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Extermination Begins at Auschwitz - March 1942, pt. 1

March 11, 2021

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The crackdown on 'undesired' ethnic populations in the Balkans continues as Mario Roatta issues 'Circular 3C'. The Germans kill 5000 German Jews in the 'Dünamünde Action', and the Japanese purge the Chinese communities of Singapore in the 'Sook Ching' massacre. Additionally, the new camp of Auschwitz Birkenau opens its doors in Poland.

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World War Two: Season 0 - 101 Episode s

0x107 - Ecuadorian-Peruvian War: The War That Had Nothing to do with World War Two
September 10, 2020
While the Second World War grows ever more destructive, some nations take advantage of the global chaos to settle old disputes. In Peru and Ecuador, long standing territorial disputes turn violent.
0x108 - Tanks of the Red Army in 1941: Medium and Heavy Tanks, by the Chieftain
September 15, 2020
Chieftain returns to the World War Two channel this week for Part 2 of his deep-dive into the Soviet armor in the first months of war on the Eastern Front. This week, the focus is on medium and heavy tanks.
0x109 - Édith Piaf during World War Two, Kerensky, & the German Journey to N. Africa
September 17, 2020
How did Alexander Kerensky react towards the invasion of the Soviet Union? How were French musicians working during the war? How did Germans get to Africa in 1940? Find out from Indy the answers to all these questions in Out of the Foxholes!
0x110 - The Man in Monty's Shadow - Claude Auchinleck
September 22, 2020
Claude Auchinleck put military matters over that of politics. Although this angered some, mainly Churchill, Auchinleck still found himself in India, and later facing down Rommel in North Africa.
0x111 - Resistance is Futile in Nazi Europe - September 1941, Part 1
September 25, 2020
In the first half of September, Nazi murder campaigns in Vilnius and the Pripet Marshes continue. In the rest of Europe, the Germans tighten their grip on the occupied countries, taking away media privileges and further restricting the freedoms of Jewish populations.
0x112 - America First - Patriots or Nazis?
September 29, 2020
In 1941, the question of whether America should join the European War still isn't settled. Different groups whip up opposition to it, and those such as the America First Committee seem suspiciously sympathetic to Hitler's message and cause.
0x113 - The Rape of Humanity at Babi Yar
October 1, 2020
Killing Jews by the thousands becomes the main way of eradicating the Jews in Eastern Europe in August and September 1941. The Mass Murder at Babi Yar in Kiev is yet another escalation in that process.
0x114 - Keeping up with the Bonapartes, Sino-German relations and Barbarossa news
October 7, 2020
What were the Bonapartes up to during World War Two? How were the German casualties of Operation Barbarossa reported, if at all, in Germany? And what exactly was the relationship between China and Germany in World War Two? Join Indy in the Chair of Infinite Wisdom to find out.
0x115 - Yugoslav Resistance and Serb Collaboration in 1941
October 8, 2020
Resistance has been brewing since the Axis invasion in April 1941. Multiple resistance groups fight for very different reasons and with different methods. When they launch a big offensive against the occupier, lines between friend and foe become blurry.
0x116 - Wolfpack Killers - U-Boat Tactics
October 13, 2020
German U-Boats were a big threat to Allied shipping across the Atlantic. New inventions and tactics triggered a race to outsmart the opponent, dramatically changing the tides of the Battle of the Atlantic every few months.
0x117 - The Wehrmacht is Not Clean! - October 1941 Pt 1
October 15, 2020
The Wehrmacht is deeply involved with the Nazis' War Against Humanity. They are complicit in the murder of thousands of Jews in the 'Holocaust of Bullets', and the severe treatment of Soviet Prisoners of War. In October 1941, Wehrmacht General Walther von Reichenau issues the 'Severity Order', taking away any ambiguity there may be as to the Wehrmacht's vision.
0x118 - The First Liberation From Nazism - The Republic of Užice
October 20, 2020
When the Yugoslav Partisans and Chetniks liberate a large part of modern-day Serbia, the Partisans found the Republic of Užice, complete with its own governmental structure, education and cultural policy and weapons factory.
0x119 - On Stalin's Secret Service - Richard Sorge
October 22, 2020
A spy who is famous for warning Stalin about Hitler's plan to invade the Soviet Union. But he was so much more than that. His fascinating life begins in the Cacuausases and eventually leads him to Tokyo.
0x120 - Cranking This War Up to Eleven - Hideki Tojo
October 28, 2020
A man who was both Japan's War Minister and Prime Minister, who played a large role in escalating the already daunting scale of the war in China to a world war against multiple world powers. We learn about his life from his birth in Tokyo in 1884 to his execution at Sugamo prison in Tokyo in 1948.
0x121 - The Banality of Death - October 1941 Pt. 2
October 29, 2020
French resistance members liquidate a high-ranking German officer, triggering a series of retaliatory actions by the German occupiers. Meanwhile, actions in the 'Holocaust of Bullets' continue in the east as German forces move further into the USSR, taking Odessa.
0x122 - How Mighty is the Red Army?
November 3, 2020
Hitler and German High Command had expected the invasion of the Soviet Union to be an easy victory and for the Red Army to quickly collapse. Yet here we are, with millions of Soviet soldiers captured, wounded or killed and the Red Army still holding fast.
0x123 - An American Globalist - Cordell Hull
November 5, 2020
Cordell Hull is the face of American diplomacy in 1941 as it navigates the precarious road to war against Imperial Japan.
0x124 - How To Kill 15,000 People in One Day - November 1941 Pt 1
November 10, 2020
As German troops pull into eastern Ukraine, locals fight back in any way they can. Some of them have been the target of Soviet brutalization for decades. For many who are deemed 'enemy of the Third Reich', the first two weeks of November 1941 are their last, as the 'Holocaust of Bullets' continues.
0x125 - Pearl Harbor- Minute by Minute - Official Teaser!
November 12, 2020
December 7th is one of the pivotal dates in world history. That day, Japan launched offensives all over Southeast Asia and the Pacific to secure the resources that embargo had denied them. They also- more famously- launched a surprise attack against the American Pacific Fleet at anchor at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii- the only naval power with any realistic chance of stopping them. The United States was neutral, but this "Day of Infamy" brought the US very much into World War Two. We are covering the events of that day for five hours in real time as they happen, and have recreated many of the action sequences in collaboration with World of Warships using their game engine. It's going to be very cool; it's going to be very good; and it's going to happen December 7th.
0x126 - Deception and Dust-ups - Desert Warfare Tactics
November 18, 2020
When Allies and Axis clash on the deserts of North Africa, harsh and unique conditions force them to develop new tactics. From misdirection to new ways to move across the desert, all to gain an advantage over the enemy.
0x127 - Patton marches on Shreveport, Romania vs. USSR, and Free French intelligence
November 19, 2020
How did the non-German Axis fare against the Soviet Union? What was the intelligence agency of the Free French like? And what were the Louisiana Maneuvers? All these questions are answered in this edition of Out of the Foxholes.
0x128 - Switzerland: Neutral or Nazi Ally?
November 24, 2020
After the fall of France in June 1940, neutral Switzerland found itself surrounded on all sides by a hostile expansionist power. The small nation would have been a valuable possession but the jaws of the Reich hesitated to swallow it. How did Switzerland manage to exit the conflict intact and largely unscathed?
0x129 - Japanese Plague Bombs - November 1941, Pt. 2
November 26, 2020
Japanse deploys Biological Weapons in China, leading to un unspecified number of deaths. Meanwhile, European Jews from Germany and their occupied territories are deported to Eastern Europe, where Jews are already being killed by the thousands.
0x130 - The Nazis: Most Notorious Art Thieves in History
December 1, 2020
During their occupation of large parts of Europe, the Nazis systematically looted foreign countries for art, gold and other items holding financial or cultural value. Often for any larger purpose, but for their own, egocentric, criminal gain.
0x131 - A Japanese Bureaucratic Mess
December 3, 2020
Contrary to popular belief, Imperial Japan was not an absolute monarchy marching (or sailing) to war with singular vision and purpose. Rather, it was a dysfunctional government of competing factions, players and interests.
0x132 - Pearl Harbor and the Global War Against Humanity - December 1941, Part 1
December 11, 2020
December 1941 marks the shift to a new chapter in the War Against Humanity. New fronts open up, exposing millions more to the horrors of war. Other developments continue their path of continuous escalation.
0x133 - The NKVD: from Pen-Pushers to Communist Hit Squads
December 15, 2020
The NKVD started out as your regular old Ministry of the Interior. But over time, they grew out to a hugely influential and highly lethal weapon for some of the Soviet Union's leaders.
0x134 - The Warlords of the United Nations
December 17, 2020
Following the German declaration of war on America on the 11th of December 1941, Britain gained an invaluable ally. Securing a joint military command between the new partnership will be central to its success, the question is, how can this be achieved?
0x135 - Kido Butai: Terror of the Pacific
December 22, 2020
Kido Butai was the fleet that launched the surprise attack on the US Pacific Fleet at anchor at Pearl Harbor and followed that up with a string of victories in 1942. But how was it commanded, both as a whole and in the high and even mid level command? Today we'll look at that.
0x136 - Christmas with Adolf Hitler - December 1941, Part 2
December 24, 2020
Christmas 1941. A holiday season in a year of darkness and suffering, where Hitler celebrates his own greatness as the world goes up in flames.
0x137 - Waking the Sleeping Giant - America Prepares for War
January 12, 2021
As the United States enter World War Two, a huge industrial giant awakens from hibernation. This episode covers Industrial Mobilization plans, their execution, and their potential.
0x138 - Germany Bankrupts Greece - Countless Die in Famine – January 1942 - pt. 1
January 14, 2021
The early weeks of 1942 show how much of a global War Against Humanity this really is. People in occupied zones across the globe suffer under the boot of their tormentors. In Greece, thousands die in a famine, while repressive tactics claim the lives of many more in the Balkans. The Holocaust continues in cities and the extermination camp of Chełmno, while the Japanese army wreaks havoc in South-East Asia as they advance on Allied positions.
0x139 - Hitler Never Gave the Order - So Who Did?
January 19, 2021
The structure of decision-making in the Nazi Party and the German government is clouded in ambiguity and implicit power-structures. We explore how this leads to a. rat-race, resulting in an endless spiral of irrational decisions and violence.
0x140 - Japan’s Only Pacific “Ally” – Phibun’s Thailand
January 21, 2021
Thailand's prime minister and de-facto dictator Plaek Phibunsongkhram imported European fascism, nationalism and militarism to his country. But when Japan's threat to South-East Asia became imminent, Phibun didn't know what to do. His story is one of utter indecisiveness and opportunism.
0x141 - Behind the Scenes of WW2 - TimeGhost Cribs
January 26, 2021
This week we will start a series of videos where you get to know the team that makes this magnificent content.
0x142 - Japan's Big Asian Gamble
January 27, 2021
Access to scarce natural resources and labor was a big reason for the Japanese to invade numerous South-East Asian countries. But was that necessary? And did the benefits outweigh the risk? Let's find out!
0x143 - Pearl Harbor - the Making of a Stupid, Fun Project
January 27, 2021
In our second episode of TimeGHost WW2 Cribs we have a look at some behind the scenes footage and we get to see Iryna host in Ukrainian.
0x144 - Did 90 Minutes Decide the Fate of the Jews? - The Wannsee Conference – January 1942 Pt. 2
January 28, 2021
To most, the Wannsee Conference is synonymous with the moment the Holocaust started. In fact, the meeting is mainly designed to formalise policy, and to involve political and governmental organisations in the crime.
0x145 - Just Following Orders? - Death Camp Commandants
February 2, 2021
All Nazi transit, concentration, labour and extermination camps were led by Nazi officers. In this episode, we're taking a look at some of them to see what kind of people rose to those positions and what impact they made.
0x146 - Where Hitler’s Moustache Came From, Kurds in WW2, and Germans in Italy
February 4, 2021
Where is Kurdistan and how were it's people involved in World War Two? Did Germany try to annex South Tyrol from Italy? And why did Hitler have that Moustache? Find out in this episode of Out of the Foxholes.
0x147 - Spies and Ties Teaser
February 8, 2021
Astrid, our producer and Queen of F-ing Everything asked you guys if you wanted spy stories. Well... you did. Also, today we start auctioning off Indy's ties every week. See the pinned comment for more info.
0x148 - One Advantage of Swiss Neutrality: LSD! - Reading Comments
February 9, 2021
Another edition of Across the Airwaves, where Indy and Sparty look at interesting and unique comments from our videos. In this episode, they look at gentlemanly declarations of war, Partisan memories, and LSD.
0x149 - Britain Chooses War Crimes - RAF Strategic Bombing Part 1 – February 1942
February 11, 2021
As the winter of 1942 continues, many Soviet civilians suffer under the German Siege of Leningrad. Meanwhile, the British are shifting their bombing strategy from targeting factories to targeting homes.
0x150 - Communist Amazons - Women of the Red Army
February 16, 2021
Hundreds of thousands of Soviet Women were deployed in the Red Army and Red Navy during World War Two. They served in a multitude of functions, from traditional roles like nurses to roles previously associated with men. They were pilots, snipers, tank-crews, and fought on the very front of the lines.
0x151 - Quislings! - Traitors of World War Two
February 18, 2021
The name of Norwegian National Socialist Politician Vidkun Quisling became synonymous with 'traitor' and 'collaborator'. In this gallery episode, we'll cover some of the most prominent Quislings in World War Two.
0x152 - Japan's Biological Terror! - The Horror of Unit 731
February 23, 2021
As one of the few nations during World War Two, Japan made expensive use of biological and chemical weapons, both on and off the battlefield. Unit 731 is their special bio-warfare department, which conducts testing on living human civilians.
0x153 - US Detention, Nazi Deportation, and Death in the East – February 1942, Pt 2
February 25, 2021
Franklin D. Roosevelt signs an order to intern all Japanese-American citizens on the West Coast of the United States, while the Italians open up new concentration camps to deal with their ethnic enemies in the Balkans. At the same time, a large group of Jews attempts to escape Europe by boat, with disastrous consequences.
0x154 - Geishas: World War Two Prostitutes or Entertainers?
March 2, 2021
The geisha class has long been a feature of Japanese society. In the 1920s, they were caught between the struggle for women's liberation and the rising sexual demand of powerful men. This crossfire only becomes more intense as war sweeps the Pacific.
0x155 - Colonial Troops Saving Their Masters
March 4, 2021
Without the incredible support and sacrifice of troops from British and French colonies, the Allies would be having an even harder time withstanding the Axis onslaught. This episode looks at their formation and their fighting style.
0x156 - Where Great Men Were Made: American Officer Training
March 9, 2021
West Point and Annapolis are two of the most iconic military academies in America - maybe even the world. The two institutions have produced the men who are leading America's fight against the Axis powers.
0x157 - Extermination Begins at Auschwitz - March 1942, pt. 1
March 11, 2021
The crackdown on 'undesired' ethnic populations in the Balkans continues as Mario Roatta issues 'Circular 3C'. The Germans kill 5000 German Jews in the 'Dünamünde Action', and the Japanese purge the Chinese communities of Singapore in the 'Sook Ching' massacre. Additionally, the new camp of Auschwitz Birkenau opens its doors in Poland.
0x158 - Sunny Beaches, Fascist Leaders, and Nazi Spies
March 16, 2021
South-America is home to one of Germany's most effective spy-networks. In Operation Bolivar, dozens of German operatives transmit information from and to the USA, Brazil, Argentina, and other South and Central American countries, giving the Abwehr and SD access to crucial information on politics, economics, and military business.
0x159 - Did Soviet Soldiers Ever Get Time Off?
March 18, 2021
Ever wonder if the Kriegsmarine saw any action in the Pacific Ocean? Or if the average Soviet soldier ever get a vacation from the most destructive conflict in the history of humanity? You can find out the answers in this episode of Out of the Foxholes!
0x160 - Eichmann: Mass Murderer or Train Conductor?
March 23, 2021
Adolf Eichmann was one of the masterminds behind the 'Final Solution of the Jewish Question'. Or was he? In his trial, he argued to be merely a bureaucrat who was following orders. This episode attempts to shine a light on the real role of this controversial figure.
0x161 - Fifty Families Murdered Every Hour - March 1942, pt. 2
March 25, 2021
A report on the effect of strategic bombing called the 'Dehousing Paper' is spread to justify the targeting of the civilian population of Germany. In Poland, one by one, extermination camps are starting construction. This month, a new one is finished, named Belzec. Here, Jews and other minority undesirables from Poland are gassed.
0x162 - British Commandos - Men of the Hunter Class
March 30, 2021
After the German take over continental Europe, the British invent the commando, a new soldier type to raid and harass German installations in occupied Europe.
0x163 - Victory at any Cost? - Allied Censorship
April 1, 2021
Censorship was not just a practice in totalitarian regimes. During World War Two, democratic liberties in Allied countries often clashed with propaganda and restrictions of the press.
0x164 - Hitler and Stalin's Child Soldiers: The Hitler Youth and KOMSOMOL
April 6, 2021
Patriotism and war enthusiasm sweeps through the totalitarian countries in the run-up to the second world war. This doesn´t leave out children either, who are supposed to become the prime soldiers of the future.
0x165 - Leading the Resistance
April 8, 2021
Under the violent occupation by Axis forces, dozens all over the globe resisted or took up arms to fight for the survival of their nation, ethnicity, ideology or ideals.
0x166 - War Stories We Didn't Get to Tell
April 13, 2021
Another edition of Across the Airwaves, where Indy, Sparty, and Astrid look at interesting and unique comments from our videos. In this episode, some amazing war stories that we didn't get to tell.
0x167 - The Bataan Death March Begins – April 1942, Pt 1
April 15, 2021
Malta and British cities are victim to German bombs, while the Japanese advance in Burma causes a refugee crisis. In the Philippines, 80,000 Allied POWs walk the Bataan Death March.
0x168 - What Happens after WW2, and get Collectibles!
April 17, 2021
Indy, Sparty, and Astrid discuss TimeGhost after WW2, and the launch of our new TimeGhost Collectibles.
0x169 - Hitler's Money and How He Stole It
April 20, 2021
On paper, Hitler never made a lot of money. Yet he became one of the wealthiest people of his time. This is how he stole his fortune.
0x170 - Taiwan Under Occupation, Axis Solidarity, and U-Boats in the Med
April 22, 2021
Ever wonder what life was like in Taiwan during the Second World War? Or if German U-Boats were active in the Mediterranean? You can find out the answers in this episode of Out of the Foxholes!
0x171 - The Royals at War
April 27, 2021
From inspiring their subjects to plotting international strategy, the world's monarchies still have a crucial role to play in their country's war effort during the Second World War. As you'll find out, some sovereigns are much more successful at this than others.
0x172 - The Horrors of Partisan Warfare – April 1942, Pt 2
April 29, 2021
April 1942 sees bombing campaigns in Germany and Britain, as well as German anti-partisan actions in the Balkans and Eastern Europe.
0x173 - The Greatest Spy Story Almost Never Told
May 4, 2021
A spy story almost forgotten to history that is key to understanding the espionage campaign that was waged as Hitler, Stalin, Roosevelt, and Churchill publicly directed the frontlines. Coming together here are the histories of cryptography, Nazi double-agents, and nuclear weapons.
0x174 - The Nazi Invasion of Canada?!
May 6, 2021
What would happen if Nazi Germany invaded Canada? You don't need to imagine. In 1942, the government of Mackenzie King launch a propaganda effort that simulates Canada falling under Hitler's yoke. Why? For the war economy of course!
0x175 - The World's First Lady - Eleanor Roosevelt
May 11, 2021
She is much more than the wife of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and once she tasted political life, she soon followed her own interests, changing what it means to be a politician's wife.
0x176 - 100,000 Dead British Subjects in Burma – May 1942, Pt 1
May 13, 2021
A large number of European and asian inhabitants of South-East Asia are locked up in Japanese prison camps, while in Burma, a big refugee crisis claims the lives of thousands. In Auschwitz-Birkenau and Sobibor, gassing Jews on an immense scale begins.
0x177 - Racism of the US Army - Fighting for Freedom?
May 18, 2021
While the US was fighting for freedom and liberty across the globe, their home country and armies are still deeply segregated, causing minority groups in the USA to fight not one but two wars.
0x178 - Life Inside a Japanese PoW Camp
May 20, 2021
The inhuman, torturous, and deadly Japanese PoW Camps famous from “Bridge over the River Kwai,” “Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence,” “Empire of the Sun,” and more recently “Unbroken” are a world of abuse and mistreatment managed by willfully incompetent and sadistically brutal men.
0x179 - The Great All-Out Battle - Naval Warfare in the Pacific
May 25, 2021
Before the infamous day that was Pearl Harbor, US and Japanese military planners worked to envision what a future war in the Pacific would look like. With the entire region now a war zone, it is time to put their theories to the test. Watch the video to find out what these are.
0x180 - The Plot to Kill Hitler's Hangman - Operation Anthropoid – May 1942, Pt 2
May 27, 2021
Arthur Harris and his RAF Bombers carry out a massive bombing raid on Cologne. Meanwhile, one of the architects of the Holocaust, Reinhard Heydrich is the target of a spectacular assassination attempt.
0x181 - How Hitler Manipulated Germany into Committing Genocide
June 1, 2021
In the wrong hands, propaganda is a powerful tool that can trick whole countries into supporting a dictator, go to war, or even commit genocide.
0x182 - Midway on the path from Hell to Heaven - this weekend!
June 3, 2021
The war is getting bigger and bigger, and we must grow with it. That's where the TimeGhost Army, our tie auctions, and our collectibles store comes in.
0x183 - Do the Nazis Have Atomic Bombs?
June 8, 2021
All belligerents are working hard to develop a powerful nuclear super-weapon. The Americans wonder how far along the Germans are, and send in their spies.
0x184 - Is Finland an Ally of Nazi Germany? - Carl Gustaf Mannerheim
June 10, 2021
Carl Gustaf Mannerheim is a national hero after his service in everything from the Finnish Civil War to the Winter War. But did he plan a war of aggression with Nazi Germany against the Soviet Union? And if so, did Hitler and Stalin even give him any choice in the matter?
0x185 - By Sea, By Land - A Global History of the Marines
June 15, 2021
Naval infantrymen have long been a feature of warfare. In the build-up to 1939, they took on new functions and tactics. The Royal Marines, the US Marine Corps, Black Death, Kaiheidan, and more are ready for all-out amphibious warfare in the Pacific Theatre and beyond.
0x186 - Heydrich, Architect of the Holocaust, Dies – June 1942, Pt. 1
June 17, 2021
Reinhard Heydrich is fighting for his life, as the hunt of his assassins continues. Meanwhile, news of the nazi atrocities starts to reach the Allied countries.
0x187 - The RAF and Luftwaffe Bombers of Western Europe
June 22, 2021
What aircraft are being sent out by commanders like Hermann Göring and Arthur Harris to blitz and firebomb enemy cities? Watch the video to learn the specs of the Handley Page Halifax, Avro Lancaster, Junkers Ju-88, Dornier Do-17, Dornier Do-217, and Heinkel He-111 as they fly in their respective 1,000 Bomber Raids and Baedeker Blitz.
0x188 - The Birth of the Manhattan Project
June 24, 2021
When nuclear fission was discovered, scientists theorized if it could be used in an atom bomb. Thus, American Army sets up one of the biggest research projects in history: The Manhattan Project.
0x189 - The Red Orchestra - The Nazi-Soviet Spy Dance
June 29, 2021
An extensive network of spies and radio operators are gathering intelligence and sending it to Moscow from Western Europe. They are a colourful group of people who go by the name of Die Rote Kapelle, or Red Orchestra.
0x190 - Operation Barbarossa Time-Lapse Map - Eastern Front 1941-1942
June 30, 2021
A year ago we covered the largest invasion in history: Operation Barbarossa - the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union. Here is the time-lapse map of the whole one year campaign in the USSR.
0x191 - Japan's Institutionalization of Rape – June 1942, Pt. 2
July 1, 2021
During the occupation of South-East Asia, Japan builds a large system of institutionalized rape to 'keep their soldiers happy'. Meanwhile, Allied refugees from Burma find a safe haven in India, but for some, hardship continues.
0x192 - Poland's Forgotten Spy War against the Nazis
July 6, 2021
The Polish played a big part in cracking the Enigma codes. From there, the Polish spy and intelligence operation became even bigger.
0x193 - The Western Warlords of Asian Armies
July 8, 2021
From the Battle of Shanghai to the Burma Campaign and beyond, Western military advisors have played a big role in the actions of East Asian armies in the Pacific Theatre. Watch the videos to learn the stories of Joseph Stilwell, Claire Lee Chennault, the Flying Tigers, the Chindits, and more.
0x194 - Jewish Luftwaffe Officers, Allied POW's, and Vichy Islands Near Canada
July 13, 2021
How did Germans with Jewish heritage still serve in the Luftwaffe? And what happened to the Allied POW's from the German invasions of France and Belgium? And what the hell happened with those tiny Vichy islands near Canada? We answer all of this in today's Out of the Foxholes.
0x195 - Forced Sterilization Experiments Begin at Auschwitz - July 1942, Pt 1
July 15, 2021
Operation Millennium is discontinued, while in Poland the Auschwitz Birkenau camp starts to systematically gas thousands of people a week. Some who aren't murdered on arrival are subjected to horrific medical and sterilization experiments.
0x196 - The Abwehr: The Trojan Horse in Nazi Germany
July 20, 2021
The Abwehr was the German military intelligence agency during World War Two. At the same time, it was the home of some high-ranking anti-nazi resistance members.
0x197 - FDR Knew about Pearl Harbor?!
July 22, 2021
Here is another installment of Across the Airwaves where Indy and Sparty take the opportunity to directly address some of the comments left by our community. In this episode, we take a look at some of the more controversial comments left on our videos.
0x198 - Eastern Front Deployments, July 1942
July 25, 2021
It is what it says it is, the front line deployments of the Axis and Soviet forces in the Southern Part of the Eastern Front in late July 1942. Hitler's forces invading, and Josef Stalin's on defense.
0x199 - The 100 Deadliest Days of the Holocaust Begin... - July 1942, Pt. 2
July 29, 2021
The extermination camps of Operation Reinhard are ready to start killing hundreds of thousands of inhabitants of the Warsaw Ghetto, starting the deadliest 100 days of the Holocaust.
0x200 - Oil - Hitler's Only Chance to Win the War?
August 3, 2021
Well, we all know by know that the Wehrmacht is driving into the Caucasus to try and take the Soviet oilfields, but how bad is their oil situation, actually? And how will they get it out of the ground if the Soviets sabotage the fields and wells? What exactly is the plan? Let's find out.
0x201 - Shostakovich: Stalin's Composer?
August 5, 2021
Leningrad’s Dmitri Shostakovich has risen from a child prodigy to be one of the Soviet Union’s most celebrated composers, having rescued his career from Stalin’s interference along the way. Desperate to defend Russia after the German invasion, he fights back, not with a rifle, but with music.
0x202 - The Black Markets of World War Two
August 6, 2021
With the scarce food supply brought about by war, many turn to the black market and its astronomic prices as supplements. It is a place for opportunists and patriotic protesters, but mainly it's a means to survive.
0x203 - The Symphony That Defeated the Wehrmacht - August 1942, Pt .1
August 10, 2021
The Big Action at the Warsaw Ghetto continues, while The Japanese carry out retaliations against the Chinese for aiding American airmen. Dmitri Shostakovich's 'Symphony no. 7' premieres in the besieged city of Leningrad.
0x204 - How to Become James Bond
August 12, 2021
Astrid talks about spying all the time, but what was it actually like for people on the ground? We look through the lens of the British Special Operations Executive (SOE) to find out!
0x205 - Infantry Weapons at Guadalcanal
August 13, 2021
What weapons are in the hands of Japanese and American infantrymen during the bloody island warfare of Guadalcanal? Watch this special hardware episode to find out.
0x206 - The Conscripts and Conscientious Objectors of World War Two
August 17, 2021
When Germany and Japan mobilize huge numbers of well-trained conscripts and sweep across Europe and Asia, Britain and America are forced to devote huge resources to closing the gap. But how far should the rights of those who refuse to fight be respected?
0x207 - Did Patton really say “f@¢k you, I won’t do what you tell me”?
August 19, 2021
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0x107 - Ecuadorian-Peruvian War: The War That Had Nothing to do with World War Two

0x108 - Tanks of the Red Army in 1941: Medium and Heavy Tanks, by the Chieftain

0x109 - Édith Piaf during World War Two, Kerensky, & the German Journey to N. Africa

0x110 - The Man in Monty's Shadow - Claude Auchinleck

0x111 - Resistance is Futile in Nazi Europe - September 1941, Part 1

0x112 - America First - Patriots or Nazis?

0x113 - The Rape of Humanity at Babi Yar

0x114 - Keeping up with the Bonapartes, Sino-German relations and Barbarossa news

0x115 - Yugoslav Resistance and Serb Collaboration in 1941

0x116 - Wolfpack Killers - U-Boat Tactics

0x117 - The Wehrmacht is Not Clean! - October 1941 Pt 1

0x118 - The First Liberation From Nazism - The Republic of Užice

0x119 - On Stalin's Secret Service - Richard Sorge

0x120 - Cranking This War Up to Eleven - Hideki Tojo

0x121 - The Banality of Death - October 1941 Pt. 2

0x122 - How Mighty is the Red Army?

0x123 - An American Globalist - Cordell Hull

0x124 - How To Kill 15,000 People in One Day - November 1941 Pt 1

0x125 - Pearl Harbor- Minute by Minute - Official Teaser!

0x126 - Deception and Dust-ups - Desert Warfare Tactics

0x127 - Patton marches on Shreveport, Romania vs. USSR, and Free French intelligence

0x128 - Switzerland: Neutral or Nazi Ally?

0x129 - Japanese Plague Bombs - November 1941, Pt. 2

0x130 - The Nazis: Most Notorious Art Thieves in History

0x131 - A Japanese Bureaucratic Mess

0x132 - Pearl Harbor and the Global War Against Humanity - December 1941, Part 1

0x133 - The NKVD: from Pen-Pushers to Communist Hit Squads

0x134 - The Warlords of the United Nations

0x135 - Kido Butai: Terror of the Pacific

0x136 - Christmas with Adolf Hitler - December 1941, Part 2

0x137 - Waking the Sleeping Giant - America Prepares for War

0x138 - Germany Bankrupts Greece - Countless Die in Famine – January 1942 - pt. 1

0x139 - Hitler Never Gave the Order - So Who Did?

0x140 - Japan’s Only Pacific “Ally” – Phibun’s Thailand

0x141 - Behind the Scenes of WW2 - TimeGhost Cribs

0x142 - Japan's Big Asian Gamble

0x143 - Pearl Harbor - the Making of a Stupid, Fun Project

0x144 - Did 90 Minutes Decide the Fate of the Jews? - The Wannsee Conference – January 1942 Pt. 2

0x145 - Just Following Orders? - Death Camp Commandants

0x146 - Where Hitler’s Moustache Came From, Kurds in WW2, and Germans in Italy

0x147 - Spies and Ties Teaser

0x148 - One Advantage of Swiss Neutrality: LSD! - Reading Comments

0x149 - Britain Chooses War Crimes - RAF Strategic Bombing Part 1 – February 1942

0x150 - Communist Amazons - Women of the Red Army

0x151 - Quislings! - Traitors of World War Two

0x152 - Japan's Biological Terror! - The Horror of Unit 731

0x153 - US Detention, Nazi Deportation, and Death in the East – February 1942, Pt 2

0x154 - Geishas: World War Two Prostitutes or Entertainers?

0x155 - Colonial Troops Saving Their Masters

0x156 - Where Great Men Were Made: American Officer Training

0x157 - Extermination Begins at Auschwitz - March 1942, pt. 1

0x158 - Sunny Beaches, Fascist Leaders, and Nazi Spies

0x159 - Did Soviet Soldiers Ever Get Time Off?

0x160 - Eichmann: Mass Murderer or Train Conductor?

0x161 - Fifty Families Murdered Every Hour - March 1942, pt. 2

0x162 - British Commandos - Men of the Hunter Class

0x163 - Victory at any Cost? - Allied Censorship

0x164 - Hitler and Stalin's Child Soldiers: The Hitler Youth and KOMSOMOL

0x165 - Leading the Resistance

0x166 - War Stories We Didn't Get to Tell

0x167 - The Bataan Death March Begins – April 1942, Pt 1

0x168 - What Happens after WW2, and get Collectibles!

0x169 - Hitler's Money and How He Stole It

0x170 - Taiwan Under Occupation, Axis Solidarity, and U-Boats in the Med

0x171 - The Royals at War

0x172 - The Horrors of Partisan Warfare – April 1942, Pt 2

0x173 - The Greatest Spy Story Almost Never Told

0x174 - The Nazi Invasion of Canada?!

0x175 - The World's First Lady - Eleanor Roosevelt

0x176 - 100,000 Dead British Subjects in Burma – May 1942, Pt 1

0x177 - Racism of the US Army - Fighting for Freedom?

0x178 - Life Inside a Japanese PoW Camp

0x179 - The Great All-Out Battle - Naval Warfare in the Pacific

0x180 - The Plot to Kill Hitler's Hangman - Operation Anthropoid – May 1942, Pt 2

0x181 - How Hitler Manipulated Germany into Committing Genocide

0x182 - Midway on the path from Hell to Heaven - this weekend!

0x183 - Do the Nazis Have Atomic Bombs?

0x184 - Is Finland an Ally of Nazi Germany? - Carl Gustaf Mannerheim

0x185 - By Sea, By Land - A Global History of the Marines

0x186 - Heydrich, Architect of the Holocaust, Dies – June 1942, Pt. 1