{"id":88196,"date":"2024-03-24T04:00:30","date_gmt":"2024-03-24T08:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=88196"},"modified":"2024-03-23T14:56:44","modified_gmt":"2024-03-23T18:56:44","slug":"chiang-versus-mountbatten-ww2-week-291-march-23-1945","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2024\/03\/24\/chiang-versus-mountbatten-ww2-week-291-march-23-1945\/","title":{"rendered":"Chiang versus Mountbatten &#8211; WW2 &#8211; Week 291 &#8211; March 23, 1945"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_LvcnZBoZQA?si=g6gpKWsC0VyICjma\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>World War Two<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 23 Mar 2024<\/p>\n<p>Chiang Kai-Shek is demanding his Chinese troops back from Burma, but this doesn&#8217;t fit well with Mountbatten&#8217;s plans for the region. In Burma, Bill Slim&#8217;s forces liberate Mandalay this week and make plans to head south for Rangoon. There&#8217;s also friction elsewhere in Allied command &mdash; between the Soviets and the Western Allies &mdash; over Italy. In the field in Europe, the Soviets advance all along the eastern front, and in the west, the Allies secure another Rhine crossing, and they also launch a double operation to send even more men across the river in force.<\/p>\n<p>0:00 Intro<br \/>\n0:53 Recap<br \/>\n1:20 Iwo Jima<br \/>\n2:15 Plans for Okinawa<br \/>\n3:53 Mandalay liberated and plans for Burma<br \/>\n08:19 Allied Machinations about Italy<br \/>\n10:25 Soviet advances all along the Eastern Front<br \/>\n16:55 Plans for Operation Grapeshot<br \/>\n17:45 Four Allied Operations in the west<br \/>\n23:25 Summary + 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: Karolina Do\u0142\u0119ga<br \/>\nArtwork and color grading by: Miko\u0142aj Uchman<br \/>\nSound design by: Marek Kami\u0144ski<br \/>\nColorizations by: Miko\u0142aj Uchman<br \/>\nDaniel Weiss<br \/>\nSpartacus Olsson<br \/>\nJulius J\u00e4\u00e4skel\u00e4inen<br \/>\nAdrien Fillon<br \/>\nNorman Stewart &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/oldtimesincolor.blogspot.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/oldtimesincolor.blogspot.com\/<\/a><br \/>\nCassowary Colorizations<br \/>\nRuffneck88<\/p>\n<p>Image sources:<br \/>\nNational Archives NARA<br \/>\nBundesarchiv<br \/>\nPicture of Charlottenburger Chaussee http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/b&#8230;, https:\/\/www.deutsche-digitale-bibliot&#8230;<br \/>\nImperial War Museums: TR 1037, SE 3547), B 15767<\/p>\n<p>Soundtracks from Epidemic Sound:<br \/>\n&#8220;Break Free&#8221; &#8211; Fabien Tell<br \/>\n&#8220;Dark Beginning&#8221; &#8211; Johan Hynynen<br \/>\n&#8220;Deadline&#8221; &#8211; Marten Moses<br \/>\n&#8220;Dragon King&#8221; &#8211; Jo Wandrini<br \/>\n&#8220;Fly Baby Fly&#8221; &#8211; Fabien Tell<br \/>\n&#8220;It&#8217;s Not a Game&#8221; &#8211; Philip Ayer<br \/>\n&#8220;Leave It All Here&#8221; &#8211; Fabien Tell<br \/>\n&#8220;London&#8221; &#8211; Howard Harper-Barnes<br \/>\n&#8220;March Of The Brave 10&#8221; &#8211; Rannar Sillard<br \/>\n&#8220;Other Sides of Glory&#8221; &#8211; Fabien Tell<br \/>\n&#8220;Please Hear Me Out STEMS INSTRUMENTS&#8221; &#8211; Philip Ayers<br \/>\n&#8220;Rememberance&#8221; &#8211; Fabien Tell<br \/>\n&#8220;Symphony of the Cold-Blooded&#8221; &#8211; Christian Andersen<br \/>\n&#8220;The End Of The World 2&#8221; &#8211; H\u00e5kan Eriksson<br \/>\n&#8220;The Inspector 4&#8221; &#8211; Johannes Bornl\u00f6f<br \/>\n&#8220;The Unexplored&#8221; &#8211; Philip Ayers<br \/>\n&#8220;Weapon of Choice&#8221; &#8211; Fabien Tell<\/p>\n<p>A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World War Two Published 23 Mar 2024 Chiang Kai-Shek is demanding his Chinese troops back from Burma, but this doesn&#8217;t fit well with Mountbatten&#8217;s plans for the region. In Burma, Bill Slim&#8217;s forces liberate Mandalay this week and make plans to head south for Rangoon. 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