Radio War Nerd EP 567 — Operation Barbarossa, pt. 6: Battle of Kiev, feat. Annibale + The War Nerd Speaks!

Guest: AnnibaleRecorded: December 11, 2025 Big episode! Annibale explains the 1941 Battle of Kiev and the apex of Hitler's war machine before the fall, in part 6 of our Operation Barbarossa series... plus The War Nerd returns with a message for the RWN Legion. First at 01:20 - The War Nerd describes the events of the last couple of months...At 08:16 - Ames & Annibale discuss Europe & the Ukraine warAt 28:13 - Operation Barbarossa: The Battle of Kiev, its context in German politics, and how it marked the apex of Hitler's war machine ORDER YOUR COPY OF THE NEW WAR NERD BOOK:THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN HANGED: WAR NERD ESSAYS ON THE U.S. CIVIL WAR Total time: 1:46:31Direct link to this episode's mp3 here * Buy & review John Dolan's new book, They Should Have Been Hanged: War Nerd Essays on the U.S. Civil War Subscribe to Radio War Nerd at patreon.com/radiowarnerd Sound production by Telescope Audio