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The History of WWII Podcast

Episode 582-Who Shall Have The Honor?

The History of WWII Podcast

Ray Harris Jr

Society & Culture, Education, History

4.54.5K Ratings

🗓️ 17 November 2025

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

The last battle of North Africa approaches. Problem is, everyone wants to command this battle. But the Germans aren't finished yet. Just 48 hours before Operation Strike starts, a shipment of ammunition and fuel reaches the various panzer divisions.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:01.2

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0:31.4

and what our new show is. I'm Robert Smith and this is Jacob Goldstein and we used to host a show called

0:36.0

Planet Money. And now we're back making this new podcast about the best ideas and people and businesses in history.

0:43.3

And some of the worst people, horrible ideas and destructive companies in the history of business.

0:49.5

We struggled to come up with a name, decided to call it, business history.

0:53.0

You know why?

0:54.0

Why? Does this show about the history of business? it, business history. You know why? Why?

0:54.4

Does this show about the history of business?

0:56.1

Available everywhere.

0:58.0

You get your podcasts.

1:05.0

Hello, and thank you for listening to the history of World War II podcast,

1:15.0

Episode 582, Who Shall Have the Honor?

1:19.9

Last time, before we were interrupted by the host of the Warrior Next Door podcast,

1:24.7

the second newest corps, making up the allied left of Operation

1:28.9

Vulcan, was able to eventually seize several hills close to their starting point. General

1:35.2

Omar Bradley's unit had suffered severely, though, 183 killed, almost 1,600 wounded, and almost 700 captured,

1:44.9

were missing.

1:49.8

But when Sherman tanks joined in on the attack on April 30th,

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