{"id":88462,"date":"2024-04-14T04:00:36","date_gmt":"2024-04-14T08:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=88462"},"modified":"2024-04-13T14:44:53","modified_gmt":"2024-04-13T18:44:53","slug":"soviets-take-vienna-and-konigsberg-ww2-week-294-april-13-1945","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2024\/04\/14\/soviets-take-vienna-and-konigsberg-ww2-week-294-april-13-1945\/","title":{"rendered":"Soviets Take Vienna and K\u00f6nigsberg &#8211; WW2 &#8211; Week 294 &#8211; April 13, 1945"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1qHb-ngvQvc?si=kO-RD2myONn9YF5s\" 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 13 Apr 2024<\/p>\n<p>The prizes of Vienna and K\u00f6nigsberg fall to the Soviets as they continue what seems an inexorable advance. In the West the Allies advance to the Elbe River, but there they are stopped by command. The big news in their national papers this week is the death of American President Franklin Roosevelt, which provokes rejoicing in Hitler&#8217;s bunker. The Allied fighting dash for Rangoon continues in Burma, as does the American advance on Okinawa, although Japanese resistance is stiffening and they are beginning counterattacks.<\/p>\n<p>Chapters<br \/>\n00:32 Recap<br \/>\n01:05 Operation Grapeshot<br \/>\n01:57 Roosevelt Dies<br \/>\n06:01 Soviet Attack Plans for Berlin<br \/>\n12:45 Stalin&#8217;s Suspicions<br \/>\n14:31 The fall of K\u00f6nigsberg<br \/>\n17:02 The fall of Vienna<br \/>\n18:38 Japanese Resistance on Okinawa<br \/>\n20:34 The War in China<br \/>\n21:09 Burma and the Philippines<br \/>\n22:38 Summary<br \/>\n22:57 Conclusion<br \/>\n25:05 Memorial<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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