{"id":86603,"date":"2024-01-07T04:00:34","date_gmt":"2024-01-07T09:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=86603"},"modified":"2024-01-06T11:27:21","modified_gmt":"2024-01-06T16:27:21","slug":"1945-begins-ww2-week-280-january-6-1945","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2024\/01\/07\/1945-begins-ww2-week-280-january-6-1945\/","title":{"rendered":"1945 Begins! &#8211; WW2 &#8211; Week 280 &#8211; January 6, 1945"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3b6UHz5Sk1g?si=9Hsm4f2CqIaZVRkH\" 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 6 Jan 2024<\/p>\n<p>The Germans launch a new offensive, Operation Nordwind, in Alsace, even as their offensive in the Ardennes is stalled. The Allies in the west don&#8217;t just have to fight these, they are also having serious issues amongst themselves in High Command that threaten their unity. The siege of Budapest is in full swing and is a hard, fought, bloody battle, and the Soviets and the Americans have big plans for new offensives soon to kick off in Eastern Europe and the Philippines (respectively).<\/p>\n<p>00:00 INTRO<br \/>\n01:20 The Siege of Budapest<br \/>\n04:51 German defense plans in the East<br \/>\n06:38 Montgomery versus Eisenhower<br \/>\n08:32 Eisenhower versus the French<br \/>\n10:35 New German Offensive in Alsace<br \/>\n13:49 Monty&#8217;s plans for the press<br \/>\n15:04 The Battle of the Bulge<br \/>\n17:45 Preparations for the Luzon Landings<br \/>\n20:56 Notes to end the week<br \/>\n21:51 Summary and 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: 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<\/p>\n<p>Image sources:<br \/>\nCharles M. Wilson and Field Marshal Alexander at Athens. Wellcome Collection. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection<\/p>\n<p>Soundtracks from Epidemic Sound:<br \/>\n&#8220;Easy Target&#8221; &#8211; Rannar Sillard<br \/>\n&#8220;At the Front&#8221; &#8211; Phoenix Tail<br \/>\n&#8220;Deviation In Time&#8221; &#8211; Johannes Bornlof<br \/>\n&#8220;Live, Fight, Survive&#8221; &#8211; Anthony Earls<br \/>\n&#8220;On the Edge of Change&#8221; &#8211; Brightarm Orchestra<br \/>\n&#8220;Run and Hide&#8221; &#8211; Philip Ayers<br \/>\n&#8220;Call for Action&#8221; &#8211; Jon Bjork<br \/>\n&#8220;The Mole&#8221; &#8211; Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen<br \/>\n&#8220;The Twelve Spies&#8221; &#8211; Silver Maple<br \/>\n&#8220;It&#8217;s Not a Game&#8221; &#8211; Philip Ayers<br \/>\n&#8220;Sense of Betrayal&#8221; &#8211; Experia<br \/>\n&#8220;Dragon King&#8221; &#8211; Jo Wandrini<br \/>\n&#8220;United Fronts&#8221; &#8211; Jon Sumner<br \/>\n&#8220;41 clicks from the sun&#8221; &#8211; Hampus Naeselius<\/p>\n<p>A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World War Two Published 6 Jan 2024 The Germans launch a new offensive, Operation Nordwind, in Alsace, even as their offensive in the Ardennes is stalled. The Allies in the west don&#8217;t just have to fight these, they are also having serious issues amongst themselves in High Command that threaten their unity. 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