{"id":66775,"date":"2021-06-27T04:00:30","date_gmt":"2021-06-27T08:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=66775"},"modified":"2024-02-25T13:59:18","modified_gmt":"2024-02-25T18:59:18","slug":"fall-blau-starts-or-does-it-ww2-148-june-27-1942","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2021\/06\/27\/fall-blau-starts-or-does-it-ww2-148-june-27-1942\/","title":{"rendered":"<em>Fall Blau<\/em> Starts &#8230; or Does it? &#8211; WW2 &#8211; 148 &#8211; June 27, 1942"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cBO8h7bcAH0\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>World War Two<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 26 Jun 2021<\/p>\n<p><em>Fall Blau<\/em>, the huge Axis summer offensive in the Soviet Union, is supposed to being this, but is postponed to next. The smaller Operation Fridericus II does begin though, and what does Josef Stalin make of that and the intelligence he&#8217;s received?  Meanwhile in North Africa, after the fall of Tobruk, the British 8th Army gets a leadership change, but Erwin Rommel is still on the move eastward into Egypt. Where will the Allies try to hold him? Half the world away, the Allies begin to establish a base at Milne Bay, New Guinea. It&#8217;s a start, a small one, but a start.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/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>Get Collectibles here: <a href=\"https:\/\/timeghost.tv\/collectibles\/\u200b\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/timeghost.tv\/collectibles\/\u200b<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow WW2 day by day on Instagram @ww2_day_by_day &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ww2_day_by_day\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ww2_day_by_day<\/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 \/>\nDirector: Astrid Deinhard<br \/>\nProducers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson<br \/>\nExecutive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson, Bodo Rittenauer<br \/>\nCreative Producer: Maria Kyhle<br \/>\nPost-Production Director: Wieke Kapteijns<br \/>\nResearch by: Indy Neidell<br \/>\nEdited by: Lucas Aim\u00f3<br \/>\nSound design: Marek Kami\u0144ski<br \/>\nMap animations: Eastory (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/eastory\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/eastory<\/a>) and Daniel Weiss<\/p>\n<p>Colorizations by: Lucas Aim\u00f3<\/p>\n<p>Sources:<br \/>\nUSHMM<br \/>\nAustralian War Memorial<br \/>\nOpen Beldeen<\/p>\n<p>Soundtracks from the Epidemic Sound:<br \/>\n&#8220;Dark Beginning&#8221; &#8211; Johan Hynynen<br \/>\n&#8220;Not Safe Yet&#8221; &#8211; Gunnar Johnsen<br \/>\n&#8220;Try and Catch Us Now&#8221; &#8211; David Celeste<br \/>\n&#8220;Watchman&#8221; &#8211; Yi Nantiro<br \/>\n&#8220;Weapon of Choice&#8221; &#8211; Fabien Tell<br \/>\n&#8220;Warning Signal&#8221; &#8211; Max Anson<br \/>\n&#8220;The Proving Grounds&#8221; &#8211; Dragon Tamer<br \/>\n&#8220;To War!&#8221; &#8211; Jo Wandrini<br \/>\n&#8220;Little Susie&#8221; &#8211; Hampus Naeselius<\/p>\n<p>Archive by Screenocean\/Reuters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.screenocean.com\" rel=\"noopener\" 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\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-27-at-12-08-29-Fall-Blau-Starts-\u2026-or-Does-it-\u2013-WW2-\u2013-148-\u2013-June-27-1942.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-27-at-12-08-29-Fall-Blau-Starts-\u2026-or-Does-it-\u2013-WW2-\u2013-148-\u2013-June-27-1942-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-66777\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-27-at-12-08-29-Fall-Blau-Starts-\u2026-or-Does-it-\u2013-WW2-\u2013-148-\u2013-June-27-1942-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-27-at-12-08-29-Fall-Blau-Starts-\u2026-or-Does-it-\u2013-WW2-\u2013-148-\u2013-June-27-1942-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-27-at-12-08-29-Fall-Blau-Starts-\u2026-or-Does-it-\u2013-WW2-\u2013-148-\u2013-June-27-1942-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-27-at-12-08-29-Fall-Blau-Starts-\u2026-or-Does-it-\u2013-WW2-\u2013-148-\u2013-June-27-1942.png 854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World War Two Published 26 Jun 2021 Fall Blau, the huge Axis summer offensive in the Soviet Union, is supposed to being this, but is postponed to next. 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