Guest: AnnibaleRecorded: April 29, 2026 In this installment of our Operation Barbarossa series, Annibale brings us to the brink of the Soviet counteroffensive outside Moscow, as the Nazi invasion force is stretched beyond its limits, the result of a delusional invasion plan and the many contradictions of the Nazi regime and political economy. First - we discuss Cole Allen's delusional assassination plan over the weekendAt 39:30 - Music interlude by Brendon Anderegg. Check out music from his group Mountains hereAt 42:40 - Operation Barbarossa, pt. 9 Annibale's Operation Barbarossa:-Operation Barbarossa, pt 1: German Military Mindset (EP #552)-Operation Barbarossa, pt 2: Germany's Allies & Poland (EP #554)-Operation Barbarossa, pt. 3: Soviet Military Preparations (EP #555)-Operation Barbarossa, pt. 4: The Invasion (EP #559)-Operation Barbarossa, pt. 5: Battle of Smolensk (EP #565)-Operation Barbarossa, pt. 6: Battle of Kiev (EP #567)-Operation Barbarossa, pt. 7: Battle of Moscow (I) (EP #569)-Operation Barbarossa, pt. 8: Soviet Union in Wartime (EP #592) * Buy & review John Dolan's new book, They Should Have Been Hanged: War Nerd Essays on the U.S. Civil War Subscribe to Radio War Nerd at patreon.com/radiowarnerd Sound production by Telescope Audio