{"id":85940,"date":"2023-11-26T04:00:51","date_gmt":"2023-11-26T09:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=85940"},"modified":"2023-11-25T11:57:30","modified_gmt":"2023-11-25T16:57:30","slug":"general-pattons-metz-obsession-ww2-week-274-november-25-1944","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2023\/11\/26\/general-pattons-metz-obsession-ww2-week-274-november-25-1944\/","title":{"rendered":"General Patton&#8217;s Metz Obsession &#8211; WW2 &#8211; Week 274 &#8211; November 25, 1944"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4LCjNmATTi8?si=ac6hUXD-kOjQlPaG\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>World War Two<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 25 Nov 2023<\/p>\n<p>Metz finally falls to Patton&#8217;s 3rd Army, but boy, it&#8217;s taken some time. To the south, the Allies also take Belfort and Strasbourg, and to the north Operation Queen continues trying to reach the Roer River. The Soviets complete their conquest of the islands in the Gulf of Riga and continue advancing in Hungary to the south, but it&#8217;s the Axis Powers &mdash; the Japanese &mdash; who are advancing in China, taking Dushan and Nanning.<\/p>\n<p>01:15 Operation Queen Continues<br \/>\n04:49 9th Army attacks toward the Roer<br \/>\n05:54 Pattons 3rd Army takes Metz<br \/>\n09:22 Allies take Belfort, Mulhouse, and Strasbourg<br \/>\n13:56 8th Army Attacks in Italy<br \/>\n15:42 Soviet advances and German indecision<br \/>\n18:05 Japanese take Dushan and Nanning<br \/>\n19:21 The fight for Peleliu ends<br \/>\n21:43 Notes from all over<br \/>\n22:23 Conclusion<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>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<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 and color grading by: Simon J. James<br \/>\nArtwork by: Miko\u0142aj Uchman<br \/>\nSound design by: Simon J. James &#038; Marek Kami\u0144ski<br \/>\nColorizations by: Miko\u0142aj Uchman<\/p>\n<p>Image sources:<br \/>\nBundesarchiv_Bild_101III-Weill-056-36,_Metz,_Heinrich_Himmler,_Ehrenkompanie<\/p>\n<p>Soundtracks from Epidemic Sound:<br \/>\n&#8220;Final Frontier&#8221; &#8211; Hampus Naeselius<br \/>\n&#8220;Hydra&#8221; &#8211; Dream Cave<br \/>\n&#8220;I Will Be Your Knight&#8221; &#8211; Jo Wandrini<br \/>\n&#8220;Marching On&#8221; &#8211; Jon Bjork<br \/>\n&#8220;One Last Battle&#8221; &#8211; Edgar Hopp<br \/>\n&#8220;The Storm Will Come&#8221; &#8211; Dream Cave<\/p>\n<p>Additional sound effects provided by Zapsplat.com<br \/>\nA TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World War Two Published 25 Nov 2023 Metz finally falls to Patton&#8217;s 3rd Army, but boy, it&#8217;s taken some time. To the south, the Allies also take Belfort and Strasbourg, and to the north Operation Queen continues trying to reach the Roer River. 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