{"id":88090,"date":"2024-03-17T04:00:38","date_gmt":"2024-03-17T08:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=88090"},"modified":"2024-03-16T11:40:33","modified_gmt":"2024-03-16T15:40:33","slug":"smiling-albert-takes-command-ww2-week-290-march-16-1945","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2024\/03\/17\/smiling-albert-takes-command-ww2-week-290-march-16-1945\/","title":{"rendered":"Smiling Albert Takes Command &#8211; WW2 &#8211; Week 290 &#8211; March 16, 1945"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uUQupTP5eGQ?si=4uf26AJ9MkRdzhwK\" 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 Mar 2024<\/p>\n<p>After the Allies took a Rhine Bridge last week, Adolf Hitler has again shuffled his commanders, moving Kesselring to the west. Meanwhile, the German offensive in Hungary comes to its end &mdash; and it does not end well for the Germans. The Japanese are nearly defeated on Iwo Jima, are feeling a bit of desperation in Burma, but are far, far from defeated on Luzon.<\/p>\n<p>01:02 Recap<br \/>\n01:33 Remagen Bridge and the Western Front<br \/>\n06:44 Army Group Courland and 3rd Belorussian Front<br \/>\n10:23 Konev&#8217;s new attacks<br \/>\n11:29 Operation Spring Awakening ends<br \/>\n15:00 A German surrender in Italy?<br \/>\n17:01 Japanese being ground down on Iwo Jima<br \/>\n18:12 The war in the Philippines<br \/>\n20:48 The war in Burma<br \/>\n23:07 Summary<br \/>\n23:36 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 &#038; James Newman<br \/>\nMap animations by: Daniel Weiss<br \/>\nMap research by: Sietse Kenter<br \/>\nEditing and color grading by: Simon J. 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