Radio War Nerd EP 453 — Operation Bagration, Pt 1: Background, feat. Annibale

What this episode covers

Guest: Annibale Recorded: June 28, 2024 We're joined by friend of the pod Annibale to discuss the Soviets' Operation Bagration in 1944, one of the most decisive military campaigns in history. This episode, Annibale sets up the back story to Bagration: the Tehran Conference in 1943, Soviet advances into western Ukraine in later 1943 and early 1944, and some background on D-Day. First - We discuss a modern-day massacre, otherwise known as the Joe Biden debate performance. At 16:45 - We begin the background to Operation Bagration Check out these related RWN episodes with Annibale: *Annibale's Battle Of Kursk series-RWN EP #436  — Pt. 1: Introduction to the Battle of Kursk-RWN EP #439 — Pt. 2: Prokhorovka and the Nazi Retreat-RWN EP #444 — Pt 3: Myths & Memory *Annibale's Italy on the Eastern Front series-RWN EP #226 — Pt. 1: Introduction, Fascist Italy's uneasy relationship with Nazi Germany-RWN EP #227 — Pt 2: Operation Barbarossa -RWN EP #228 — Pt 3: Battle of Nikolaevka & Fascist Collapse-RWN EP #231 — Pt. 4: POWs in the USSR-RWN EP #236 — Pt. 5: The POW Legacy Total time: 1:35:24 Direct link to this episode's mp3 here * Subscribe to Radio War Nerd at patreon.com/radiowarnerd Sound production by Telescope Audio Check out the Radio War Nerd Merch store here! Order your print or ebook of John Dolan's new book Erdogan Pizza: Dispatches from a Violent & Grotesque World