{"id":48401,"date":"2019-05-19T04:00:32","date_gmt":"2019-05-19T08:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=48401"},"modified":"2019-05-18T09:42:59","modified_gmt":"2019-05-18T13:42:59","slug":"the-german-breakthrough-in-the-west-ww2-038-may-18-1940","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2019\/05\/19\/the-german-breakthrough-in-the-west-ww2-038-may-18-1940\/","title":{"rendered":"The German Breakthrough in the West &#8211; WW2 &#8211; 038 &#8211; May 18 1940"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DLN8NHXiMy0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>World War Two<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Published on 18 May 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The German invasion of Western Europe has been going for over a week now, and the Neutral and Allied countries are in disarray. The Netherlands, despite putting up fierce resistance on some occasions, faces overwhelming powers while Belgium, France and the British feel the pressure from an organised and armoured assault from the Ardennes. And still, the German tanks, soldiers and aircraft are not all the Allies have to fear, as many of their losses are caused by their own command.<\/p>\n<p>Join us on Patreon: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TimeGhostHistory\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TimeGhostHistory<\/a><br \/>\nOr join The TimeGhost Army directly at: <a href=\"https:\/\/timeghost.tv\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/timeghost.tv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Churchills &#8216;Blood, toil, tears and sweat&#8217; speech: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;v=DLN8NHXiMy0&#038;redir_token=Ubn9GB7SkO1qxl7dzIpc1WUYjDd8MTU1ODI3MTY5NkAxNTU4MTg1Mjk2&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwinstonchurchill.org%2Fresources%2Fspeeches%2F1940-the-finest-hour%2Fblood-toil-tears-and-sweat-2%2F\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/winstonchurchill.org\/resource&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow WW2 day by day on Instagram @World_war_two_realtime <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;v=DLN8NHXiMy0&#038;redir_token=Ubn9GB7SkO1qxl7dzIpc1WUYjDd8MTU1ODI3MTY5NkAxNTU4MTg1Mjk2&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fworld_war_two_realtime%2F\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/world_war_t&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\nJoin our Discord Server: <a href=\"https:\/\/discord.gg\/D6D2aYN\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/discord.gg\/D6D2aYN<\/a>.<br \/>\nBetween 2 Wars: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLrG5J-K5AYAU1R-HeWSfY2D1jy_sEssNG\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\nSource list: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/WW2sources\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/WW2sources<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Written and Hosted by: Indy Neidell<br \/>\nProduced and Directed by: Spartacus Olsson and Astrid Deinhard<br \/>\nExecutive Producers: Bodo Rittenauer, Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson<br \/>\nCreative Producer: Joram Appel<br \/>\nResearch by: Indy Neidell<br \/>\nPost-Production Director: Wieke Kapteijns<br \/>\nEdited by: Iryna Dulka<br \/>\nMap animations: Eastory<\/p>\n<p>Colorisations by Norman Stewart and Julius J\u00e4\u00e4skel\u00e4inen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JJcolorization\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JJcolorization\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Eastory&#8217;s channel: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCElybFZ60Hk1NSjgCf7I2sg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCEly&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\nArchive by Screenocean\/Reuters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.screenocean.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.screenocean.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sources:<br \/>\n&#8211; \u00a9 IWM (C 1666)<\/p>\n<p>A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>From the comments:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>World War Two<\/strong><br \/>\nThis is the longest weekly episode of our World War Two series to this date, and boy are we proud. We made sure to make this the absolute best it could possibly be. After last week&#8217;s episode of WW2, it was hard to imagine that Eastory could surpass his efforts for that episode anytime soon, but it took him one week. Iryna, our editor in Warsaw, did an amazing job with putting together this episode. We hope you like it as much as we do. Thanks for your ongoing support and if you don&#8217;t already, please consider supporting us on Patreon.<\/p>\n<p>By the way, we have an Instagram feed where we dedicate one post per day of the war, which allows us to give some topics a little more attention, like the invasion of the Netherlands. You can check them out here:<br \/>\n11 May 1940 &#8211; Germans attack Dutch positions on the Grebbeberg and the Grebbeline: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BxVBQcwnHAs\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BxVBQcwnHAs\/<\/a><br \/>\n12 May 1940 &#8211; Three German Panzer divisions approach Sedan to Force a breakthrough into France: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BxYS8XqHdTh\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BxYS8XqHdTh\/<\/a><br \/>\n13 May 1940 &#8211; The Battle of the Grebbeberg ends in a German victory, allowing them to push into Holland: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bxauq9HnqOW\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bxauq9HnqOW\/<\/a><br \/>\n14 May 1940 &#8211; German bombers destroy the inner city of Rotterdam while peace talks are going on: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bxc7zreiXo8\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bxc7zreiXo8\/<\/a><br \/>\n15 May 1940 &#8211; The French fight a successful but practically meaningless battle at Gembloux: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BxfGP1qCzV9\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BxfGP1qCzV9\/<\/a><br \/>\n16 May 1940 &#8211; Guderian rapidly moves westward, showing the full potential of tank-warfare: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BxhxvyDClbY\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BxhxvyDClbY\/\ufeff <\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World War Two Published on 18 May 2019 The German invasion of Western Europe has been going for over a week now, and the Neutral and Allied countries are in disarray. 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