Season 2 - Lightning Strikes
Season 2 - Lightning Strikes
Index: People, Places, and Events
Season 2 Overview
This combined index compiles Season 2 references across the Anschluss, The Third Republic, Munich Crisis, German Rearmament, Britain, Planning an Air War, Hungary, Nomonhan, Europe Goes to War, Interwar Reflections, and September Campaign arcs.
PEOPLE
| Name | Episodes | Series |
|---|---|---|
| Political Leaders & Party Officials | ||
| Adolf Hitler | 57, 58, 59, 60, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 91, 95, 97, 98, 108, 109, 110, 112, 113, 114, 115, 120, 124 | Anschluss; Munich Crisis; German Rearmament; Britain; Planning an Air War; Hungary; Interwar Reflections; September Campaign |
| Otto Bauer (Austrian Socialist leader) | 57 | Anschluss |
| Count von Wedel (German Anschluss supporter) | 57 | Anschluss |
| Engelbert Dollfuss (Austrian Chancellor) | 57, 59 | Anschluss |
| Kurt Schuschnigg (Austrian Chancellor) | 57, 59, 60 | Anschluss |
| Hermann Goring | 57, 58, 59, 60, 78, 79, 80, 82 | Anschluss; German Rearmament |
| Paul Lobe (Volksbund chairman) | 57 | Anschluss |
| Arthur Seyss-Inquart | 59, 60 | Anschluss |
| Franz von Papen | 59, 60, 108 | Anschluss; Interwar Reflections |
| Edmund Glaise-Horstenau (Vice-Chancellor) | 60 | Anschluss |
| President Miklas | 60 | Anschluss |
| Leon Blum (Socialist leader, Prime Minister) | 64, 65, 66, 78 | The Third Republic; German Rearmament |
| Daladier (Prime Minister, multiple terms) | 64, 66, 67, 105 | The Third Republic; Europe Goes to War |
| Pierre Laval (Foreign Minister, Prime Minister) | 63 | The Third Republic |
| Albert Sarraut (Prime Minister) | 62, 63 | The Third Republic |
| Clemenceau (Prime Minister during WWI) | 62 | The Third Republic |
| Georges Bonnet (Minister of Foreign Affairs) | 66, 74 | The Third Republic; Munich Crisis |
| Paul Reynaud (Finance Minister) | 67 | The Third Republic |
| Gaston Doumergue (Prime Minister) | 64 | The Third Republic |
| Camile Chautemps (Prime Minister) | 66 | The Third Republic |
| Duff Cooper | 71, 72, 74, 75 | Munich Crisis |
| Emil Hacha | 77, 91 | Munich Crisis; Britain |
| General Syrovy | 77 | Munich Crisis |
| Joseph Goebbels | 85 | German Rearmament |
| Stanley Baldwin | 86, 90, 93, 97 | Britain; Planning an Air War; Hungary |
| Pierre Cot (French Air Minister) | 94 | Planning an Air War |
| Guy LeChambre (French Air Minister) | 94 | Planning an Air War |
| Foreign Minister Imredy (Hungarian, introduced Second Anti-Jewish law) | 98 | Hungary |
| Venizelos (Greek leader) | 103 | Europe Goes to War |
| Maximos (Greek Foreign Minister) | 103 | Europe Goes to War |
| Litvinov | 106 | Europe Goes to War |
| Kurt von Schleicher | 108 | Interwar Reflections |
| Alfred Hugenberg | 108 | Interwar Reflections |
| Military Leaders | ||
| Colonel Friedrich Hossbach | 58 | Anschluss |
| Field Marshal von Blomberg (War Minister) | 58 | Anschluss |
| Colonel General Baron von Fritsch | 58 | Anschluss |
| Admiral Dr. h. c. Raeder | 58 | Anschluss |
| General Keitel | 58, 59 | Anschluss |
| General Walther von Brauchitsch | 58, 70 | Anschluss; Munich Crisis |
| General Feder von Bock | 60 | Anschluss |
| General Heinz Guderian | 60, 78, 84, 117, 125 | Anschluss; German Rearmament; September Campaign |
| General Beck (Chief of Army General Staff) | 59, 78, 84, 105, 106 | Anschluss; German Rearmament; Europe Goes to War |
| General Muff (German military attache) | 60 | Anschluss |
| Andrew Maginot (Minister of War 1929) | 61 | The Third Republic |
| Petain (military leader, made name at Verdun) | 61, 63, 68 | The Third Republic |
| General Weygand (Chief of General Staff) | 63, 68 | The Third Republic |
| General Gamelin (replaced Weygand) | 63, 66, 68, 75 | The Third Republic; Munich Crisis |
| Joffre (military leader, Gamelin was his adjutant) | 63 | The Third Republic |
| Admiral Francois Darlan (Chief of Naval Staff) | 66 | The Third Republic |
| Marshal Badoglio (Italian military leader) | 63, 84 | The Third Republic; German Rearmament |
| General Wilhelm Keitel | 70, 72, 73, 77 | Munich Crisis |
| General Ludwig Beck | 70, 71, 84 | Munich Crisis; German Rearmament |
| General Franz Halder | 71, 72 | Munich Crisis |
| General Erich von Manstein | 70, 77, 84 | Munich Crisis; German Rearmament |
| General Alfred Jodl | 72, 77 | Munich Crisis |
| General Erwin von Witzleben | 71 | Munich Crisis |
| General Erich Hoepner | 71 | Munich Crisis |
| Grand Admiral Erich Raeder | 81, 82 | German Rearmament |
| Admiral Franz von Hipper | 81 | German Rearmament |
| Generalleutenant Walter Wever | 83 | German Rearmament |
| Albert Kesselring | 83 | German Rearmament |
| Karl Donitz | 82 | German Rearmament |
| General Oswald Lutz | 84 | German Rearmament |
| Captain Hellmuth Heye | 82 | German Rearmament |
| Commander Hey | 82 | German Rearmament |
| Admiral Fisher | 88 | Britain |
| Admiral Chatfield | 88 | Britain |
| Admiral Cavagnari (Italian) | 88 | Britain |
| Field Marshal Montgomery | 90 | Britain |
| General Sir Philip Chetwode | 90 | Britain |
| General Suetaka (Japanese, 19th Division commander) | 99 | Nomonhan |
| Colonel Inada Masazumi (Japanese, Chief Operations Section Imperial Army) | 99 | Nomonhan |
| Marshal Voroshilov (Soviet, Chief of Staff Red Army) | 99 | Nomonhan |
| General Grigori Shtern (Soviet, 39th Corps commander) | 99 | Nomonhan |
| Marshal Blyukher (Soviet, Trans-Baikal Military District, executed) | 99 | Nomonhan |
| General Komatsubara (Japanese, 23rd Division commander) | 100, 101, 102 | Nomonhan |
| General Georgy Zhukov (Soviet, First Army Group commander) | 101, 102 | Nomonhan |
| General Yasuoka (Japanese, eastern attack commander) | 101 | Nomonhan |
| Admiral Chester Nimitz | 103 | Europe Goes to War |
| Brauchitsch | 105 | Europe Goes to War |
| No specific military leaders mentioned | Interwar Reflections | |
| General List | 119 | September Campaign |
| General Blaskowitz | 127 | September Campaign |
| General Kuchler | 116 | September Campaign |
| Security Officials | ||
| Count Heinrich von Helldorf (Berlin police chief) | 58 | Anschluss |
| Arthur Nebe (Reich Criminal Police chief) | 58 | Anschluss |
| Heinrich Himmler | 60 | Anschluss |
| Paul Thummel | 70 | Munich Crisis |
| Karl Hermann Frank | 71, 72 | Munich Crisis |
| Reinhard Heydrich | 85 | German Rearmament |
| No specific security officials mentioned | Interwar Reflections | |
| International Figures | ||
| Lord Halifax (British Lord President) | 58, 71, 74, 75, 77, 106, 120, 121 | Anschluss; Munich Crisis; Europe Goes to War; September Campaign |
| Joachim von Ribbentrop (Foreign Minister) | 58, 69, 71, 72, 77, 112, 114, 120, 121, 125 | Anschluss; Munich Crisis; September Campaign |
| Baron von Neurath (Foreign Minister) | 58 | Anschluss |
| Neville Chamberlain | 60, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 86, 87, 89, 90, 91, 108, 120, 121 | Anschluss; Munich Crisis; Britain; Interwar Reflections; September Campaign |
| Benito Mussolini | 60, 75, 76, 77, 91, 95, 108 | Anschluss; Munich Crisis; Britain; Planning an Air War; Interwar Reflections |
| Hitler (German leader) | 62, 63, 66, 105, 106, 107 | The Third Republic; Europe Goes to War |
| Mussolini (Italian leader) | 62, 63, 104, 107 | The Third Republic; Europe Goes to War |
| Roosevelt (US President) | 65 | The Third Republic |
| Eden (British Foreign Minister) | 63 | The Third Republic |
| Strasser (German political figure) | 62 | The Third Republic |
| Édouard Daladier | 70, 71, 73, 74, 75, 76, 120, 121 | Munich Crisis; September Campaign |
| Edvard Beneš | 69, 75, 76, 77 | Munich Crisis |
| Konrad Henlein | 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74 | Munich Crisis |
| Joseph Paul-Boncour | 70, 71 | Munich Crisis |
| Anthony Eden | 69, 91 | Munich Crisis; Britain |
| Sir John Simon | 69, 75 | Munich Crisis |
| Rudolf Hess | 69 | Munich Crisis |
| Admiral Miklos Horthy | 71 | Munich Crisis |
| Bela Imredy | 71 | Munich Crisis |
| Jan Masaryk | 75, 77 | Munich Crisis |
| Tomas Masaryk | 75, 77 | Munich Crisis |
| Andrew Francois-Poncet | 75, 76 | Munich Crisis |
| Attolico (Italian ambassador) | 75 | Munich Crisis |
| Friedrich Bergius | 79 | German Rearmament |
| Ernst Udet | 83, 95 | German Rearmament; Planning an Air War |
| JFC Fuller | 84, 90 | German Rearmament; Britain |
| Liddell Hart | 84 | German Rearmament |
| Giulio Douhet | 84, 92, 93 | German Rearmament; Planning an Air War |
| Ramsay MacDonald | 86 | Britain |
| Austen Chamberlain | 88 | Britain |
| Leslie Hore-Belisha | 90 | Britain |
| Sir Thomas Inskip | 90, 96 | Britain; Planning an Air War |
| Robert Vansittart | 90 | Britain |
| Ambassador Henderson | 91 | Britain |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | 87 | Britain |
| Oswald Mosley (British Union of Fascists) | 86 | Britain |
| Lord Rothermere | 86 | Britain |
| Joseph Stalin | 87, 108, 112, 125 | Britain; Interwar Reflections; September Campaign |
| A. Lapchinskii (Soviet aviation authority) | 92 | Planning an Air War |
| General Wavell (British) | 92 | Planning an Air War |
| General Francesco Pricolo (Italian Air Force) | 95 | Planning an Air War |
| Hugh Dowding (British, Fighter Command) | 96 | Planning an Air War |
| Sir Edgar Ludlow-Hewitt (British, Bomber Command) | 96 | Planning an Air War |
| Stalin | 106 | Europe Goes to War |
| Chamberlain | 105, 106 | Europe Goes to War |
| Ciano (Italian Foreign Minister) | 104, 107 | Europe Goes to War |
| Ribbentrop (German Foreign Minister) | 105, 106, 107 | Europe Goes to War |
| Molotov | 106, 107 | Europe Goes to War |
| Edward Raczynski | 106 | Europe Goes to War |
| Jozef Lipski (Polish ambassador) | 105 | Europe Goes to War |
| Goering | 106 | Europe Goes to War |
| Astakhov (Soviet Charge de Affairs) | 107 | Europe Goes to War |
| King Zorg (Albanian) | 104 | Europe Goes to War |
| Covered above in Political Leaders | Interwar Reflections | |
| Vyacheslav Molotov | 125 | September Campaign |
| Albert Forster | 112, 116 | September Campaign |
| Stefan Starzyński | 124, 127 | September Campaign |
| Civilian Figures | ||
| Fräulein Margarethe Gruhn | 58 | Anschluss |
| Otto H. Stowasser (historian) | 57 | Anschluss |
| Karl Lechner (historian) | 57 | Anschluss |
| Dr. Karl Lugmayer (library oversight) | 59 | Anschluss |
| Sir Horace Wilson | 74, 75 | Munich Crisis |
| Paul Schmidt (interpreter) | 74, 75 | Munich Crisis |
| Lord Runciman | 71 | Munich Crisis |
| Sir George Gater | 69 | Munich Crisis |
| Adam Tooze | 78 | German Rearmament |
| Hjalmar Schacht | 79, 80 | German Rearmament |
| Carl Goerdeler | 78 | German Rearmament |
| R.J. Overy | 78, 96 | German Rearmament; Planning an Air War |
| Herschel Grynszpan | 85 | German Rearmament |
| Ernst vom Rath | 85 | German Rearmament |
| Rudolf Bing | 85 | German Rearmament |
| Paul Ostereicher | 85 | German Rearmament |
| Margot Schwarz | 85 | German Rearmament |
| Karl E. Schwabe | 85 | German Rearmament |
| Mike Duncan | 108 | Interwar Reflections |
| Other Notable Figures | ||
| Count Peter Revertera (Director of Security) | 59 | Anschluss |
| Emmanuel Monick (French financial attache in London) | 65 | The Third Republic |
| Martin S Alexander (historian quoted) | 61 | The Third Republic |
| William Allcorn (historian quoted) | 61 | The Third Republic |
| Robert Young (historian quoted) | 62, 63 | The Third Republic |
| Jean-Baptiste Duroselle (historian quoted) | 62 | The Third Republic |
| Eugene Weber (historian quoted) | 64 | The Third Republic |
| Kevin Passmore (historian quoted) | 64 | The Third Republic |
| Thomas Beaumont (historian quoted) | 64 | The Third Republic |
| Ewald von Kleist-Schmenzin | 71 | Munich Crisis |
| Josiah Wedgwood | 71 | Munich Crisis |
| Winston Churchill | 71, 75, 77, 86, 89 | Munich Crisis; Britain |
| Stanley Bruce | 75 | Munich Crisis |
| Father Jozef Tiso | 77 | Munich Crisis |
| Dr. Vojtech Tuka | 77 | Munich Crisis |
| Richard Law (MP) | 86 | Britain |
| Allan Allport (historian) | 86, 89, 91 | Britain |
| Geraint Thomas (historian) | 86 | Britain |
| John Ferris (historian) | 87, 96 | Britain; Planning an Air War |
| G.A.H. Gordon (historian) | 89 | Britain |
| Lidell Hart | 91 | Britain |
| Phillip S. Meilinger (author) | 93 | Planning an Air War |
| Franco | 104 | Europe Goes to War |
| No other notable figures specifically named | Interwar Reflections | |
| Jan Karski | 125 | September Campaign |
| Wilhelm Shirer | 114 | September Campaign |
| Władysław Szpilman | 121 | September Campaign |
| Alma Heczko | 126 | September Campaign |
| Lala Fishman | 126 | September Campaign |
| Military Leaders & Aviation Theorists | ||
| Hugh Trenchard (British, RAF leader) | 92, 93 | Planning an Air War |
| William “Billy” Mitchell (American Colonel) | 92, 94 | Planning an Air War |
| Political Leaders | ||
| Prime Minister Bethlen (Hungarian, resigned August 1931) | 97 | Hungary |
| Count Gyula Karolyi (Hungarian Prime Minister after Bethlen) | 97 | Hungary |
| Lieutenant General Gombos (Hungarian Prime Minister, right-wing radical) | 97, 98 | Hungary |
| President Horthy (Hungarian President/Admiral) | 97, 98 | Hungary |
| Air Force Commanders | ||
| Walther Wever (German, Luftwaffe) | 95 | Planning an Air War |
| Other Military/Aviation Figures | ||
| General Zajac (Polish Air Force Inspector) | 94 | Planning an Air War |
| Air Chief Marshal Sir Edward Ellington (British) | 95 | Planning an Air War |
| William C Sherman (American air theorist) | 94 | Planning an Air War |
| Authors & Historians | ||
| Tami Davis Biddle (author) | 92, 96 | Planning an Air War |
| Max Hastings (author) | 96 | Planning an Air War |
| Williamson Murray (author) | 93 | Planning an Air War |
| Stephen L. Renner (author, “Broken Wings: The Hungarian Air Force, 1918–45”) | 97, 98 | Hungary |
| Stuart D. Goldman (author, “Nomonhan, 1939”) | 99, 102 | Nomonhan |
| Alvin D. Coox (author, “Nomonhan: Japan Against Russia, 1939”) | 102 | Nomonhan |
| Military Leaders & Aviation Personnel | ||
| Captain Ferenc Szentnémedy (Hungarian airpower theorist, instructor) | 97 | Hungary |
| Other Historical Figures | ||
| Matt (podcast member supporter) | 97 | Hungary |
| Field Officers | ||
| Colonel Sato Kotoku (Japanese, 75th Infantry Regiment) | 99 | Nomonhan |
| Lieutenant Colonel Azuma Yaozo (Japanese, Azuma detachment commander) | 100 | Nomonhan |
| Colonel Yamagata Takemitsu (Japanese, 64th Infantry Regiment) | 100, 102 | Nomonhan |
| Major Bykov (Soviet, local area commander) | 100 | Nomonhan |
| Colonel Potapov (Soviet, southern attack commander) | 102 | Nomonhan |
| Lieutenant Colonel Ioki Eiichiro (Japanese, Fui Heights defender) | 102 | Nomonhan |
| Colonel Morita (Japanese, 71st Regiment commander) | 102 | Nomonhan |
| Major Hirabari (Japanese participant) | 99 | Nomonhan |
| Supporters | ||
| Eric (donor) | 99 | Nomonhan |
| Craig, Gretchen, Jeffrey, James, Piping, Frederick, Maxine, Julie (Members) | 99 | Nomonhan |
| Jose (Member) | 100 | Nomonhan |
| Dale (Member) | 102 | Nomonhan |
| Polish Military Leaders | ||
| Marshal Edward Rydz-Smigly | 110, 122, 125 | September Campaign |
| Józef Piłsudski | 109 | September Campaign |
| General Kutrzeba | 122, 127 | September Campaign |
| General Bortnowski | 117 | September Campaign |
| General Rommel | 122, 124, 127 | September Campaign |
| General Czuma | 122 | September Campaign |
| General Thommee | 124, 128 | September Campaign |
| General Anders | 116, 128 | September Campaign |
| General Langner | 126 | September Campaign |
| General Dąb-Biernacki | 128 | September Campaign |
| General Kleeberg | 128 | September Campaign |
| German Military Leaders | ||
| General Fedor von Bock | 112, 114, 116, 122 | September Campaign |
| General Gerd von Rundstedt | 112, 118 | September Campaign |
| Soviet Military Leaders | ||
| General Kovalev | 125 | September Campaign |
| General Timoshenko | 125 | September Campaign |
PLACES
EVENTS
| Event | Episodes | Series |
|---|---|---|
| Political Events | ||
| End of First World War | 57 | Anschluss |
| Austrian Anschluss resolution (1918) | 57 | Anschluss |
| Paris Peace Conference | 57, 61, 62 | Anschluss; The Third Republic |
| Versailles Treaty signing | 57 | Anschluss |
| Beer Hall Putsch | 57 | Anschluss |
| Great Depression | 57, 78, 80, 108 | Anschluss; German Rearmament; Interwar Reflections |
| Lausanne Conference | 57 | Anschluss |
| Dollfuss assassination | 57 | Anschluss |
| Hossbach Memorandum meeting | 58 | Anschluss |
| Blomberg marriage scandal | 58 | Anschluss |
| February 1938 Hitler-Schuschnigg meeting | 59 | Anschluss |
| March 1938 plebiscite announcement | 59 | Anschluss |
| Austrian government crisis | 60 | Anschluss |
| February 6, 1934 protests in Paris | 64 | The Third Republic |
| February 12, 1934 joint strike action | 64 | The Third Republic |
| Popular Front elections and government (1936) | 64, 65 | The Third Republic |
| Fall of first Popular Front government (June 1937) | 65 | The Third Republic |
| Tours congress (December 29, 1920) | 64 | The Third Republic |
| Versailles Treaty | 62, 66 | The Third Republic |
| Four Power Pact (1933) | 62 | The Third Republic |
| Disarmament Conference (1932) | 62 | The Third Republic |
| Kellog-Briand Peace Pact (1928) | 62 | The Third Republic |
| French-Soviet non-aggression pact (December 1932) | 63 | The Third Republic |
| French-Soviet mutual assistance pact (May 1935) | 63 | The Third Republic |
| French-Italian military discussions (May 1935) | 63 | The Third Republic |
| Anglo-German Naval Agreement | 63, 69, 73, 76, 78, 81 | The Third Republic; Munich Crisis; German Rearmament |
| Abyssinian Crisis | 63, 87, 88, 96 | The Third Republic; Britain; Planning an Air War |
| Stresa Conference | 63 | The Third Republic |
| Munich Agreement | 69, 74, 75, 76, 77, 88, 91, 98, 105, 106, 108 | Munich Crisis; Britain; Hungary; Europe Goes to War; Interwar Reflections |
| Bad Godesberg Memorandum | 74 | Munich Crisis |
| Anglo-French proposals | 73, 74 | Munich Crisis |
| Munich Conference | 76 | Munich Crisis |
| International commission | 76, 77 | Munich Crisis |
| Jewish Deportations | 85 | German Rearmament |
| Concentration Camp Expansions | 85 | German Rearmament |
| Treaty of Versailles | 78, 81, 83, 84, 97 | German Rearmament; Hungary |
| Treaty of Rapallo | 83 | German Rearmament |
| Washington Naval Treaty | 82 | German Rearmament |
| London Naval Treaties | 82 | German Rearmament |
| 1918 Representation of the People Act | 86 | Britain |
| 1928 Representation of the People Act | 86 | Britain |
| 1929 General Election | 86 | Britain |
| 1935 General Election | 86 | Britain |
| Stock Market Crash (1929) | 86 | Britain |
| Great Slump | 86, 89 | Britain |
| Government of India Bill debates | 86 | Britain |
| German occupation of Czechoslovakia (March 1939) | 91 | Britain |
| British guarantee to Poland (March 1939) | 91, 112, 120 | Britain; September Campaign |
| Munich Crisis implications | 96 | Planning an Air War |
| Anglo-French military cooperation | 92 | Planning an Air War |
| Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye | 97 | Hungary |
| First Vienna Award (1938) | 98 | Hungary |
| Bled Agreement (1938) | 98 | Hungary |
| Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact | 98, 100, 103, 107, 112, 114, 125 | Hungary; Nomonhan; Europe Goes to War; September Campaign |
| Pact of Steel | 104, 105, 107 | Europe Goes to War |
| Polish Guarantee | 103, 106 | Europe Goes to War |
| Balkan Pact | 103 | Europe Goes to War |
| Little Entente | 103 | Europe Goes to War |
| Eastern Pact discussions | 103 | Europe Goes to War |
| Anglo-French guarantee | 105 | Europe Goes to War |
| Russian Revolution (1917) | 108 | Interwar Reflections |
| Nazi rise to power | 108 | Interwar Reflections |
| Popular Front (France) | 108 | Interwar Reflections |
| Enabling Act | 108 | Interwar Reflections |
| March on Rome | 108 | Interwar Reflections |
| German rearmament programs | 108 | Interwar Reflections |
| Munich Agreement aftermath | 109 | September Campaign |
| Polish-German Non-Aggression Pact (1934) | 109 | September Campaign |
| Polish-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact (1932) | 109 | September Campaign |
| Britain and France declare war | 120, 121 | September Campaign |
| Military Events & Battles | ||
| Operation Otto | 60 | Anschluss |
| German invasion of Austria | 60 | Anschluss |
| Wehrmacht border crossing | 60 | Anschluss |
| Luftwaffe operations over Austria | 60 | Anschluss |
| 2nd Panzer Division deployment | 60 | Anschluss |
| First World War | 61, 62, 68, 78, 81, 82, 83, 84, 86, 87, 89, 90, 92, 93, 94, 96, 97 | The Third Republic; German Rearmament; Britain; Planning an Air War; Hungary |
| Construction of Maginot Line (1928-1938) | 61 | The Third Republic |
| Remilitarization of the Rhineland (1936) | 63, 66, 108 | The Third Republic; Interwar Reflections |
| Anschluss | 66, 69, 70, 78, 80, 98, 104, 108 | The Third Republic; Munich Crisis; German Rearmament; Hungary; Europe Goes to War; Interwar Reflections |
| Munich Crisis (1938) | 66, 78, 80 | The Third Republic; German Rearmament |
| Spanish Civil War | 65, 78, 83, 84, 89, 94, 95, 96, 104, 108 | The Third Republic; German Rearmament; Britain; Planning an Air War; Europe Goes to War; Interwar Reflections |
| Italian invasion of Ethiopia | 63 | The Third Republic |
| Carlsbad/Karlsbad Program | 69, 70, 71, 72 | Munich Crisis |
| Fourth Plan (Czech concessions) | 72 | Munich Crisis |
| Third Plan | 71, 72 | Munich Crisis |
| May Crisis | 70, 71 | Munich Crisis |
| Plan Z (Chamberlain’s visit plan) | 72 | Munich Crisis |
| Nuremberg Rally | 72 | Munich Crisis |
| Case Green (invasion plan) | 69, 70, 71, 72, 75, 77 | Munich Crisis |
| Czechoslovak mobilization | 70, 74 | Munich Crisis |
| German mobilization preparations | 75, 76 | Munich Crisis |
| Occupation of Sudetenland | 76, 77 | Munich Crisis |
| German invasion of Czechoslovakia | 77, 98 | Munich Crisis; Hungary |
| Anti-Comintern Pact | 79 | German Rearmament |
| Beer Hall Putsch Anniversary | 85 | German Rearmament |
| Kristallnacht (Night of Broken Glass) | 85 | German Rearmament |
| Battle of Jutland | 81 | German Rearmament |
| Battle of Dogger Bank | 81 | German Rearmament |
| Italo-Ethiopian War | 84 | German Rearmament |
| Washington Naval Conference | 87, 88, 89 | Britain |
| Second London Naval Conference | 87 | Britain |
| Battle of Cable Street (October 1936) | 86 | Britain |
| Rhineland Crisis (March 1936) | 87 | Britain |
| Nomonhan Incident | 87 | Britain |
| Invergordon Mutiny | 89 | Britain |
| Sino-Japanese War | 94, 95, 99, 100 | Planning an Air War; Nomonhan |
| Polish-Soviet War (1920) | 94, 108 | Planning an Air War; Interwar Reflections |
| Russo-Japanese conflicts (Mongolia) | 94 | Planning an Air War |
| Hungarian invasion of Ruthenia (March 1939) | 98 | Hungary |
| Second Anti-Jewish Law (March 1939) | 98 | Hungary |
| Hungarian exit from League of Nations (April 1939) | 98 | Hungary |
| Hungarian joining of Anti-Comintern Pact (February 1939) | 98 | Hungary |
| Battle of Shanghai | 99, 108 | Nomonhan; Interwar Reflections |
| Non-aggression pact (Germany-Poland 1934) | 106 | Europe Goes to War |
| Invasion of Ethiopia | 104 | Europe Goes to War |
| Albanian invasion | 104, 107 | Europe Goes to War |
| Gallipoli | 103 | Europe Goes to War |
| Rhineland reoccupation | 103 | Europe Goes to War |
| Memel occupation | 105 | Europe Goes to War |
| Czechoslovakia occupation | 104, 105 | Europe Goes to War |
| Russian Civil War | 108 | Interwar Reflections |
| Battle of Warsaw | 108 | Interwar Reflections |
| Second Sino-Japanese War | 108 | Interwar Reflections |
| German invasion begins (September 1) | 115, 116 | September Campaign |
| Battle of Westerplatte | 116 | September Campaign |
| Battle of Mława | 116 | September Campaign |
| Battle of Bzura | 122, 123, 124 | September Campaign |
| Siege of Warsaw | 122, 124, 127 | September Campaign |
| Soviet invasion (September 17) | 125 | September Campaign |
| Fall of Warsaw | 127 | September Campaign |
| Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski | 126, 128 | September Campaign |
| Surrender of Fortress Modlin | 128 | September Campaign |
| Economic Programs | ||
| Austrian post-war economic crisis | 57 | Anschluss |
| German rearmament program | 58 | Anschluss |
| Autarchy policy discussions | 58 | Anschluss |
| Great Depression impact | 61, 62, 64, 69 | The Third Republic; Munich Crisis |
| Devaluation of the franc (September 1936) | 65 | The Third Republic |
| French rearmament (1936-1939) | 65, 66, 67 | The Third Republic |
| 40-hour work week implementation | 65, 67 | The Third Republic |
| Family Allowance Act (1932) | 62 | The Third Republic |
| Code de la Famille (1939) | 62 | The Third Republic |
| Sarraut Plan for colonial investment (1921) | 67 | The Third Republic |
| German rearmament | 69, 70, 105, 107 | Munich Crisis; Europe Goes to War |
| Four Year Plan (Second) | 78, 79, 80 | German Rearmament |
| Replacement Shipbuilding Program | 78 | German Rearmament |
| New Military-Economic Production Plan | 80 | German Rearmament |
| New Finance Plan | 80 | German Rearmament |
| Work Creation Programs | 78 | German Rearmament |
| Defense Requirements Committee (1933) | 86, 90, 96 | Britain; Planning an Air War |
| Ten Year Rule | 88, 90, 96 | Britain; Planning an Air War |
| Rearmament programs (1936-1939) | 89, 90, 91 | Britain |
| Leaving Gold Standard (1931) | 86, 89 | Britain |
| Cardwell System | 90 | Britain |
| RAF Schemes A through M | 96 | Planning an Air War |
| Inskip Report (December 1937) | 96 | Planning an Air War |
| Air Raid Precautions Act (1937) | 96 | Planning an Air War |
| French diplomatic efforts | 105 | Europe Goes to War |
| Soviet-Western negotiations | 106 | Europe Goes to War |
| German-Soviet negotiations | 107 | Europe Goes to War |
| Italian-German alliance | 104, 107 | Europe Goes to War |
| Italian economic reorientation toward Germany | 104 | Europe Goes to War |
| British defense expenditures | 105 | Europe Goes to War |
| German economic problems | 105 | Europe Goes to War |
| Social & Cultural Changes | ||
| Pan-Germanism movement | 57 | Anschluss |
| Volksbund activities | 57 | Anschluss |
| Austrian education reforms | 59 | Anschluss |
| Catholic Church agreements | 59 | Anschluss |
| Public library nationalization | 59 | Anschluss |
| Anti-Jewish persecution | 60 | Anschluss |
| Mass arrests in Vienna | 60 | Anschluss |
| First official French Mother’s Day (1920) | 62 | The Third Republic |
| Worker strikes (June 1936) | 65, 67 | The Third Republic |
| Immigration policy changes | 62 | The Third Republic |
| Formation of Czechoslovakia | 69 | Munich Crisis |
| Sudeten German Party formation | 69 | Munich Crisis |
| Women’s suffrage expansion | 86 | Britain |
| Malta constitutional changes | 88 | Britain |
| Territorial Army expansion (1939) | 91 | Britain |
| Conscription introduction (April 1939) | 91 | Britain |
| Rise of Fascism | 108 | Interwar Reflections |
| Rise of Communism | 108 | Interwar Reflections |
| Anti-Communist movements | 108 | Interwar Reflections |
| International Relations | ||
| German-Austrian diplomatic relations | 57, 59 | Anschluss |
| German-Italian cooperation | 59, 60 | Anschluss |
| British-German diplomacy | 58 | Anschluss |
| Halifax visit to Germany | 58 | Anschluss |
| Four power conference proposals | 58 | Anschluss |
| Chamberlain-Hitler meetings | 72, 73, 74, 76 | Munich Crisis |
| Anglo-Japanese Alliance expiration | 87 | Britain |
| League of Nations participation | 86, 88 | Britain |
| Peace Ballot | 86 | Britain |
| Anglo-Egyptian relations | 88 | Britain |
| Anglo-French cooperation | 87, 91 | Britain |
| Anglo-American naval cooperation | 87 | Britain |
| Gombos visits Berlin (June 1933) | 97 | Hungary |
| Admiral Horthy attends naval exercises in Kiel (August 1938) | 98 | Hungary |
| Hungarian mobilization against Czechoslovakia (1938) | 98 | Hungary |
| German arbitration awarding territory to Hungary (August 1940) | 98 | Hungary |
| British rearmament | 103, 105 | Europe Goes to War |
| Policies & Legislation | ||
| Article 80 of Versailles Treaty | 57 | Anschluss |
| Austrian Fatherland Front creation | 57 | Anschluss |
| Preventive fascism policies | 57 | Anschluss |
| Law for Reunification of Austria | 60 | Anschluss |
| Office for Jewish Emigration establishment | 60 | Anschluss |
| Air Force independence (July 1934) | 67 | The Third Republic |
| Nationalization of armament industries | 67 | The Third Republic |
| Mobilization financial planning | 66 | The Third Republic |
| Exchange controls planning | 66 | The Third Republic |
| Colonial conscription policies | 67 | The Third Republic |
| Appeasement policy | 69, 70, 71, 105, 106, 108 | Munich Crisis; Europe Goes to War; Interwar Reflections |
| Martial law in Sudetenland | 69, 72 | Munich Crisis |
| Plebiscite proposals | 71, 72, 73, 76 | Munich Crisis |
| Territory guarantees | 74, 77 | Munich Crisis |
| Mefo Bills System | 80 | German Rearmament |
| Steel Rationing | 79 | German Rearmament |
| Price Control Measures | 79 | German Rearmament |
| Jewish Asset Registration Law | 85 | German Rearmament |
| Jewish Business Restrictions | 85 | German Rearmament |
| Public Order Act (1936) | 86 | Britain |
| Emergency Powers Act | 86 | Britain |
| 1918 Education Act | 86 | Britain |
| Imperial defense policy | 87, 88 | Britain |
| Fleet to Singapore strategy | 87 | Britain |
| Malta defense policy | 88 | Britain |
| Defense Expenditure in Future Years (Inskip Report) | 90 | Britain |
| Collective security | 105, 106 | Europe Goes to War |
| Naval treaties | 105 | Europe Goes to War |
| Non-belligerence policy (Italy) | 104 | Europe Goes to War |
| Soviet-Western distrust | 108 | Interwar Reflections |
| Communist non-cooperation policy | 108 | Interwar Reflections |
| Communist cooperation policy (mid-1930s) | 108 | Interwar Reflections |
| Technology & Development | ||
| Plan Z Naval Expansion | 82 | German Rearmament |
| Synthetic Fuel Development | 79 | German Rearmament |
| Bergius Process | 79 | German Rearmament |
| Radar Development | 82, 93, 96 | German Rearmament; Planning an Air War |
| Aircraft Development Programs | 83 | German Rearmament |
| Tank Development at Kazan | 84 | German Rearmament |
| Experimental Mechanized Force | 84 | German Rearmament |
| Fighter aircraft evolution | 96 | Planning an Air War |
| Bomber aircraft development | 93, 96 | Planning an Air War |
| Wars & Major Conflicts | ||
| Changkufeng Incident (July-August 1938) | 99 | Nomonhan |
| Battle of Khalkin Gol/Nomonhan Incident (May-August 1939) | 100, 101, 102 | Nomonhan |
| Military & Aviation Developments | ||
| Development of close air support | 92 | Planning an Air War |
| Strategic bombing theory development | 93 | Planning an Air War |
| Creation of independent air forces | 94 | Planning an Air War |
| Hungarian Air Force disbandment post-WWI | 97 | Hungary |
| Creation of Hungarian airline (February 1920) | 97 | Hungary |
| Airline disbanded by inspectors (December 1921) | 97 | Hungary |
| Foreign inspectors leave Hungary (April 1922) | 97 | Hungary |
| Hungarian rearmament period begins (post-March 1927) | 97 | Hungary |
| Five-year military modernization program (early 1938) | 98 | Hungary |
| Hungarian Air Force becomes independent military arm (1939) | 98 | Hungary |
| Organizational Changes | ||
| RAF creation (WWI) | 92 | Planning an Air War |
| French Air Force independence (1933) | 94 | Planning an Air War |
| Luftwaffe public announcement (February 1935) | 95 | Planning an Air War |
| RAF reorganization (Summer 1936) | 96 | Planning an Air War |
| Aviation personnel placed in Commerce Ministry Air Transport Section | 97 | Hungary |
| Hungarian Aviation Brigade creation (early 1938) | 98 | Hungary |
| Royal Hungarian Air Force independence (beginning 1939) | 98 | Hungary |
| Publications & Doctrine | ||
| “The Command of the Air” (Douhet, 1921) | 93 | Planning an Air War |
| RAF War Manual AP 1300 (July 1928) | 93 | Planning an Air War |
| “Air Warfare” (Sherman, 1926) | 94 | Planning an Air War |
| Industrial & Economic Events | ||
| German aviation industry expansion | 95 | Planning an Air War |
| French aircraft production crisis | 94 | Planning an Air War |
| Italian military spending on air force | 95 | Planning an Air War |
| Intelligence Activities | ||
| British intelligence gathering on Luftwaffe | 95 | Planning an Air War |
| German Air Staff exercises analysis | 95 | Planning an Air War |
| British estimates of German air strength | 95 | Planning an Air War |
| Technological Milestones | ||
| Chain Home radar system development | 96 | Planning an Air War |
| Anderson Shelter introduction (1938) | 96 | Planning an Air War |
| Bristol Beaufighter maiden flight | 96 | Planning an Air War |
| Avro Manchester maiden flight | 96 | Planning an Air War |
| Military Exercises & Training | ||
| German air exercises (1936) | 95 | Planning an Air War |
| British joint training exercises (March 1939) | 92 | Planning an Air War |
| RAF bombing practice limitations | 94 | Planning an Air War |
| Civil Defense Preparations | ||
| Air raid shelter construction | 96 | Planning an Air War |
| Civil defense planning | 93, 96 | Planning an Air War |
| Bomber Command mobilization (August 1st) | 96 | Planning an Air War |
| Treaties & Agreements | ||
| Treaty of Trianon (June 1920) | 97 | Hungary |
| Border treaty of 1886 | 99 | Nomonhan |
| Ceasefire agreement (August 11, 1938) | 99 | Nomonhan |
| Joint border commission creation | 99 | Nomonhan |
| Moscow agreement ending fighting (September 1939) | 102 | Nomonhan |
| Soviet-Japanese Non-aggression Pact | 100 | Nomonhan |
| Economic Events | ||
| Great Depression impact on Hungary | 97 | Hungary |
| Hungarian banking crisis (spread from Germany/Austria) | 97 | Hungary |
| Trade agreement with Germany (early 1934) | 97 | Hungary |
| Military Operations | ||
| Hungarian air raid on Slovak airfield near Iglo (March 24, 1939) | 98 | Hungary |
| Hungarian forces reach Polish border (March 17, 1939) | 98 | Hungary |
| Fall Weiss (Case White) | 112, 114 | September Campaign |
| Operation Himmler | 115 | September Campaign |
| Luftwaffe operations | 113, 115, 119 | September Campaign |
| German naval operations | 114, 121 | September Campaign |
| Polish mobilization | 110, 114 | September Campaign |
| Military Procurement | ||
| Aircraft purchases from Italy (1930, 1935) | 97 | Hungary |
| 190 German aircraft ordered (July 1936) | 97 | Hungary |
| He-112 contract with Germany (summer 1938) | 98 | Hungary |
| 200 Hungarian pilots sent to Italy for training (June 1938) | 98 | Hungary |
| Industrial Developments | ||
| Hungarian domestic aviation industry development | 97 | Hungary |
| Engine manufacturing challenges | 97 | Hungary |
| Arms industry expansion efforts | 97 | Hungary |
| Border Conflicts & Clashes | ||
| Soviet occupation of Changkufeng Hill (July 1938) | 99 | Nomonhan |
| Japanese attack on Shachaofeng Hill (July 29, 1938) | 99 | Nomonhan |
| Soviet counterattack with tanks (July 29, 1938) | 99 | Nomonhan |
| Japanese night assault on Changkufeng (July 30-31, 1938) | 99 | Nomonhan |
| Soviet offensive under General Shtern (August 1-10, 1938) | 99 | Nomonhan |
| Initial Mongolian cavalry clash (May 11, 1939) | 100 | Nomonhan |
| Azuma detachment deployment (May 15, 1939) | 100 | Nomonhan |
| Yamagata detachment attack (May 28, 1939) | 100 | Nomonhan |
| Japanese river crossing and bridge building (July 1-3, 1939) | 101 | Nomonhan |
| Soviet tank brigade counterattack (July 3, 1939) | 101 | Nomonhan |
| Japanese eastern armor attack (July 3, 1939) | 101 | Nomonhan |
| Japanese retreat across river (July 4-5, 1939) | 101 | Nomonhan |
| Japanese night attacks (July 7-11, 1939) | 101 | Nomonhan |
| Japanese artillery offensive (July 23-26, 1939) | 101 | Nomonhan |
| Soviet offensive (August 20, 1939) | 102 | Nomonhan |
| Japanese counter attacks (August 22-24, 1939) | 102 | Nomonhan |
| Fall of Fui Heights (August 24, 1939) | 102 | Nomonhan |
| Soviet encirclement completed (August 25, 1939) | 102 | Nomonhan |
| Destruction of Japanese pockets (August 27-29, 1939) | 102 | Nomonhan |
| Military Operations & Tactics | ||
| Order 1488 (“Principles for Settlement of Soviet-Manchukuoan Border Disputes”) | 100 | Nomonhan |
| Japanese bombing of Soviet airfields (June 1939) | 100 | Nomonhan |
| “Operational Plan Against Outer Mongolia” (June 19, 1939) | 101 | Nomonhan |
| Piano wire anti-tank defenses | 101 | Nomonhan |
| Soviet logistical supply operations | 100, 102 | Nomonhan |
| Air Combat | ||
| Soviet air raids (August 1-11, 1938) | 99 | Nomonhan |
| Japanese air superiority (early 1939) | 100 | Nomonhan |
| Soviet air reinforcement with Spanish Civil War veterans | 101 | Nomonhan |
| Japanese bombing raids on Soviet bases | 100 | Nomonhan |
| Soviet air bombardment (86,000kg bombs, August 1939) | 102 | Nomonhan |
| Political & Diplomatic Events | ||
| Japanese formal request for Soviet withdrawal (July 1938) | 99 | Nomonhan |
| Imperial consent issues for military action | 99 | Nomonhan |
| Army expansion (7 new divisions 1938, 9 more 1939) | 100 | Nomonhan |
| Emperor’s order to cease attacks (August 1939) | 102 | Nomonhan |
| Equipment & Technology | ||
| Soviet BT-5 and BT-7 tanks | 101 | Nomonhan |
| Japanese Type 89 tanks | 101 | Nomonhan |
| Early T-34 tank models | 102 | Nomonhan |
| Japanese Type 97 fighters | 102 | Nomonhan |
| Soviet I-15 biplanes and I-16 fighters | 100, 102 | Nomonhan |
| Military Units & Formations | ||
| 75th Infantry Regiment (Japanese) | 99 | Nomonhan |
| 119th Infantry Regiment (Soviet) | 99 | Nomonhan |
| 40th Division (Soviet) | 99 | Nomonhan |
| 64th Infantry Regiment (Japanese) | 100, 102 | Nomonhan |
| 71st Infantry Regiment (Japanese) | 101, 102 | Nomonhan |
| 72nd Regiment (Japanese) | 102 | Nomonhan |
| 149th Infantry Regiment (Soviet) | 100, 101 | Nomonhan |
| 36th Infantry Division (Soviet) | 100 | Nomonhan |
| 11th Tank Brigade (Soviet) | 101, 102 | Nomonhan |
| 8th Armored Brigade (Soviet) | 102 | Nomonhan |
| Casualties & Losses | ||
| Changkufeng casualties: 526 killed, 914 wounded (Japanese); 408 killed, 2,807 wounded (Soviet) | 99 | Nomonhan |
| Nomonhan casualties: ~20,000 Japanese; ~25,000+ Soviet | 102 | Nomonhan |
| 23rd Division 76% casualty rate | 102 | Nomonhan |
| Japanese equipment losses: tanks, artillery, 150 aircraft | 102 | Nomonhan |
| Command Changes | ||
| Marshal Blyukher executed, replaced by General Shtern | 99 | Nomonhan |
| Zhukov promoted to command First Army Group | 101 | Nomonhan |
| General Komatsubara retirement and death (1940) | 102 | Nomonhan |
| Zhukov transfer to Kiev Military District | 102 | Nomonhan |
| Diplomatic Events | ||
| Final negotiations (August 1939) | 114 | September Campaign |
| German ultimatums and warnings | 120, 121 | September Campaign |
| Italian mediation attempts | 114, 120 | September Campaign |
| Polish evacuation to Romania | 125, 126 | September Campaign |
| Atrocities & War Crimes | ||
| Bombing of Wieluń | 115 | September Campaign |
| Civilian killings | 117, 124 | September Campaign |
| Execution of Polish prisoners | 124 | September Campaign |
| Einsatzgruppen operations | 112 | September Campaign |
Series Summaries
Anschluss (Episodes 57-60)
This index compiled from Episodes 57-60 of History of the Second World War podcast, covering the Anschluss - the annexation of Austria by Germany in March 1938.
The Third Republic (Episodes 61-68)
This index compiled from Episodes 61-68 of History of the Second World War podcast, covering French politics, military policy, and international relations during the interwar period (1918-1939).
Munich Crisis (Episodes 69-77)
This index compiled from Episodes 69-77 of History of the Second World War podcast, covering the Munich Crisis and the diplomatic negotiations that led to the partition of Czechoslovakia in 1938-1939.
German Rearmament (Episodes 78-85)
This index compiled from Episodes 78-85 of History of the Second World War podcast, covering German military, economic, and political preparations for war from the 1930s through 1939.
Britain (Episodes 86-91)
This index compiled from Episodes 86-91 of History of the Second World War podcast, covering British domestic politics, imperial defense challenges, and rearmament efforts during the interwar period.
Planning an Air War (Episodes 92-96)
This index compiled from Episodes 92-96 of History of the Second World War podcast, covering interwar airpower development, strategic bombing theory, close air support evolution, and national air force preparations from 1918-1939.
Hungary (Episodes 97-98)
This index compiled from Episodes 97-98 of History of the Second World War podcast, covering Hungary’s interwar period, military restrictions, rearmament efforts, political alignment with Germany, and territorial expansion from 1918-1940.
Nomonhan (Episodes 99-102)
This index compiled from Episodes 99-102 of History of the Second World War podcast, covering the Changkufeng Incident of 1938 and the Nomonhan Incident/Battle of Khalkin Gol of 1939, representing the largest Soviet-Japanese conflicts of the interwar period.
Europe Goes to War (Episodes 103-107)
This index compiled from Episodes 103-107 of History of the Second World War podcast, covering the final months before the outbreak of World War II in 1939.
Interwar Reflections (Episodes 108)
This index compiled from Episode 108 of History of the Second World War podcast, covering interwar period themes and reflections on the path to World War II.
September Campaign (Episodes 109-130)
This index compiled from Episodes 109-130 of History of the Second World War podcast, covering the German invasion of Poland from September 1, 1939 through the final surrenders in early October 1939.
| Number | Name | Episode Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anschluss | 2020-04-06 |
| 2 | The Third Republic | 2020-04-11 |
| 3 | The Munich Agreement | 2020-04-12 |
| 4 | Germany Prepares for War | 2020-04-13 |
| 5 | The British Empire | 2020-04-16 |
| 6 | Intewar Airpower | 2020-04-22 |
| 7 | Hungary | 2020-04-29 |
| 8 | Nomonhan | 2020-05-06 |
| 9 | Highway to the Danger Zone | 2020-05-13 |
| 10 | The September Campaign | 2020-05-27 |