{"id":86425,"date":"2023-12-24T04:00:45","date_gmt":"2023-12-24T09:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=86425"},"modified":"2023-12-23T14:45:36","modified_gmt":"2023-12-23T19:45:36","slug":"the-siege-of-bastogne-begins-ww2-week-278-december-23-1944","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2023\/12\/24\/the-siege-of-bastogne-begins-ww2-week-278-december-23-1944\/","title":{"rendered":"The Siege of Bastogne Begins &#8211; WW2 &#8211; Week 278 &#8211; December 23, 1944"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AAWVZ0J1XS0?si=YhbVg6oF1m1Mhfj5\" 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 23 Dec 2023<\/p>\n<p>The German Ardennes Offensive, called by the Allies the Battle of the Bulge, is in full swing in Luxembourg and Belgium this week, and the Germans have the key junction town of Bastogne under siege. On the Allied side there comes a large American surrender, plans for counterattacks, and tension growing between British and American Commands. The fight in both Italy and the Philippines continues, and in Hungary the Soviets have nearly surrounded Budapest.<\/p>\n<p>00:26 Intro<br \/>\n01:06 The Battle of the Bulge<br \/>\n03:54 The Malmedy Massacre<br \/>\n06:25 Bastogne<br \/>\n10:00 American Surrender on Schnee Eifel<br \/>\n12:06 Patton plans a counterattack<br \/>\n15:44 Bernard Montgomery and Omar Bradley<br \/>\n18:12 The Red Army advances around Budapest<br \/>\n21:39 Fighting in Italy and Greece<br \/>\n22:45 Leyte and Mindoro<br \/>\n25:07 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 \/>\nEditing and Color Grading by Simon J. 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