{"id":86063,"date":"2023-12-03T04:00:37","date_gmt":"2023-12-03T09:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=86063"},"modified":"2023-12-02T12:03:59","modified_gmt":"2023-12-02T17:03:59","slug":"was-hurtgen-forest-worth-it-ww2-week-275-december-2-1944","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2023\/12\/03\/was-hurtgen-forest-worth-it-ww2-week-275-december-2-1944\/","title":{"rendered":"Was H\u00fcrtgen Forest Worth it? WW2 &#8211; Week 275 &#8211; December 2, 1944"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qUgPcP4TmxQ?si=ZoAdFctg5ZQDi99c\" 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 2 Dec 2023<\/p>\n<p>The bulk of the fight for H\u00fcrtgen Forest is now over, and today we look at the results. We also look at Soviet plans for their January offensive. In the field this week, the Red Army is still fighting in Hungary, the Allies are still trying to reach the Roer River in the west, and in the Pacific Theater the kamikaze menace is wreaking havoc with Allied scheduling.<\/p>\n<p>00:00 INTRO<br \/>\n01:06 Soviet Offensive Plans for 1945<br \/>\n03:12 Red Army attacks in Hungary<br \/>\n06:19 The Port of Antwerp is clear for use<br \/>\n07:23 The Battle of Hurtgen Forest is Over<br \/>\n12:20 Allied advances to the Roer<br \/>\n14:19 Tension builds in Greece<br \/>\n15:32 The aerial situation in the Philippines<br \/>\n21:36 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 by: Indy Neidell<br \/>\nArtwork and color grading by: Miko\u0142aj Uchman<br \/>\nSound design by: Marek Kami\u0144ski<br \/>\nColorizations by: Miko\u0142aj Uchman<\/p>\n<p>Soundtracks from Epidemic Sound:<br \/>\n&#8220;Easy Target&#8221; &#8211; Rannar Sillard<br \/>\n&#8220;Leave It All Here&#8221; &#8211; Fabien Tell<br \/>\n&#8220;Dark Beginning&#8221; &#8211; Johan Hynynen<br \/>\n&#8220;It&#8217;s Not a Game&#8221; &#8211; Philip Ayers<br \/>\n&#8220;Let Go of Fear&#8221; &#8211; Howard Harper-Barnes<br \/>\n&#8220;Rivers Run Red&#8221; &#8211; Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen<br \/>\n&#8220;Darkness Closing In&#8221; &#8211; Max Anson<br \/>\n&#8220;Secret Cargo&#8221; &#8211; Craft Case<br \/>\n&#8220;Shrouded in Conspiracy&#8221; &#8211; Jon Bjork<br \/>\n&#8220;United Fronts&#8221; &#8211; Jon Sumner<br \/>\n&#8220;The Mole&#8221; &#8211; Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen<br \/>\n&#8220;Rush of Blood&#8221; &#8211; Reynard Seidel<br \/>\n&#8220;Run and Hide&#8221; &#8211; Philip Ayers<\/p>\n<p>A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World War Two Published 2 Dec 2023 The bulk of the fight for H\u00fcrtgen Forest is now over, and today we look at the results. 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