Can the Americans Stop the Kamikazes? (Patreon)

Week 276 - Can the Americans Stop the Kamikazes? - WW2 - December 9, 1944

This is a very busy week of the war. In the west, the Americans manage to reach the Roer River in force, but haven't taken any of its dams; in Italy, the Allies liberate Ravenna; the Soviet advance in Hungary continues, and the Soviets even set up a new Hungarian government; martial law is declared in Greece; the Japanese make a corridor to Indochina; the fighting on Leyte continues, and the kamikaze menace becomes ever more worrisome. 00:00 INTRO 01:10 British intelligences failure 01:55 Allies reach the Roer River 05:35 Problems with Devers’ 6th Army Group 07:41 Allies liberate Ravenna 08:50 Soviet advances in Hungary 12:10 Soviets set up a new Hungarian government 13:47 A deadly demonstration and martial law in Greece 18:33 Japanese establish a corridor to Indochina 19:59 Leyte and kamikaze attacks 23:45 CONCLUSION Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TimeGhostHistory Or join the TimeGhost Army directly at: https://timeghost.tv/signup/ Check out our TimeGhost History YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/timeghost Between 2 Wars: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrG5J-K5AYAU1R-HeWSfY2D1jy_sEssNG Follow WW2 Day by Day on Instagram: @ww2_day_by_day Follow TimeGhost History on Instagram: @timeghosthistory Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TimeGhostHistory/ Hosted by: Indy Neidell Director: Astrid Deinhard Producers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson Executive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson Creative Producer: Marek Kamiński Community Management: Ian Sowden Written by: Indy Neidell Research by: Indy Neidell Map animations by: Daniel Weiss Map research by: Sietse Kenter Edited by: Iryna Dulka Artwork and color grading by: Mikołaj Uchman Sound design by: Marek Kamiński Colorizations by: Mikołaj Uchman Daniel Weiss Adrien Fillon - https://www.instagram.com/adrien.colorisation Source literature list: http://bit.ly/WW2sources Archive footage: Screenocean/Reuters - https://www.screenocean.com Image sources: IWM FRE 11098 FORTEPAN / Pálfi András Dmitri Kessel National Portrait Gallery Soundtracks from Epidemic Sound: Easy Target - Rannar Sillard Darkness Closing In - Max Anson Run and Hide - Philip Ayers Secret Cargo - Craft Case At the Front - Phoenix Tail It's Not a Game - Philip Ayers Dark Beginning - Johan Hynynen Leave It All Here - Fabien Tell Duels - Farrell Wooten Wicked Games - Philip Ayers Dragon King - Jo Wandrini Rivers Run Red - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen Rush of Blood - Reynard Seidel The Twelve Spies - Silver Maple A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.