{"id":53510,"date":"2019-12-15T04:00:41","date_gmt":"2019-12-15T09:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=53510"},"modified":"2019-12-14T09:35:29","modified_gmt":"2019-12-14T14:35:29","slug":"the-empire-strikes-back-britains-operation-compass-ww2-068-december-14-1940","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2019\/12\/15\/the-empire-strikes-back-britains-operation-compass-ww2-068-december-14-1940\/","title":{"rendered":"The Empire Strikes Back &#8211; Britain\u2019s Operation Compass &#8211; WW2 &#8211; 068 &#8211; December 14, 1940"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3iO5QnAw-J0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>World War Two<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 14 Dec 2019<\/p>\n<p>The First British offensive of the War begins in North Africa. Meanwhile, the German <em>Knickebein<\/em> system is designed for bombers to accurately bomb British targets at night. This is what the Brits do to stop them. <\/p>\n<p>Join us on Patreon: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TimeGhostHistory\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TimeGhostHistory<\/a><br \/>\nOr join The TimeGhost Army directly at: <a href=\"https:\/\/timeghost.tv\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/timeghost.tv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow WW2 day by day on Instagram @World_war_two_realtime <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?redir_token=8RB0RUbCgVDPV2yh_fXw2NIfDGd8MTU3NjQxOTI2MUAxNTc2MzMyODYx&#038;event=video_description&#038;v=3iO5QnAw-J0&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fworld_war_two_realtime%2F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/world_war_t&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\nJoin our Discord Server: <a href=\"https:\/\/discord.gg\/D6D2aYN\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" 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 noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\nSource list: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/WW2sources\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" 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 \/>\nPost-Production Director: Wieke Kapteijns<br \/>\nResearch by: Indy Neidell<br \/>\nEdited by: Iryna Dulka<br \/>\nMap animations: Eastory (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/eastory\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/eastory<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Thumbnail Colorization (Archie Wavell) by:<br \/>\n&#8211; Julius J\u00e4\u00e4skel\u00e4inen &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JJcolorization\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JJcolorization\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Colorizations by:<br \/>\n&#8211; Dememorabilia &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dememorabilia\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dememorabilia\/<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; Adrien Fillon &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?redir_token=8RB0RUbCgVDPV2yh_fXw2NIfDGd8MTU3NjQxOTI2MUAxNTc2MzMyODYx&#038;event=video_description&#038;v=3iO5QnAw-J0&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fadrien.colorisation\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/adrien.colo&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sources:<br \/>\n&#8211; IWM: F 4539, B 10600, CM 355, E 6600, E 3720E,  E 1416, E 1378, E 4792<br \/>\n&#8211; Tropenmuseum, part of the National Museum of World Cultures<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Prison icon by FORMGUT. from the Noun Project; Compass by RULI from the Noun Project.<\/p>\n<p>Archive by Screenocean\/Reuters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.screenocean.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.screenocean.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screenshot_2019-12-15-The-Empire-Strikes-Back-\u2013-Britain\u2019s-Operation-Compass-\u2013-WW2-\u2013-068-\u2013-December-14-1940.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screenshot_2019-12-15-The-Empire-Strikes-Back-\u2013-Britain\u2019s-Operation-Compass-\u2013-WW2-\u2013-068-\u2013-December-14-1940-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-53512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screenshot_2019-12-15-The-Empire-Strikes-Back-\u2013-Britain\u2019s-Operation-Compass-\u2013-WW2-\u2013-068-\u2013-December-14-1940-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screenshot_2019-12-15-The-Empire-Strikes-Back-\u2013-Britain\u2019s-Operation-Compass-\u2013-WW2-\u2013-068-\u2013-December-14-1940-853x480.png 853w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screenshot_2019-12-15-The-Empire-Strikes-Back-\u2013-Britain\u2019s-Operation-Compass-\u2013-WW2-\u2013-068-\u2013-December-14-1940-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screenshot_2019-12-15-The-Empire-Strikes-Back-\u2013-Britain\u2019s-Operation-Compass-\u2013-WW2-\u2013-068-\u2013-December-14-1940-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screenshot_2019-12-15-The-Empire-Strikes-Back-\u2013-Britain\u2019s-Operation-Compass-\u2013-WW2-\u2013-068-\u2013-December-14-1940.png 930w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World War Two Published 14 Dec 2019 The First British offensive of the War begins in North Africa. 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