80 years ago the Battle of Seelow Heights was the final hurdle for Stalin’s Red Army before reaching Hitler’s fascist capital, Berlin. Before the Battle of Berlin could begin, Soviet troops needed to cross the Oder river, break through several lines of German defences, and capture all the small towns and villages on the approach to Berlin.In this episode, Jonny tells Pip all about the four-day fight that opened the gates to Berlin in April 1945.Listen out for:Zhukov’s mistakes and Stalin’s angerThe blinding Moscow searchlightsGerman kamikaze pilots and tanks protected by spring mattressesHuge numbers of soldiers, chaos in command, minefields, and artilleryLook out for the next episode on the Battle of Berlin!++++++ 💸 Donations keep us running.Click below to support the show. 🤩 Donate €50😆 Donate €20😄 Donate €10 🙂 Donate €5++++++🎟️ You can get in touch and book Jonny or Pip for a tour of Berlin via www.whitlams-berlin-tours.com. Don't forget to subscribe for more Berlin history every two weeks! ++++++ You can find Jonny online on YouTube, Instagram, BlueSky, and TikTok! ++++++ Mixed and Produced by Alex Griffiths https://www.instagram.com/alexgriffiths_music/ https://alexgriffiths.bandcamp.com/ ++++++📚 Sources:Berlin: The Downfall 1945, Antony BeevorBloody Streets, Aaron S. Hamilton
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S3E2: Ravensbrück Concentration Camp Part 2: Prisoner Stories with Berlin con Pablo
We continue our discussion about Ravensbrück concentration camp and to reflect on the 80 year anniversary of its liberation with Pablo aka Berlin con Pablo, who's been guiding Spanish language vistiors to Berlin for many years!We each bring a story of an individual woman's survival of Ravensbrück: Neus Català, Yevgenia Lasarevna Klemm, and Odette Sansom.This was a tough one to record because of the sheer horror of the content and apologies everyone, it's not our best audio quality. But we hope you get something from these incredible and at moments truly devestating stories of endurance, survival and bravery.CONTENT WARNING: Discussions of concentration camp, torture, death.Sources:Ravensbruck: Life and Death in Hitler's Concentration Camp for Women, Sarah HelmKL: A History of the Nazi Concentration Camps by Nikolaus WachsmannAshes in the Sky by Carme Martí++++++You can get in touch and book Jonny or Pip for a tour of Berlin via www.whitlams-berlin-tours.com.Don't forget to subscribe for more Berlin history every two weeks!++++++Donations keep us running. If you like the show and want to support it, you can use the following links:Donate €50 •• Donate €20 •• Donate €10 •• Donate €5++++++You can find Jonny online on YouTube, Instagram, BlueSky, and TikTok!++++++Mixed and Produced by Alex Griffithshttps://www.instagram.com/alexgriffiths_music/https://alexgriffiths.bandcamp.com/++++++
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S3E1: Ravensbrück Concentration Camp Part 1: The History of the Camp
Spring 2025 marks the 80th Anniversary of the end of World War II. We're kicking off this season, focused on WWII, by discussing Ravensbrück concentration camp, the only camp purpose built for women under the Nazi regime. In this first of two parts, we take a look at whom this camp was built for, who ran it day to day, and how it changed dramatically over the course of it's life. We also discuss the concentration camp system more generally, contextualising it along side our knowledge as guides of the former concentration camp Sachsenhausen.(ALSO, apologies Pip mixed up Sylvia Salvesen, who was from Norway not Sweden!)CONTENT WARNING: Discussions of concentration camp, torture, death.Sources:Ravensbruck: Life and Death in Hitler's Concentration Camp for Women, Sarah HelmKL: A History of the Nazi Concentration Camps by Nikolaus Wachsmann++++++You can get in touch and book Jonny or Pip for a tour of Berlin via www.whitlams-berlin-tours.com.Don't forget to subscribe for more Berlin history every two weeks!++++++Donations keep us running. If you like the show and want to support it, you can use the following links:Donate €50 •• Donate €20 •• Donate €10 •• Donate €5++++++You can find Jonny online on YouTube, Instagram, BlueSky, and TikTok!++++++Mixed and Produced by Alex Griffithshttps://www.instagram.com/alexgriffiths_music/https://alexgriffiths.bandcamp.com/++++++
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S2E11: Berlin: The Early Days with History of the Germans
Dearest Listener! Please enjoy this very special bonus episode! We welcome Dirk Hoffmann-Becking, from The History of the Germans Podcast. If there’s something this man doesn’t know about the Wittelsbachs, I sure as hell don’t want to hear about it!Dirk takes Jonny and I from the earliest context surrounding the founding of Berlin and introduces us to some real characters like Henry the Fowler, all round nice guy, Uta von Ballenstedt, popped collar, cold hard stare, medieval FOX; As well as the painfully incontinent and hateful Saint Bernard of Clairvaux…AND he’s here and he’s less cuddly than you might think, it’s Albrecht the mutha hugging BEAR!You can find more of Dirk’s fantastic content here: https://historyofthegermans.com/++++++You can get in touch and book Jonny or Pip for a tour of Berlin via www.whitlams-berlin-tours.com.Don't forget to subscribe for more Berlin history every two weeks!++++++Donations keep us running. If you like the show and want to support it, you can use the following links:Donate €50 •• Donate €20 •• Donate €10 •• Donate €5++++++You can find Jonny online on YouTube, Instagram, BlueSky, and TikTok!++++++Mixed and Produced by Alex Griffithshttps://www.instagram.com/alexgriffiths_music/https://alexgriffiths.bandcamp.com/++++++
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Special Announcement - Women's Day Tour, 11:00, Sat Mar 8
‼️👉 Click here to sign up! 👈‼️Link not working? Look up “Pay What You Want Tour - International Women's Day Special with Pip Roper” on eventbrite.comPay What You Want Tour - International Women's Day Special with Pip RoperIt’s international Women’s Day! Come along for a special tour led by Pip Roper of History Flakes, Gender Historian and highly experienced Berlin Tour Guide. Learn about some of our more famous figures, Marlene Dietrich, Rosa Luxemburg, that most beloved Queen Luise, and discover some lesser know stories like that of the first ordained female Rabbi Regina Jonas, Angela Davis' relationship to the GDR, and more!We’ll discuss some of our most celebrated female figures, lament over some of the worst and weave together the stories of progress and challenges through the lens of this great city’s women, all while exploring Berlin together on a special one-off tour.Jonny will come and join, too - we're both really excited to meet our Flakes family.See you there!++++++
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Explore the history of one of the world’s most captivating cities with "History Flakes - The Berlin History Podcast." Your hosts, seasoned tour guides Pip Roper and Jonny Whitlam, take you through the highs and low-lows of Berlin's past, exploring events, lives and stories from Berlin's past.From the rise and fall of the Berlin Wall to the artistic renaissance of the Weimar Republic and the dark days of the Nazi dictatorship, each episode is a blend of history, stories from the tour guide streets, and a dash of humour. Whether you’re a history buff, a lover of Berlin, or simply curious about the forces that shaped modern Europe, join Pip and Jonny as they peel back the layers of Berlin's history. Discover the heroes, villains, revolutions, and evolutions that have defined this iconic city.Welcome to History Flakes!
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