Operation Barbarossa (TRIH ep 182)
1941 · Resource
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook are joined by guest James Holland for a detailed discussion of Operation Barbarossa. The episode situates the 22 June 1941 German invasion in its 1940–41 strategic context, covering Nazi war aims, the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, and Hitler’s decision-making. James outlines the planning failures and logistical shortcomings — limited mechanization, diverse vehicle types, inadequate supply lines and rail gauge problems — that undermined the German advance. The host...
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