Radio War Nerd EP 619 — Operation Barbarossa, Bonus Episode: The Holocaust & Human Toll + World of Wars: Iran & Ukraine, feat. Annibale

Guest: AnnibaleRecorded: July 6, 2026(thumbnail: mass grave of Soviet POWs) Annibale joins us for his promised bonus episode on Operation Barbarossa, the largest and deadliest invasion in human history, which just quietly passed its 85th anniversary. In this episode, Annibale goes over the unfathomable casualty toll on Soviet soldiers and civilians, and explains how the Holocaust is inextricably part of Barbarossa. But first, we discuss current wars in the Persian Gulf and Ukraine and get the European/Italian view. First - World of Wars: Iran, Ukraine & EuropeAt 49:45 - Music interlude by Brendon AndereggAt 51:45 - Operation Barbarossa (Annibale's bibliography in Patreon show notes) Total time: 2:00:00Direct 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