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They were not heroes.
They were not machines.
They were men who stopped sleeping.
This episode explores the forgotten drug that powered World War II’s early victories — Pervitin, a methamphetamine tablet issued to German soldiers during the Blitzkrieg.
At first, it felt like a miracle.
Cold no longer mattered.
Exhaustion vanished.
Night became optional.
But sleep never disappears.
It only waits.
As the war moved east, pills replaced rest, and soldiers marched for days through frozen darkness — hallucinating, collapsing, and slowly losing their grip on reality. When the supply ended, the crash was catastrophic.
This is not a story about tactics or battles.
It is a story about what happens when humans borrow time from the night — and are forced to pay it back with interest.
Told in a slow, immersive, and calming narration style, this episode is designed for late-night listening, deep focus, or falling asleep — while uncovering one of the darkest psychological experiments hidden inside WWII.
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🕯️ In this episode:
• The rise of Pervitin as a “miracle productivity drug”
• How Blitzkrieg became chemically possible
• Hallucinations, mental collapse, and self-inflicted escape
• Stalingrad and the moment the body said “no more”
• Why many soldiers never truly returned from the war — even after it ended
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⚠️ Warning: This is a quiet story — but not a gentle one.
Put on headphones.
Dim the lights.
And step into the war that never slept.