Franz Halder, German Army Chief of Staff since the war began, loses his job this week, but the offensive this summer has failed to gain any of its objectives and someone has to take the blame. In the Caucasus its slowing to a crawl, and in Stalingrad the fighting is now block by block. Meanwhile, the Japanese are making new plans for a big offensive of their own, to take Guadalcanal once and for all.

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Hosted by: Indy Neidell
Director: Astrid Deinhard
Producers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson
Executive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson, Bodo Rittenauer
Creative Director: Wieke Kapteijns
Creative Producer: Maria Kyhle
Written by: Indy Neidell
Research by: Indy Neidell
Edited by: Karolina Dołęga
Map animations by: Daniel Weiss
Map research by: Markus Linke
Sound design by: Marek Kamiński
Colorizations by:
- Daniel Weiss
- Mikołaj Uchman
- Klimbim
- Cassowary Colorizations
- Julia Koterias
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Archive footage: Screenocean/Reuters - https://www.screenocean.com

Image sources:
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Soundtracks from Epidemic Sound:
Epic Adventure Theme 4 - Håkan Eriksson
Deflection - Reynard Seidel
Weapon of Choice - Fabien Tell
London - Howard Harper-Barnes
March Of The Brave 10 - Rannar Sillard
Last Point of Safe Return - Fabien Tell

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