{"id":86353,"date":"2023-12-17T04:00:53","date_gmt":"2023-12-17T09:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=86353"},"modified":"2023-12-16T12:19:58","modified_gmt":"2023-12-16T17:19:58","slug":"the-battle-of-the-bulge-begins-ww2-week-277-december-16-1944","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2023\/12\/17\/the-battle-of-the-bulge-begins-ww2-week-277-december-16-1944\/","title":{"rendered":"The Battle of the Bulge Begins &#8211; WW2 &#8211; Week 277 &#8211; December 16, 1944"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/41L_CI3DMJc?si=Vmm0tK0oIeVKYIfM\" 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 16 Dec 2023<\/p>\n<p>Adolf Hitler&#8217;s Ardennes counteroffensive finally goes off this week, and it does indeed catch the Allies by surprise, and they suspend other offensive operations in the west. They are still attacking in Italy, and the Soviets are still advancing in Hungary, trying to cut off Budapest. In the Far East, there are Allied landings on Mindoro, and they are also on the march in Burma, hoping to pin down the enemy.<\/p>\n<p>0:00 Intro<br \/>\n0:55 Recap<br \/>\n1:22 Street fighting in Athens<br \/>\n04:07 Operation Queen ends<br \/>\n06:33 Autumn Mist Offensive plans<br \/>\n09:51 Allied intelligence failures<br \/>\n12:26 The Ardennes Offensive Begins<br \/>\n16:57 Allied attacks in Italy and Soviet plans to surround Budapest<br \/>\n20:07 The Allied offensive in Burma<br \/>\n22:10 Mindoro Landings<br \/>\n24:33 Summary<br \/>\n25:14 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; 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