Resisting the Third Reich

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🗓️ 7 April 2022

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Across the whole of Nazi-ruled Europe, the experience of occupation was sharply varied. As a result, resistance movements during World War II occurred through a variety of means - from open partisan warfare in the occupied Soviet Union to dangerous acts of insurrection in the Netherlands or Norway. While some were entirely home-grown, other resistance movements were supported by the Allies.

Historian and author Halik Kochanski joins Dan on the podcast to discuss the history of occupation and resistance in war-torn Europe. They walk through the life-or-death decisions made by ordinary people during the Second World War's darkest days, including the stories of individuals who carried out exceptional acts of defiance in attempts to resist the Third Reich.

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0:00.0	Hi folks welcome to Danskthos history here. Talk about resistance, resistance to German rule during the
0:05.3	Second World War. We're thinking about resistance a bit more on the map because we talk about
0:08.2	Ukrainian forces, inflicting losses, irregular forces, inflicting losses on areas of Ukraine occupied
0:14.1	by the Russians. I thought it'd be good to go back and have a look at resistance during the
0:17.6	Second World War. How much difference does it make? Does it matter? Or our wars fought M1 by big
0:22.4	conventional forces? I've got Halik Kohanski on the podcast. She has written a gigantic history
0:28.7	of occupation resistance in war-torn Europe. It's said to be the first English language history
0:33.6	of the resistance to the whole of Europe from the Balkans to Norway. And she talks about how they
0:38.0	are organized, what they're trying to achieve and why it all mattered. As she points out, sometimes
0:42.1	resistance is not just about the military effect in the present, but about preserving something
0:46.8	with the character of a nation, of a people, preserving self-esteem and giving you something to
0:52.0	work with after you've gained your independence. Before you listen to it just quickly, a reminder of
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1:29.3	here's Hark Kajinsky telling us all about the resistance. Enjoy.
1:40.3	Hey, thank you very much for coming on the podcast.
1:42.7	Thank you for inviting me. Okay, so I'm going to ask a really big question first.
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