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World War Two: Season 04

Poster for World War Two Season 4

56 episodes · premiered Jan 2, 2021

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  1. Episode 1: Week 123 - The Formation of the United Nations! - WW2 - January 2, 1942 Jan 2, 2021 · 17m At the ongoing Arcadia Conference, 26 nations sign the Declaration of the United Nations. Otherwise it is very much a week of motion and changes in motion: in the USSR the Soviets are on…
  2. Episode 2: Week 124 - Washington DC Abandons The Troops in the Field - WW2 - January 9, 1942 Jan 9, 2021 · 19m The US government realizes that it cannot send help to relieve the US and Filipino forces in the Philippines, but it does not tell those forces. Meanwhile in the USSR, a huge Red Army…
  3. Episode 3: Week 125 - German U-Boats to Strike New York - WW2 - January 16, 1942 Jan 16, 2021 · 17m Operation Pauchenslag, long-range German submarines operating just of the US Coast, kicks into action this week, as does the Japanese invasion of the Dutch East Indies. They also take…
  4. Episode 4: Week 126 - The Formalization of Extermination - The Wannsee Conference - WW2 - January 23, 1942 Jan 23, 2021 · 17m Nazi Germany's "Holocaust by Bullets" has already claimed over a million lives over the past 8 months; this week German authorities hold a conference to streamline and systematize the…
  5. Episode 5: Week 127 - Fortress Singapore Stands Alone! - WW2 - January 30, 1942 Jan 30, 2021 · 16m The Japanese advance on Singapore has gotten close enough that the British have destroyed the causeway to Singapore Island. The Japanese are also making attacks in the Solomon Islands…
  6. Episode 6: Week 128 - Pearl Harbour Avenged! - WW2 - February 6, 1942 Feb 6, 2021 · 17m The Japanese advance in Burma and the Dutch East Indies, but they've reached the end of the Malayan Campaign- Singapore, which they have under siege. They now prepare for the final…
  7. Episode 7: Week 129- German Army Surrounded: You Did Nazi That Coming! - WW2 - February 13, 1942 Feb 13, 2021 · 18m The Soviet Red Army has managed to surround some 100,000 German soldiers in the Demyansk Pocket. The Allies are surrounded in Fortress Singapore and the Japanese spend the week breaking…
  8. Episode 8: Week 130 - Britain's Worst Defeat - Singapore Falls - WW2 - February 20, 1942 Feb 20, 2021 · 17m The most humiliating defeat in British history according to Winston Churchill- 80,000 men lost as prisoners of war! Humiliated by an enemy far less numerous than themselves! There are many…
  9. Episode 9: Week 131 - Japan Destroys Allied Armada in Biggest Naval Battle in Decades - WW2 - February 27, 1942 Feb 27, 2021 · 17m The Japanese are advancing in the Dutch East Indies and Burma, brushing aside defenders, but their biggest victory this week is at sea, when they not only brush aside the ABDA Fleet, but…
  10. Episode 10: The Japanese Raid Australia and the British Raid France - March 6, 1942 Mar 6, 2021 The Japanese advance in Burma continues, threatening Rangoon, and also make landings on Java and New Guinea. They even go so far as an air raid on Broome, Australia. The British are making…
  11. Episode 11: Week 133 - Tumbling Capitals - MacArthur on the Run - WW2 - March 13, 1942 Mar 13, 2021 · 16m Rangoon in Burma falls to the invaders without a shot, the Dutch East Indies surrender 100,000 men to them at Batavia, and the Japanese land on New Guinea and begin their advance on port…
  12. Episode 12: Week 134 - Crap Tactics in the Pacific - Shall MacArthur Return? - WW2 - March 20, 1942 Mar 20, 2021 · 16m MacArthur makes one of the most iconic remarks of the whole war, but considering the fact that the Philippines seem unsalvageable, it's pretty unclear just how he'll do it, especially…
  13. Episode 13: Week 135 - New Blitzkrieg Against a Wall of 9 Million! - WW2 - March 27, 1942 Mar 27, 2021 · 16m The Allies make plans to bring the war to Germany by possibly attacking in North Africa. Holding Malta might be the key to such adventures, but it is increasingly harder to do. The Soviets…
  14. Episode 14: Week 136 - The Carpet Bombing of Germany begins - WW2 - April 3, 1942 Apr 3, 2021 · 18m Britain's campaign to firebomb the old towns of Germany where civilians reside begins in earnest this week. The British also destroy the port at St. Nazaire in commando action. In the…
  15. Episode 15: Week 137 - America Surrenders - The Fall of Bataan - April 10, 1942 Apr 10, 2021 · 16m After holding out since the beginning of the year, the American and Filipino defenders at Bataan can do so no more, and they surrender to the Japanese- the Bataan Death March for the…
  16. Episode 16: Week 138 - America Strikes Back - Tokyo in Flames - WW2 - April 18 1942 Apr 17, 2021 · 17m The Doolittle Raid is just a little bombing raid over Tokyo that doesn't do that much physical damage. It does, however, have big repercussions- partly in terms of future offensive plans…
  17. Episode 17: Week 139 - Allied Intelligence cracks Japanese codes! - WW2 - April 25, 1942 Apr 24, 2021 · 16m After last week's Doolittle Raid on Tokyo, pretty much the entire Japanese fleet is sent out looking for American ships. They do not find them, but the enormous amount of radio traffic…
  18. Episode 18: Week 140 - Japan - One Battle from Victory? - May 2, 1942 May 1, 2021 · 16m Now Burma and control of the Burma Road have fallen to the Japanese. Can nothing stop them? The Allies are thinking about maybe using the Solomon Islands as a base to build to try and…
  19. Episode 19: Week 141 - Carrier vs. Carrier - The Battle of Coral Sea - WW2 - May 9, 1942 May 8, 2021 · 19m This week sees a major clash between the naval forces of the Japanese and the Allies. Both sides take big damage, though on the tactical level it is a victory for the Japanese…
  20. Episode 20: Week 142 - Joseph Stalin Jumps the Gun - May 16, 1942 May 15, 2021 · 16m The Soviets pre-empt a German offensive with one of their own in the south of the Eastern Front, but that's not the only fighting. The skies over Malta and the waters of the Gulf of St…
  21. Episode 21: Week 143 - AF is short of fresh water - WW2 - May 23, 1942 May 22, 2021 · 16m Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov arrives in London to meet with Churchill, but at home in the USSR the Germans have launched an instantly successful offensive. In North Africa and Malta the…
  22. Episode 22: Week 144 - Rommel's Desert Dash - The Whole Bloody Afrika Korps! - Gazala - WW2 - May 30, 1942 May 29, 2021 · 17m Erwin Rommel begins his surprise new offensive with "Rommel's Moonlight Ride", bringing all of his mighty mobile units to the fray in North Africa, while in the Pacific, dozens of warships…
  23. Episode 23: Week 145a - Midway, pt.1 - Clash of the Titans - June 5, 1942 Jun 5, 2021 · 20m The supposedly surprise Japanese operations against Midway Atoll and the Aleutian Islands kick-off, but they don't know that Allied intelligence has cracked their codes. As the Japanese…
  24. Episode 24: Week 145b - Germany to Strike Strongest Fortress in the World - WW2 - June 6, 1942 Jun 6, 2021 · 17m Midway isn't the only fight right now. Germany is trying to crack the mighty fortress of Sevastopol and take the whole Crimea. In North Africa, Rommel is routing the Allies, but in Malta…
  25. Episode 25: Week 145c - Midway pt.2 - A New War? - WW2 - June 7, 1942 Jun 7, 2021 · 18m We left off last time with several burning behemoths. Watch today to see the action that follows, not just on the high seas, but also in Alaska. We also turn to Washington DC and Tokyo and…
  26. Episode 26: Week 146 - Sevastopol Must Fall! - WW2 - June 13, 1942 Jun 12, 2021 · 17m It's a week of starts and stops. The Battle of Sevastopol kicks into high gear, and the Battle of Gazala enters its third phase. And what is going on in the Pacific just one week after…
  27. Episode 27: Week 147 - Tobruk: A second siege? - WW2 - June 20, 1942 Jun 19, 2021 · 16m Two convoys head from opposite ends of the Mediterranean to supply Malta, hoping to run interference for each other, and the Battle of Sevastopol continues as the Axis slowly wear down the…
  28. Episode 28: Week 148 - Fall Blau Starts...or Does it? - WW2 - June 26, 1942 Jun 26, 2021 · 18m Fall Blau, the huge Axis summer offensive in the Soviet Union, is supposed to being this, but is postponed to next. The smaller Operation Fridericus II does begin though, and what dos…
  29. Episode 29: Week 149 - Fall Blau Begins, Stalin Caught off Guard Again - WW2 - July 3, 1942 Jul 3, 2021 · 19m It's that time of the year again- the time when the Axis Powers drive deep into the Soviet Union. Fall Blau is the name of this year's huge offensive, and it begins this week, making great…
  30. Episode 30: Week 150 - Fall Blau - A Victim of Its Own Success? - WW2 - July 10, 1942 Jul 10, 2021 · 20m Adolf Hitler is not happy, and yet phase one of Fall Blau has accomplished all of its goals and done so ahead of the timetable. However, the Soviet Army in 1942 is not the same as that in…
  31. Episode 31: Week 151 - Stalingrad Now a Primary Objective?! - Hitler's Chaotic Directives - WW2 - July 17, 1942 Jul 17, 2021 · 16m The second phase of Fall Blau begins with second guessing by the Axis Powers and constant changes in directive. The Soviet Union's response to the successes of the first phase of Fall Blau…
  32. Episode 32: Week 152 - Wehrmacht Conquers 250 Miles of Nothing - WW2 - July 24, 1942 Jul 24, 2021 · 19m The Soviets keep withdrawing from the advancing Axis forces, and Hitler keeps issuing contrary orders to try and stop that, with the results that logistics are getting screwed up and the…
  33. Episode 33: Week 152B - How Hitler Created the World's Worst Traffic Jam - WW2 - July 27, 1942 Jul 27, 2021 · 14m "I said DAMN, this traffic jam... How I hate to be late, hurts my motor to go so slow. Time I get home my supper be cold. Damn, this traffic jam." (James Taylor, the Eastern Front, 1942)
  34. Episode 34: Week 153 - Not a Step Back! - Wehrmacht Closes in on Stalingrad - WW2 - July 31, 1942 Jul 31, 2021 · 18m Operation Edelweiss opens with a blast, and as the Wehrmacht closes in on Stalingrad, Stalin issues that famous order. There aren't just big actions in the East, the Japanese have landed…
  35. Episode 35: Week 154 - Guadalcanal - Allies Take the Initiative - August 7, 1942 Aug 7, 2021 · 17m The Axis Forces are on the move on the Eastern Front and in the Caucasus, but this week the Allies begin an offensive of their own: this week come Allied landings and attacks on…
  36. Episode 36: Week 155 - No Soviet Oil for Hitler - WW2 - August 14, 1942 Aug 14, 2021 · 20m The Axis advance into the Caucasus is going great... except the oil towns they take have no oil, and wasn't that the whole purpose? Meanwhile in the Pacific, the US Navy is suffering…
  37. Episode 37: Week 156 - Swastika Raised on Highest Point in Europe - WW2 - August 21, 1942 Aug 21, 2021 · 18m The Axis advance in the Caucasus takes Mt. Elbrus, and the one on Stalingrad continues, and there are several raids of note this week- a Japanese one on Guadalcanal is destroyed, an Allied…
  38. Episode 38: Week 157 - Yamamoto: Midway Round Two? - World War Two - August 28, 1942 Aug 28, 2021 · 23m The Battle of the Eastern Solomons takes place this week- another carrier battle. As for the Germans, they're advancing on Stalingrad, slowing down in the Caucasus, and Erwin Rommel is…
  39. Episode 39: Week 158 - This War is Three Years Old - WW2 - September 4, 1942 Sep 4, 2021 · 18m As the war turns three there is is no slacking in the fighting. Erwin Rommel launches another Axis attack in North Africa, but it is foiled in only days, though the Axis are advancing in…
  40. Episode 40: Week 159 - Hitler Finally Fed Up with his Army - WW2 - September 11, 1942 Sep 11, 2021 · 15m Adolf Hitler sacks Wilhelm List, Army Group Commander in the Caucasus. His replacement does not have military command experience. The fighting there is still successful this week, though…
  41. Episode 41: Week 159B - Stalingrad, Hitler's Obsession - WW2 - September 13, 1942 Sep 18, 2021 · 13m Here's an extra weekly episode for you. The suburbs of Stalingrad have fallen and the fight for the city proper is about to begin, but before it does, three conferences take place that…
  42. Episode 42: Week 160 - Stalingrad Falls? - WW2 - September 18, 1942 Sep 18, 2021 · 20m It's a big week, but by now they all are. The fighting in Stalingrad is intense, the fighting on Guadalcanal is intense, and the US loses a carrier in the Pacific. And the German quest for…
  43. Episode 43: Week 161 - Stalingrad, Factory by Factory, Room by Room - WW2 - September 25, 1942 Sep 25, 2021 · 17m Franz Halder, German Army Chief of Staff since the war began, loses his job this week, but the offensive this summer has failed to gain any of its objectives and someone has to take the…
  44. Episode 44: Week 162 - This is Russia, The Soviet Thermopylae - WW2 - October 2, 1942 Oct 2, 2021 · 19m The fighting for Stalingrad continues, but the Soviets forces are split and the Volga is on fire. In the Caucasus, the Axis forces for the most part are being held in check- at one point a…
  45. Episode 45: Week 163 - Stalingrad Thunderdome: Paulus vs. Chuikov! - WW2 - October 9, 1942 Oct 9, 2021 · 18m Things are looking pretty grim for Vassily Chuikov's 62nd Army in Stalingrad this week, as the German 6th Army launches its biggest series of attacks so far. The Axis are unable to get…
  46. Episode 46: Week 164 - Stalingrad, Stalingrad, No Retreat! - WW2 - October 16, 1942 Oct 16, 2021 · 20m The Americans win a naval victory off Guadalcanal and even manage to reinforce the Marines there with the first Army units to arrive, but as the week ends the Japanese launch a major…
  47. Episode 47: Week 165 - Showdown at El Alamein - WW2 - October 23, 1942 Oct 23, 2021 · 18m Could this be the beginning of the big break in North Africa? The Allies have the men, the armor, and the fuel... they just have to deal with the Axis minefields to try and get started…
  48. Episode 48: Week 166 - Nazi General Dies of Heart Attack - WW2 - October 30, 1942 Oct 30, 2021 · 20m The Allies may be on the verge of a breakthrough in North Africa, but they're losing at sea to the Japanese this week, and the Axis are also advancing in the Caucasus, though the street by…
  49. Episode 49: Week 167 - The Allies Break Through! - WW2 - November 6, 1942 Nov 6, 2021 · 18m After all these months of fighting, the British 8th Army breaks through Erwin Rommel's Axis positions in North Africa, but the Allies have even bigger plans for that theater of war- a huge…
  50. Episode 50: Week 168 - Axis and Allies Both Invade France - WW2 - November 13, 1942 Nov 13, 2021 · 22m Operation Torch goes off this week, the Allied invasion of French Northwest Africa, but this prompts the Germans to invade European France. This is the Allies first combined major…
  51. Episode 51: Week 169 - The Red Army Kicks Ass - Operation Uranus! - WW2 - November 20th, 1942 Nov 20, 2021 · 19m After months of stubborn defense the time has finally come for the Soviet Counterstroke, but is it in time to save Stalingrad? And can the Allies reach Tunis and take all of North Africa…
  52. Episode 52: Week 170 - Bigger Than Uranus? - Mars - WW2 - November 27, 1942 Nov 27, 2021 · 21m Last week’s counterattack was just the beginning, for the Soviets launch another giant offensive this week. And things look bad for the Axis powers in the south of the USSR. Meanwhile in…
  53. Episode 53: Week 171 - Axis Armies Facing Starvation - WW2 - December 4, 1942 Dec 4, 2021 · 19m The Soviets have launched offensives on the entire eastern front and by now hundreds of thousands of men are surrounded at Stalingrad. The Japanese win a battle at sea, but are losing a…
  54. Episode 54: Week 172 - One Year Since Pearl Harbour - WW2 - December 11, 1942 Dec 11, 2021 · 20m The Japanese try and fail to supply their starving soldiers. The Allies fail to break through in Tunisia and New Guinea. The fighting in the USSR is bloody, but the Axis prepare for a new…
  55. Episode 55: Week 173 - Guadalcanal Life Expectancy: 30 Days - WW2 - December 18, 1942 Dec 18, 2021 · 17m Just a few weeks ago massive offensives were launched in North Africa and the Soviet Union, against the Axis. These operations and offensives have now morphed into fully fledged campaigns…
  56. Episode 56: Week 174 - A Red Christmas - WW2 - December 25, 1942 Dec 25, 2021 · 19m The Soviet offensive Operation Mars is over; it has failed, but Operation Little Saturn has been such a success that the Axis are forced to cancel their own Operation, Winter Storm, which…