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The History of WWII Podcast

Episode 543-King of the Hills

The History of WWII Podcast

Ray Harris Jr

Society & Culture, Education, History

4.54.5K Ratings

🗓️ 6 June 2025

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

In the north Gen. Model releases his panzers. To the south, a new type of tank killing plane is tested by the Germans. Still, whoever controls the heights controls the battle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Episode 543, King of the Hills.

1:24.0

Last time, Hoth's southern Pinser moved out, and thanks to their elite panzer commanders,

1:25.7

progress was made.

1:30.2

The first defensive line was reached, but there were still two more lines to get through, and Soviet reinforcements were coming. Meanwhile, to the north, Roskosovsky's

1:37.5

counterattack of July 6th failed, due to a combination of German mines and then German tanks. And it was then that General

1:47.0

Molo unleashed his armor. What was left of Raskosovsky's second tank army was told to dig in

1:54.9

and hold the line, for surely, Panthers would be leading the enemy attack. And he was right. Molo had ordered the second,

2:03.7

ninth, and 18th Panzer divisions to attack along a 15-mile long line west of Pona Ree.

2:11.0

There were three heights that needed to be taken, one to the southeast of the German starting point

2:17.1

at Pona Rie, one at Oak Hulotka due south of this

2:21.7

attack, and one at Temploy, southwest of the center of this coming attack. This line and these hills,

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