{"id":86515,"date":"2023-12-31T04:00:44","date_gmt":"2023-12-31T09:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=86515"},"modified":"2023-12-30T10:44:33","modified_gmt":"2023-12-30T15:44:33","slug":"budapest-under-siege-ww2-week-279-december-30-1944","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2023\/12\/31\/budapest-under-siege-ww2-week-279-december-30-1944\/","title":{"rendered":"Budapest Under Siege &#8211; WW2 &#8211; Week 279 &#8211; December 30, 1944"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QVK41bhwUfA?si=XJqmlfDTg8Fy4IOd\" 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 30 Dec 2023<\/p>\n<p>In the west, the Allies break the siege of Bastogne, but the fight for the Ardennes continues. and British commander Bernard Montgomery is maneuvering to take command of the Western Front ground forces. In Hungary Budapest is cut off by the Soviets and under siege, with hundreds of thousands of civilians still in the city. The fight in Italy is winding down for the winter, but the fight in the Philippines continues. In fact, American landings on Luzon are planned to go off soon.<\/p>\n<p>00:00 INTRO<br \/>\n01:22 The Siege of Bastogne<br \/>\n03:10 The failure of 5th and 6th Panzer Armies<br \/>\n06:11 Montgomery wants command<br \/>\n09:27 Guderian appeals to Hitler, &#8220;stop the Ardennes Offensive!&#8221;<br \/>\n12:11 Budapest surrounded and under siege<br \/>\n17:04 Wrapping up the Gothic Line Campaign<br \/>\n19:29 Churchill in Athens<br \/>\n20:30 The fight in the Philippines<br \/>\n23:07 SUMMARY<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: Iryna Dulka<br \/>\nArtwork and color grading by: Miko\u0142aj Uchman<br \/>\nSound design by: Marek Kami\u0144ski<br \/>\nColorizations by: Miko\u0142aj Uchman, Daniel Weiss, Julius J\u00e4\u00e4skel\u00e4inen<\/p>\n<p>Image sources:<br \/>\nFortepan &#8211; Mih\u00e1lyi Bal\u00e1zs, Horv\u00e1th J\u00f3zsef<\/p>\n<p>Soundtracks from Epidemic Sound:<br \/>\n&#8220;Easy Target&#8221; &#8211; Rannar Sillard<br \/>\n&#8220;It&#8217;s Not a Game&#8221; &#8211; Philip Ayers<br \/>\n&#8220;The Hourglass&#8221; &#8211; Jon Bjork<br \/>\n&#8220;Other Sides of Glory&#8221; &#8211; Fabien Tell<br \/>\n&#8220;Let Go of Fear&#8221; &#8211; Howard Harper-Barnes<br \/>\n&#8220;On the Edge of Change&#8221; &#8211; Brightarm Orchestra<br \/>\n&#8220;Live, Fight, Survive&#8221; &#8211; Anthony Earls<br \/>\n&#8220;Dark Beginning&#8221; &#8211; Johan Hynynen<br \/>\n&#8220;Run and Hide&#8221; &#8211; Philip Ayers<br \/>\n&#8220;United Fronts&#8221; &#8211; Jon Sumner<br \/>\n&#8220;The Story Begins STEMS INSTRUMENTS&#8221; &#8211; Hampus Naeselius<br \/>\n&#8220;Wandering Ahead&#8221; &#8211; Trevor Kowalski<br \/>\n&#8220;Dragon King&#8221; &#8211; Jo Wandrini<br \/>\n&#8220;Secret Cargo&#8221; &#8211; Craft Case<br \/>\n&#8220;Death And Glory 3&#8221; &#8211; Johannes Bornl\u00f6f<\/p>\n<p>A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World War Two Published 30 Dec 2023 In the west, the Allies break the siege of Bastogne, but the fight for the Ardennes continues. and British commander Bernard Montgomery is maneuvering to take command of the Western Front ground forces. 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