Radio War Nerd EP227 — Annibale's Italy on the Eastern Front, Pt. 2: The Invasion

Radio War Nerd EP #227 — Annibale's Italy on the Eastern Front, Pt. 2: The Invasion rwn_ep_227_042420.mp3 Guest: Annibale Recorded: April 24, 2020 In this second part of Annibale's look at Italy on the Eastern Front in WWII, Hitler agrees to have a modest-sized Italian Expeditionary Corps in Russia join the 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union to perform mostly backup duties well behind the front lines. By mid-late 1942, the Italian military presence swelled from 60,000 to 250,000 in the renamed Italian 8th Army, which moved as far east the Don River by late 1942 . . . Follow Annibale on Twitter. Listen to Annibale's popular RWN series: Italy on the Eastern Front in WWII (#226); Venetian Empire (#207, #208, #209, #214); The Hundred Years War(#175, #176, #177, #180, #182, #183); Italy's Years Of Lead (#134, #135, #136, #139); Italian Resistance in WW2 (#131). Total time: 2:34:19 Direct link to this episode's mp3 here.