Season 02 (2019)

Week 019 - The Finns Strike Again and Japan Strikes Back - WW2 - January 5 1940
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January 5, 2019 • 11m

In Finland the invading Red Army suffers catastrophic casualties, while in China the Nationalists are divided as Japan uses diplomacy to strike back.

Week 020 - The Red Army Regroups to Crush Finland - WW2 - January 12 1940
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January 12, 2019 • 11m

After the chaotic invasion and catastrophic losses of the first weeks of the Winter War, the Soviet Army has learnt their lesson. ...Read more

Week 021 - Swedes not Sweden to Finland's Rescue - WW2 - January 19 1940
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January 19, 2019 • 12m

As the Winter War rolls on the only help the Finns are getting are from volunteers. The Western Allies still have their thoughts o...Read more

Week 022 - The Enigma of Germany's Wartime Economy - WW2 - January 26 1940
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January 26, 2019 • 12m

his week shows the Allies first attempts to break the German Enigma code. Meanwhile, the German war economy shows some flaws and t...Read more

Week 023 - The Soviet Hammer Strikes Hard at Finland - WW2 - February 2 1940
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February 2, 2019 • 11m

The Soviet forces revive their winter offensive this week. More men, more tanks and more artillery are brought in to try to force ...Read more

Week 024 - Stalemate in China, Bombs over Finland - WW2 - February 9 1940
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February 9, 2019 • 12m

While the Winter War rages on in Finland, Japan is confronted with a dilemma. Keep fighting the Chinese and face huge problems fee...Read more

Week 025 - Finland’s Desperate Fight - WW2 - February 16 1940
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February 16, 2019 • 11m

After more than a week of preliminary bombardments and attacks, the Red Army finally attacks the Finnish defensive positions on th...Read more

Week 026 - Manstein Makes a Plan and Hitler has a Man Crush - WW2 - February 23 1940
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February 23, 2019 • 10m

German Genral Erich von Manstein has a cunning plan. And as it happens, it's just how Hitler likes it. This week, the German war p...Read more

Week 027 - Hitler Plans His New Wars - Fall Gelb - WW2 - March 2 1940
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March 2, 2019 • 11m

The German plans for the invasion of Western Europe start taking shape. Mansteins plan is innovative, bold and controversial, but ...Read more

Week 028 - Finnish Winter is Almost Over - WW2 - March 9 1940
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March 9, 2019 • 13m

The French promise to send troops to aid Finland, though the majority is planned to go to Norway or Sweden. In return, the Finns p...Read more

Week 029 - The Soviets Finish a Costly Winter War - WW2 - March 16 1940
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March 16, 2019 • 11m

The Winter War is over. The Allies tried to stall the Finns for as long as possible to justify their invasion of Norway, but the F...Read more

Week 030 - Il Duce and der Führer Have a Date - The Axis War Plans - WW2 - March 23 1940
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March 23, 2019 • 11m

French Prime Minister Daladier overplays his hand and is replaced after his vision regarding Scandinavia wasn't widely shared in t...Read more

Week 031 - Allies Plan to Hit the Nazis Where it Hurts - WW2 - March 30 1940
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March 30, 2019 • 11m

Newly appointed French Prime Minister Paul Reynaud and his British counterpart Neville Chamberlain spend the week looking for ways...Read more

Week 032 - Germans and British make their way to the North - WW2 - April 6 1940
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April 6, 2019 • 11m

While China gets a new government, or at least in the eyes of Japan, the British are trying to cope with the rationing of meat and...Read more

Week 033 - The Invasion of Norway and Denmark - WW2 - April 13 1940
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April 13, 2019 • 13m

This week, the Phoney War seems to come to an end when Germany invades Denmark and Norway. The Allies seek confrontation with the ...Read more

Week 034 - The Scramble For Norway - WW2 - April 20 1940
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April 20, 2019 • 11m

The German Invasion of Norway is still very much in full swing. The German Wehrmacht is moving north from Oslo, where a Norwegian ...Read more

Week 035 - Norway is Burning - WW2 - April 27 1940
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April 27, 2019 • 12m

The Invasion and subsequent Battle of Norway has only just begun when the British decide to pull back. Poor planning and misfortun...Read more

Week 036 - Retreat in Norway, Preparations in Western Europe - WW2 - May 4 1940
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May 4, 2019 • 12m

Allied plans to take Trondheim in Norway to allow for larger reinforcements and even bigger aerial support to come in are disbande...Read more

Week 037 - Hitler Strikes in the West - The Invasion of the Benelux - WW2 - May 11 1940
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May 11, 2019 • 13m

As the Allied troops in Central Norway are evacuated and the Norwegian troops there surrender to the Germans, the Allied position ...Read more

Week 038 - Blitzkrieg in the West - The Invasion of France - WW2 - May 18 1940
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May 18, 2019 • 20m

The German invasion of Western Europe has been going for over a week now, and the Neutral and Allied countries are in disarray. Th...Read more

Week 039 - The Allied Clusterf**k - The Battle of France - WW2 - May 25 1940
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May 25, 2019 • 14m

While the massive invasion of the Benelux countries and France was going down last week, things were also developing on the fronts...Read more

Week 040 - The First Brexit? - The Dunkirk Evacuation - WW2 - June 1 1940
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June 1, 2019 • 12m

When the Germans Panzers move north from Calais, the British Expeditionary Force and France's soldiers still fighting in Belgium a...Read more

Week 041 - Will Britain Remain?! - WW2 - June 8 1940
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June 8, 2019 • 13m

As the battle for France is still raging but looks like a ringing victory for Nazi Germany, and the encircled troops in Dunkirk ha...Read more

Week 042 - Britain Votes to Leave - WW2 - June 15 1940
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June 15, 2019 • 14m

The fighting in France isn't over, not even when Paris falls, as the Germans advance and Italy joins the fight. But the Brits now ...Read more

Week 043 - Nazi Europe?! - The Fall of France - WW2 - June 22 1940
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June 22, 2019 • 14m

While the fighting subsides in much of France, the Italians invade in the south, while tension continues to grow in the Baltic sta...Read more

Week 044 - Hitler ❤️Paris - German Victory in France - WW2 - June 29 1940
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June 29, 2019 • 12m

Hitler goes to Paris, while Stalin occupies more territory... but something is on Stalin's mind. News of the sudden success of the...Read more

Week 045 - Do the Brits hate the French?! - The Bombing of Mers-el-Kébir - WW2 - July 6 1940
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July 6, 2019 • 12m

The repercussions of the fall of France are not yet seen in full. But this week Britain makes it clear it isn't about to give up, ...Read more

Week 046 - The Dictator of France - The Rise of Philippe Pétain - WW2 - 046 - July 13 1940
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July 13, 2019 • 12m

The Germans and the French in Vichy consolidate their newly acquired power as the British deal with the remnants of the French nav...Read more

Week 047 - Good People on Both Sides? - Hitler's Peace Offer to the Allies - WW2 - July 20 1940
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July 20, 2019 • 12m

Peace seems to slowly return to the European mainland, but not for long, as the Germans move their airplanes to the French coast t...Read more

Week 048 - No Deal... Herr Hitler! - The Battle of Britain Begins - WW2 - July 27 1940
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July 27, 2019 • 12m

Hitler searches for ways to force Britain out of the war, but the British sit safely behind their cliffs, their channel and their ...Read more

Week 049 - The Hippo vs. the Bulldog - The Battle of Britain Heats Up - WW2 - August 3 1940
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August 3, 2019 • 11m

As the Kanalkampf comes to a close, the Battle of Britain heats up. Hitler wants Britain out of the war. But before the Germans ca...Read more

Week 050 - Hail Mussolini, Haile Selassie's Usurper - The War in Somaliland - WW2 - August 10 1940
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August 10, 2019 • 12m

This week, the war spreads to Africa, when the Italians invade the British Colony of British Somaliland. While this might seem tri...Read more

Week 051 - Il Duce Kicks Churchill Where it Hurts - The British Lose Somaliland - WW2 - August 17 1940
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August 17, 2019 • 12m

As the Battle of Britain reaches not seen before levels of intensity, one of the British colonies is lost to the Italians.

Week 052 - The Battle of Britain is a Bitch - WW2 - August 24 1940
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August 24, 2019 • 13m

This week, the communists attack the Japanese in the Battle of 100 Regiments. Meanwhile, in Europe, the Battle of Britain enters p...Read more

Week 053 - 366 Days of Crushed Hopes, Suffering and Death - WW2 - August 31 1940
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August 31, 2019 • 13m

As the war turns one year old, there seems to be no end in sight. The Luftwaffe starts targeting civilian areas of London, the peo...Read more

Week 054 - Burn London, Burn - The Blitz Begins - WW2 - 054 - September 07 1940
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September 7, 2019 • 13m

This week, the battle in the skies of Britain enters a new, even deadlier phase, as the crowded streets of London turn into a war ...Read more

Week 055 - The Nazi Invasion of Britain?! - Operation Sealion - WW2 - September 14 1940
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September 14, 2019 • 12m

The Blitz continues as the German army seems close to the execution of Operation Sea Lion: The Invasion of Britain.

Week 056 - The Brits teach the Germans to bugger off! - WW2 - September 21 1940
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September 21, 2019 • 12m

The Battle of Britain continues as planes fight over the South-English shorelines and large parts of London are targeted during th...Read more

Week 057 - An Axis of Evil is Complete - Japan Joins Italy and Germany - WW2 - September 28 1940
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September 28, 2019 • 13m

This week, the factions of World War Two begin to crystallize as the Japanese join the Axis powers.

Week 058 - Hitler and the Art of the Deal - German Negotiations with Spain - WW2 - October 5 1940
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October 5, 2019 • 13m

Hitler is trying to get new Axis Powers on board in his fight against Britain, promising them all huge territorial gains.

Week 059 - It’s Raining Bombs, Keep Calm and Carry On - Life During the Blitz - WW2 - October 12 1940
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October 12, 2019 • 12m

The Blitz continues while Chinese Communists are fighting Chinese Nationalist in China. But the mass bombing of civilian targets d...Read more

Week 060 - USA enters WW2 in 1940?! - WW2 - October 19, 1940
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October 19, 2019 • 13m

The World War seems to get bigger and bigger as Italy plans to invade Greece and the USA takes a stance.

Week 061 - Hitler is Disappointed by his Allies - WW2 - October 26, 1940
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October 26, 2019 • 12m

Hitler finds out that not everyone is ready to do his bidding. Much to the frustration of Hitler, Franco, Petain and Mussolini all...Read more

Week 062 - Mussolini plays Hitler like a Fiddle - The Invasion of Greece - WW2 - November 2, 1940
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November 2, 2019 • 12m

A new front opens up in Greece as the Italians invade, while the Battle of Britain seems to come to an end.

Week 063 - Britain’s First Victory, Germany Plunders Europe & Mussolini’s Folly - WW2 - November 9, 1940
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November 9, 2019 • 13m

The Battle of Britain is finished, but the war is far from over. New German plans are being made for the Balkans and Greece, where...Read more

Week 064 - Britain shows Japan how to Attack Pearl Harbor - Battle of Taranto - WW2 - November 16, 1940
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November 16, 2019 • 11m

Japan has two wins this week, and one might turn out to be very consequential for the rest of the war. In the meantime, the Britis...Read more

Week 065 - Cracks in the Soviet-Nazi Alliance - WW2 - 065 - November 23, 1940
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November 23, 2019 • 12m

As the Greek campaign continues, Hitler points his attention eastwards. While he can't invade the Soviet Union just yet, his depen...Read more

Week 066 - The German Plan to Destroy French Culture - The Occupation of France - WW2 - November 30, 1940
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November 30, 2019 • 12m

While Hitler consolidates his power in occupied France, Japanese and Italian forces try to get an edge, but fail. The war is not l...Read more

Week 067 - The Road to Moscow - German Invasion Plans - WW2 - December 7, 1940
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December 7, 2019 • 13m

Wilhelm Canaris once again disturbs Hitler's plans to drag Spain into the war, as the Germans finalize their plan for the Invasion...Read more

Week 068 - The Empire Strikes Back - Britain’s Operation Compass - WW2 - December 14, 1940
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December 14, 2019 • 14m

The First British offensive of the War begins in North Africa. Meanwhile, the German Knickebein system is designed for bombers to ...Read more

Week 069 - Red Beard’s Ghost Returns - German Invasion Plans - WW2 - December 21 1940
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December 21, 2019 • 12m

What Adolf Hitler expects to be his Magnum Opus offensive is still 6 months in the future, but it's going to need plans and more p...Read more

Week 070 - Winter is Coming, Peace is Not - The Frozen Fronts - WW2 - December 28, 1940
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December 28, 2019 • 12m

Italy finds itself in a dire position in Albania as Christmas is celebrated in a war-torn Europe and fighting continues in China.