The History of the Twentieth Century
Mark Painter Visit website › History · EN · 469 episodes · latest 2026-11-08
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Hitler interpreted Germany's military reversals as evidence of sabotage by high-ranking traitors in the German Army. He started replacing his commanders with ones who had strong Nazi credentials, whether they had…
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As Germany's military situation grew worse, its Nazi leadership--Adolf Hitler in particular--became increasingly detached from reality.
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The German Fifth Panzer Army surrounded and beseiged the US 101st Airborne Division in the Belgian town of Bastogne.
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On December 16, 1944, the German Army began a last-ditch offensive on the Western Front, triggering what became known as "The Battle of the Bulge."
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Once again, I answer questions sent in by listeners.
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On the Western Front, the Allies were probing the German defensive line. On the Eastern Front, the Red Army advanced past the 1939 border and into Germany itself.
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When the Americans landed on the Philippine island of Leyte, the Japanese Navy executed a plan intended to cut off and isolate Allied ground forces on the island.
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On October 20, 1944, Douglas MacArthur made good on his famous promise.
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Bernard Montgomery proposed a risky operation that just might have allowed the Allies to break through the German defensive line. Meanwhile, Adolf Hitler was planning a risky operation of his own.
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The Western Allied advance in August 1944 was breathtaking, but it stopped short at the German border as the German Army rebuilt its defenses and Allied supply lines became strained to the limit.
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- 44 min
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