{"id":70809,"date":"2021-12-26T04:00:47","date_gmt":"2021-12-26T09:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=70809"},"modified":"2024-02-25T13:30:01","modified_gmt":"2024-02-25T18:30:01","slug":"a-red-christmas-ww2-174-december-25-1942","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2021\/12\/26\/a-red-christmas-ww2-174-december-25-1942\/","title":{"rendered":"A Red Christmas &#8211; WW2 &#8211; 174 &#8211; December 25, 1942"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y4rXw4WEDIk\" 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 25 Dec 2021<\/p>\n<p>The Soviet offensive Operation Mars is over; it has failed, but Operation Little Saturn has been such a success that the Axis are forced to cancel their own Operation, Winter Storm, which was to relieve the troops trapped in Stalingrad. They remain trapped because Adolf Hitler has now forbidden them from trying to break out. The Allies run into tough Axis defense in both Tunisia and on Guadalcanal, and a French bigwig is assassinated.<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\/signup\/\" 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 \/>\nFollow Timeghost History on Instagram &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/timeghosthistory\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/timeghosthistory<\/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><\/p>\n<p>Source list: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/WW2sources\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/WW2sources<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Archive footage: Screenocean\/Reuters &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.screenocean.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.screenocean.com<\/a><\/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, Bodo Rittenauer<br \/>\nCreative Director: Wieke Kapteijns<br \/>\nCreative Producer: Maria Kyhle<br \/>\nWritten by: Indy Neidell<br \/>\nResearch by: Indy Neidell<br \/>\nEdited by: Karolina Do\u0142\u0119ga<br \/>\nMap animations by: Daniel Weiss<br \/>\nMap research by: Sietse Kenter<br \/>\nSound design by: Marek Kami\u0144ski<br \/>\nColorizations by:<br \/>\nMiko\u0142ach Uchman<br \/>\nDaniel Weiss<br \/>\nDememorabilia &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dememorabilia\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dememorabilia\/<\/a><br \/>\nKlimbim<\/p>\n<p>Special thanks for supporting this episode:<br \/>\nKevin Robertson<br \/>\nTom F.<br \/>\nSeth Wiens<br \/>\nMansour<br \/>\nFrack Centurion<\/p>\n<p>Image sources:<br \/>\nBundesarchiv<br \/>\nNara National Archive<br \/>\nNarodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe<br \/>\nLibrary of Congress<br \/>\nImperial War Museums: NA-2476, COI 499, COI 499<\/p>\n<p>Soundtracks from Epidemic Sound:<br \/>\n&#8220;Dragon King&#8221; &#8211; Jo Wandrini<br \/>\n&#8220;Deflection&#8221; &#8211; Reynard Seidel<br \/>\n&#8220;Weapon of Choice&#8221; &#8211; Fabien Tell<br \/>\n&#8220;Break Free&#8221; &#8211; Fabien Tell<br \/>\n&#8220;Dark Beginning&#8221; &#8211; Johan Hynynen<br \/>\n&#8220;Rememberance&#8221; &#8211; Fabien Tell<br \/>\n&#8220;Please Hear Me Out STEMS INSTRUMENTS&#8221; &#8211; Philip Ayers<br \/>\n&#8220;Epic Adventure Theme 4&#8221; &#8211; H\u00e5kan Eriksson<br \/>\n&#8220;Maze Heist&#8221; &#8211; Max Anson<br \/>\n&#8220;Force Matrix&#8221; &#8211; Jon Bjork<br \/>\n&#8220;It&#8217;s Not a Game&#8221; &#8211; Philip Ayers<br \/>\n&#8220;Not Safe Yet&#8221; &#8211; Gunnar Johnsen<\/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 \/>\n4 hours ago<br \/>\nHappy Christmas to all of you who celebrate! Much of the TimeGhost Team is gathering with their friends, family, and neighbours today. As many of you do the same, remember that your with us this Christmas in all our hearts, and that we&#8217;re all so thankful to have such a passionate and committed community supporting our work. We hope you left out some cookies and brandy for Churchill when he came down the chimney.<\/p>\n<p>Join the TimeGhost Army: <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/WW2_174_PI\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/WW2_174_PI<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screenshot-2021-12-26-at-14-39-34-A-Red-Christmas-\u2013-WW2-\u2013-174-\u2013-December-25-1942-Quotulatiousness.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screenshot-2021-12-26-at-14-39-34-A-Red-Christmas-\u2013-WW2-\u2013-174-\u2013-December-25-1942-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-70811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screenshot-2021-12-26-at-14-39-34-A-Red-Christmas-\u2013-WW2-\u2013-174-\u2013-December-25-1942-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screenshot-2021-12-26-at-14-39-34-A-Red-Christmas-\u2013-WW2-\u2013-174-\u2013-December-25-1942-Quotulatiousness-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screenshot-2021-12-26-at-14-39-34-A-Red-Christmas-\u2013-WW2-\u2013-174-\u2013-December-25-1942-Quotulatiousness-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screenshot-2021-12-26-at-14-39-34-A-Red-Christmas-\u2013-WW2-\u2013-174-\u2013-December-25-1942-Quotulatiousness.png 854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World War Two Published 25 Dec 2021 The Soviet offensive Operation Mars is over; it has failed, but Operation Little Saturn has been such a success that the Axis are forced to cancel their own Operation, Winter Storm, which was to relieve the troops trapped in Stalingrad. 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