The Nazis at War: Blitzkrieg (TRIH ep 621, part 2)
1940 · Resource
This episode examines the pivotal year 1940, focusing on Nazi operations in Scandinavia and the opening of the Western offensive. The hosts discuss the strategic importance of Swedish iron ore and the Winter War’s effect on German assessments of the Red Army.
On these timelines: The Rest Is History (podcast), Resources: Combined
Around 1940
- World War II (1939)
- Indian independence and Partition (1947)
- Apartheid (1948)
- Chinese Civil War (resumed) (1945)
- Berlin Airlift (1948)
- Spanish Civil War (1936)
- Battle of Stalingrad (1942)
- Battle of Britain (1940)
- Korean War (1950)
- The Holocaust (1933)