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Show Notes
In this episode we wrap-up the series on The Halbe Pocket by looking at the aftermath of the fighting, with a particular focus on the legacy of the battle and how it continues to shape Halbe and the surrounding area to this day.
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Sources used for the series:
Eberhard Baumgart, The Battle of Halbe, 1945: Eyewitness Accounts from Hell's Cauldron, Greenhill Books, 2022.
Anthony Beevor, Berlin: The Downfall 1945, Viking Penguin, 2002.
Richard Lakowski & Karl Stich, Der Kessel von Halbe 1945, Mittler in Maximilian Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, 2009.
Cornelius Ryan, The Last Battle, Simon & Schuster, 1966.
Tony Le Tissier, Slaughter At Halbe - The Destruction of Hitler's 9th Army - April 1945, The History Press Ltd, 2005.
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