The History of the Twentieth Century podcast

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28/09/2025

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

Mais episódios de "The History of the Twentieth Century"

425 Eight to the Bar

424 From Z to A

423 Bodyguard of Lies

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