{"id":101893,"date":"2026-04-15T04:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T08:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=101893"},"modified":"2026-04-14T15:30:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T19:30:59","slug":"the-korean-war-week-95-two-thirds-of-pows-refuse-repatriation-april-14-1952","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2026\/04\/15\/the-korean-war-week-95-two-thirds-of-pows-refuse-repatriation-april-14-1952\/","title":{"rendered":"The Korean War Week 95: TWO THIRDS of POWs Refuse Repatriation &#8211; April 14, 1952"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zSpuS4fPV7I?si=slBkpZdhurgzrIB-\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>The Korean War by Indy Neidell<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 14 Apr 2026 <\/p>\n<p>US Marines begin to make contact with their Communist Chinese adversaries in their new position in the west of Korea, but a more insidious issue is beginning to threaten the UN war effort: dwindling stockpiles of ammunition. In fact, two-thirds of the US army&#8217;s procurement budget is going exclusively to ammunition, but production lag &mdash; the time between paying for something and actually getting it &mdash; is putting Eighth Army operations at risk. Elsewhere, POW screening begins, with results that might throw a wrench into the painstakingly negotiated armistice terms back at Panmunjom. <\/p>\n<p>00:00 Hook<br \/>\n00:59 Recap<br \/>\n01:51 POW Screening<br \/>\n05:49 Ammunition<br \/>\n10:46 Marine Operations<br \/>\n14:07 Summary<br \/>\n14:57 Conclusion<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Hosted by: Indy Neidell<br \/>\nDirector: Astrid Deinhard<br \/>\nProducers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson<br \/>\nExecutive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson<br \/>\nCo-produced by: Sebastian Brandstetter<br \/>\nCommunity Management: Anna Deinhard &#038; Tom Aldis<br \/>\nWritten by: Indy Neidell<br \/>\nResearch by: Indy Neidell<br \/>\nMap animations by: Daniel Weiss<br \/>\nMap research by: Tom Aldis<br \/>\nEdited by: Simon J. James<br \/>\nColor grading by: Simon J. James<br \/>\nArtwork by: Himanka Kalita<br \/>\nSound design by: Marek Kami\u0144ski<br \/>\nColorizations by: Iryna Dulka &#038; Miko\u0142aj Uchmann<\/p>\n<p>Soundtracks from Epidemic Sound <\/p>\n<p>Additional sound effects provided by zapsplat.com<\/p>\n<p>A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Korean War by Indy Neidell Published 14 Apr 2026 US Marines begin to make contact with their Communist Chinese adversaries in their new position in the west of Korea, but a more insidious issue is beginning to threaten the UN war effort: dwindling stockpiles of ammunition. 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