The Red Army of 1943 was very different from the Red Army of 1941. It was far more mobile, for one thing.
Following their victory over the German Army in the Battle of Kursk, the Germans retreated westward. But the Red Army just kept coming.
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Fanfare
Opening War Theme
Overture to Der fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman).
Composed in 1843 by Richard Wagner. Public domain.
Performed by the University of Chicago Orchestra and used pursuant to a Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. Source.
Closing War Theme
Except when otherwise indicated, the contents of this podcast are © and ℗ 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 by Mark Painter, all rights reserved. Some music and sound effects used by arrangement with Pond 5.