The History of the Twentieth Century podcast

419 Millions of Spectators

28.9.2025

The History of the Twentieth Century

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When Hitler learned that the Hungarian government was attempting to make a separate peace with the Allies, he ordered the German military to occupy Hungary, which was also the home of the largest surviving Jewish community in Axis-occupied Europe.

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419 Millions of Spectators

The History of the Twentieth Century

Flere episoder fra "The History of the Twentieth Century"

422 A Stranded Whale

421 Two Strikes and You're Out

420 A Contintent-Wide Crime

419 Millions of Spectators

418 Bloody Tarawa

417 Over the Rainbow

416 The Iron Gut of Europe

415 Would They Obey You Any More Readily?

414 The Teheran Conference

413 Frankly, My Dear