Episode 27 - Enough Ground to Bury Our Dead
History Date Night: A WWII Podcast di Justin and Jennie
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On this episode of History Date Night:
The Winter War is over, but its consequences are only beginning.
As hundreds of thousands of Finns abandon their homes, Britain quietly abandons its plan to intervene in Finland and instead turns its attention toward Norway. Germany reaches the same conclusion, setting both sides on a collision course that will soon ignite a new campaign in Scandinavia.
This week we follow the evacuation of Finnish Karelia, the first British civilian killed by a German bomb, Sumner Welles' failed diplomatic mission across Europe, Winston Churchill's growing frustration with the Phoney War, the appointment of Fritz Todt to reorganize Germany's war industry, the assassination of Sir Michael O'Dwyer by Udham Singh, and the meeting between Hitler and Mussolini at the Brenner Pass that moves Italy one step close ...