Stalin’s Shadow: The Great Purge and the Red Army’s Collapse

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WW2 in Focus: Echoes Through AI

Hector Sanchez

22 episodes

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WW2 in Focus: Echoes Through AI brings you the raw, human side of World War 2—battles, strategy, heroes, villains, and the chaos in between. Told with the help of AI and guided by U.S. Navy veteran Hector Sanchez, each episode dives into the war’s turning points and forgotten moments. From D-Day to the Pacific, from Churchill to Hitler, we explore the war that shaped our world. For fans of WW2 history, military strategy, and AI-powered storytelling.

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Stalin’s Shadow: The Great Purge and the Red Army’s Collapse

WW2 in Focus: Echoes Through AI

31 minutes 20 seconds

2 months ago

Stalin’s Shadow: The Great Purge and the Red Army’s Collapse

🎙️ Episode 13 – Stalin’s Shadow: The Great Purge and the Red Army’s Collapse

(World War 2 in Focus: Echoes Through AI)

Before the tanks rolled and the war erupted, Stalin waged a war of his own—on his own people. In this episode, we dive deep into the heart of Soviet terror during the 1930s, where political paranoia turned deadly and the Red Army’s strength was gutted from within. Stalin’s Great Purge wasn’t just about silencing dissent… it crippled a superpower on the eve of the world’s deadliest conflict.

We explore:

• How Stalin built an empire of fear through show trials, secret police, and executions

• The systematic destruction of the Soviet military command structure

• The psychological toll on Soviet society and life under constant surveillance

• How the purge directly weakened the USSR’s ability to face Nazi Germany

• Why the world barely flinched as Stalin turned the state against itself

If you want to understand why the Eastern Front became hell on Earth… you have to start here.

World War 2 in Focus: Echoes Through AI

Created by Hector Sanchez, U.S. Navy veteran.