{"id":72904,"date":"2022-04-09T04:00:58","date_gmt":"2022-04-09T08:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=72904"},"modified":"2023-12-03T21:27:25","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T02:27:25","slug":"bicycle-can-you-put-a-gun-on-it-ww2-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2022\/04\/09\/bicycle-can-you-put-a-gun-on-it-ww2-special\/","title":{"rendered":"Bicycle &#8211; Can You Put a Gun on It? &#8211; WW2 Special"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/osk462vwdb0\" 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 8 Apr 2022<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Bicycling to victory! Soldiers were moved by trucks and trains to the front, transported on the backs of tanks and armoured vehicles into combat. But sometimes they also went by using the good old bicycle. Pedaling over the paved roads of Western Europe and East Asia, specialised bicycle-companies surprised through mobility and independence. Bikes were comparatively cheap to mass produce and did not need fuel nor fodder. So they proved a real alternative to those nations that had to budget their oil resources.&#8221;<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 \/>\nJoin us on Reddit &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/WorldWarTwoChannel\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/WorldWarTwoChannel\/<\/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<br \/>\nCreative Producer: Marek Kami\u0144ski<br \/>\nCommunity Management: Ian Sowden<br \/>\nWritten by: Indy Neidell<br \/>\nResearch by: Indy Neidell<br \/>\nMap animations by: Daniel Weiss<br \/>\nMap research by: Sietse Kenter<br \/>\nEdited by: Lucas Aimo<br \/>\nArtwork and color grading by: Miko\u0142aj Uchman<br \/>\nSound design by: Marek Kami\u0144ski<\/p>\n<p>Image sources:<br \/>\nFinnish wartime Photograph Archive<br \/>\nLibrary and Archives Canada<br \/>\nImperial War Museum<br \/>\nNHK<\/p>\n<p>Soundtracks from Epidemic Sound:<br \/>\n&#8220;Question&#8221; &#8211; Million Eyes<br \/>\n&#8220;Disciples of Sun Tzu&#8221; &#8211; Christian Andersen<br \/>\n&#8220;Weapon of Choice&#8221; &#8211; Fabien Tell<br \/>\n&#8220;Trapped in a Maze&#8221; &#8211; Philip Ayers<br \/>\n&#8220;Beware of Traps&#8221; &#8211; The Fly Guy Five<br \/>\n&#8220;Not Safe Yet&#8221; &#8211; Gunnar Johnsen<br \/>\n&#8220;Chasing Snakes&#8221; &#8211; Martin Landstrom<\/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 \/>\n1 hour ago<br \/>\nJoin the TimeGhost Army: <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/SPECIAL_085_PI\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/SPECIAL_085_PI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>When many people think about World War Two, they think about trucks, tanks, and aircraft. In reality, the conflict includes many more horses and bicycles. This is a fascinating and crucial aspect of the Second World War, and one that does not receive anywhere near enough attention. Thank you to everyone in the TimeGhost Army that allow us fully cover every aspect of this war.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-09-at-13-17-14-Bicycle-\u2013-Can-You-Put-a-Gun-on-It-\u2013-WW2-Special-Quotulatiousness.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-09-at-13-17-14-Bicycle-\u2013-Can-You-Put-a-Gun-on-It-\u2013-WW2-Special-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-72906\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-09-at-13-17-14-Bicycle-\u2013-Can-You-Put-a-Gun-on-It-\u2013-WW2-Special-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-09-at-13-17-14-Bicycle-\u2013-Can-You-Put-a-Gun-on-It-\u2013-WW2-Special-Quotulatiousness-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-09-at-13-17-14-Bicycle-\u2013-Can-You-Put-a-Gun-on-It-\u2013-WW2-Special-Quotulatiousness-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-09-at-13-17-14-Bicycle-\u2013-Can-You-Put-a-Gun-on-It-\u2013-WW2-Special-Quotulatiousness.png 854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World War Two Published 8 Apr 2022 &#8220;Bicycling to victory! 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