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The History of WWII Podcast

Episode 490-Between Stalin's Hammer and Hitler's Anvil

The History of WWII Podcast

Ray Harris Jr

Society & Culture, Education, History

4.54.5K Ratings

🗓️ 9 October 2024

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Army Group Center commander Von Kluge goes round and round with Hitler about retreating. Hitler’s reasons become more wild, but events on the ground take over. And while Stalin is happy to take arms from the Western countries, he did all he could to make sure war would erupt between the U.S. and the Empire of Japan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:16.6

Stalin's Hammer and Hitler Zandville.

1:20.5

Last time on December 26, Army Army Group Center's commander, Von Plouge, sent a request to Hitler

1:26.4

to pull back his southern section, something to help bring continuity back to Felbers and in Ricci's forces and thus shore up the right flank.

1:36.6

Even better, Klugi wanted to pull back the entirety of Army Group Center.

1:41.2

Ben Halder, the chief of staff, was too afraid of Hitler to ask anything.

1:46.1

Sensing this, Clouge ordered the pullback himself, the entire line. The question was,

1:54.6

would it be enough? This latest pullback started on December 27th, but by December 30th, Kubler, Fourth Army's new commander,

2:01.7

was asking Klugiuge for permission for another.

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