupation - but for how long can it last? WW2 - September 26, 19412020-09-26 · 14mIn former Yugoslavia, the Republic of Uzice breaks free from the German occupation, even as the Germans are mopping up the masses of shattered Soviet Armies after last week's captu
41. 41 41. Week 110 - A Huge New German Offensive Begins - Operation Typhoon! - WW2 - October 3, 19412020-10-03 · 15mAdolf Hitler's renewed drive on Moscow, the Soviet capital, begins this week, even as the Japanese drive on Changsha ends. But major news this week is the colossal amount of equipm
42. 42 42. Week 111- An Open Road to Moscow! - WW2- October 10, 19412020-10-10 · 16mThe road to Moscow does indeed lay open before the Germans, but for how long? And can they exploit such an opportunity- since the panzers are busy encircling hundreds of thousands
43. 43 43. Week 112 - Panic in Moscow! The Germans are here! - WW2 - October 17, 19412020-10-17 · 17mMoscow panics as the Germans edge closer and take prisoners by the hundreds of thousands, even as the temperature drops far below freezing. At home in Germany, Josef Goebbels has a
44. 44 44. Week 113 - Martial Law in Moscow, but is the Cavalry coming? - WW2 - October 24, 19412020-10-24 · 15mThe Germans draw ever closer to Moscow, but Soviet reinforcements have begun to arrive from Siberia and the city's defenses have grown stronger. Meanwhile in the south, the Germans
45. 45 45. Week 114 - Winter is Coming - WW2 - October 31, 19412020-10-31 · 14mOperation Typhoon is halted until the coming winter can freeze enough ground to increase mobility. But the ever colder weather is a disaster waiting to happen for an already over-s
46. 46 46. Week 115 - The Red Army must double in size... and now! - WW2 - November 7, 19412020-11-07 · 19mThere is a lull now on the Eastern Front, and Adolf Hitler uses the time to plan another drive on Moscow and points beyond, but he'll be facing a larger Red Army, as reinforcements
47. 47 47. Week 116 - Night Vision Brings Triumph to the British! - WW2 - November 14, 19412020-11-14 · 14mThe British sink an entire convoy of supplies heading for Rommel in North Africa by using radar at night, something their opponents lack. In North Africa itself, the Allies are gea
48. 48 48. Week 117 - Surprise Attack On Rommel! - Operation Crusader Begins - WW2 - November 21, 19412020-11-21 · 16mThe long planned Allied Offensive in North Africa- Operation Crusader- begins, but the Allies are worrying about how to defend Singapore in case of Japanese aggression. The Germans
49. 49 49. Week 118 - Winter is here? The Germans can see Moscow - WW2 - November 28, 19412020-11-28 · 18mThe German advance has pushed within artillery range of Moscow, but can they reach it- and take it- before the Red Army and the murderously cold weather halt them? Meanwhile in Nor
50. 50 50. Week 119 - Winter is Here! The failure of Barbarossa - WW2 - December 5, 19412020-12-05 · 20mThe Wehrmacht is halted by the Red Army at the gates of Moscow. Not only that, but a Red Army counteroffensive begins pushing the Germans back decisively. The Germans are also begi
51. 51 51. Week 120a E.01 - Enter Japan - Pearl Harbour - WW2 - December 7, 19412020-12-07 · 13mJapan's meticulous planning and preparation made it possible to surprise the Americans at Pearl Harbor. Alert on Oahu is largely nonexistent. It is the deep breath before the plung
52. 52 52. Week 120b E.02 - Genda's Plan - Pearl Harbour - WW2 - December 7, 19412020-12-07 · 30mThere are signals of attack and a buzz of chatter in the air, but will this be enough to force the American defenders out of their beds?
53. 53 53. Week 120c E.03 - Calm Before the Storm - Pearl Harbour - WW2 - - December 7, 19412020-12-07 · 30mWar is sort of declared, but Japanese planes have already started their attack.
54. 54 54. Week 120d E.04 - Tiger, Tiger, Tiger - Pearl Harbour - WW2 - December 7, 19412020-12-07 · 30mThe first wave commences its attack, how successful will it be? Will months of planning and preparation pay off?
55. 55 55. Week 120e E.05 - Burning Ships - Pearl Harbour - WW2 - December 7, 19412020-12-07 · 30mThe first wave continues, and with it, the chaos and destruction.
56. 56 56. Week 120f E.06 - Another Wave - Pearl Harbour - WW2 - December 7, 19412020-12-07 · 30mDesperate and shocked, American forces scramble to mount a resistance to the attack. But how effective can this be as the Japanese launch their second decisive raid?
57. 57 57. Week 120g E.07 - Dogfights - Pearl Harbour - WW2 - December 7, 19412020-12-07 · 30mAmerican pilots are in the air, defending Pearl Harbor. They have already lost so much, and the Japanese show no sign of letting up the attack. How much will the Americans accompli
58. 58 58. Week 120h E.08 - Burning People - Pearl Harbour - WW2 - December 7, 19412020-12-07 · 30mThe Japanese attack is over, but the damage is done and the remaining Americans in Hawaii are left to react to their defeat.
59. 59 59. Week 120i E.09 - A Pacific War - Pearl Harbour - WW2 - December 7, 19412020-12-07 · 30mToday marks the beginning of a war all over the South Pacific and Southeast Asia. How will the world change from here?
60. 60 60. Week 120j E.10 - The Road to War - Pearl Harbour - WW2 - December 7, 19412020-12-07 · 31mThe circle closes, and we see why these fateful decisions were made and what the United States' reaction will be.
61. 61 61. Week 120k - Hitler Declares War on the USA and the Jews - WW2 - December 12, 19412020-12-12 · 20mThe Japanese launch attacks all over Southeast Asia and the Pacific, and launch a preemptive surprise attack on the American Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor. The war is suddenly much
62. 62 62. Week 121 - The Japanese are unstoppable everywhere - WW2 - December 19, 19412020-12-19 · 18mThe Japanese make gains in Malaya, Burma, Hong Kong, Borneo, and the Philippines. The Allies also have trouble in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, where they are beginning to se
63. 63 63. Week 122 - Heinz Guderian's Christmas and the fall of Hong Kong - WW2 - December 26, 19412020-12-26 · 20mThe Japanese offensives and advances in Southeast Asia and the Pacific continue unabated and both Hong Kong and Wake Island fall. British and American leaders begin the Arcadia Con