Hello everyone, and thank you once again for listening to the saga of World War II,

a Cassus Belly project.

This week, we finally get to the much anticipated invasion of Russia.

I don't know about you, but I've kind of been dying to get here.

This is THE big moment of the early war.

I don't think we get another moment like this until at least the Normandy invasion.

Before we get started, though, I just wanted to say a couple of things.

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Finally, I just want to thank all of you for listening.

I know the show hasn't been super consistent lately, but I'm working on it.

Episode 10 was the first episode to get over 1,000 listens in the first 24 hours,

and I'm very happy about achieving that benchmark.

Anyway, now let's actually begin the show.

I present to you, Episode 11, kicking in the door.

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