Episode 519-Defeat is Always Possible. But Will it Be Today?

The History of WWII Podcast

Ray Harris Jr

Society & Culture, Education, History

4.5 • 4.5K Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2025

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Stalingrad’s defenders are pushed to the breaking point. Worse, they are only sometimes given help by Zhukov. The Germans attack again and the defense all but collapses. Fortunately, the attackers get tired and the Russians hang on. Meanwhile, while Zhukov is making moves behind the lines, certain German officers realize, how weak the Romanian divisions are. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:23.5	Episode 519, defeat is always possible, but will it be today?
1:29.4	Last time, though the Soviet defenders had solid moments, like at Pavlov's house,
1:35.6	overall, things were not improving. More of the Volga's edge had been reached by the Germans,
1:43.3	making faring over supplies and reinforcements, more dangerous. Then again, Chuikov was holding on,
1:45.3	given his lack of help.
1:50.1	But all that changed when Stalin ordered an offensive against the city's center.
1:57.1	In other words, Chuikov's carefully balanced but barely hanging in their defense was about to be wrecked.
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