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Week 277 - The Battle of the Bulge Begins - WW2 - December 16, 1944

Adolf Hitler's Ardennes counteroffensive finally goes off this week, and it does indeed catch the Allies by surprise, and they suspend other offensive operations in the west. They are still attacking in Italy, and the Soviets are still advancing in Hungary, trying to cut off Budapest. In the Far East, there are Allied landings on Mindoro, and they are also on the march in Burma, hoping to pin down the enemy. 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/ 0:00 Intro 0:55 Recap 1:22 Street fighting in Athens 04:07 Operation Queen ends 06:33 Autumn Mist Offensive plans 09:51 Allied intelligence failures 12:26 The Ardennes Offensive Begins 16:57 Allied attacks in Italy and Soviet plans to surround Budapest 20:07 The Allied offensive in Burma 22:10 Mindoro Landings 24:33 Summary 25:14 Conclusion 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: Karolina Dołęga Artwork and color grading by: Mikołaj Uchman Sound design by: Marek Kamiński Colorizations by: Mikołaj Uchman Daniel Weiss FMSky, Ruffneck'88 https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plik:Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-R65485,_Joachim_Peiper_Recolored.jpg Source literature list: http://bit.ly/WW2sources Archive footage: Screenocean/Reuters - https://www.screenocean.com Image sources: Bundesarchiv National Archives NARA Imperial War Museums: SE 2758 Naval History and Heritage Command Picture of ELAS fighters courtesy of Υπουργείο Εξωτερικών https://www.flickr.com/photos/greecemfa/5120447974/ Soundtracks from Epidemic Sound: Break Free - Fabien Tell Dark Beginning - Johan Hynynen Disciples of Sun Tzu - Christian Andersen Force Matrix - Jon Bjork It's Not a Game - Philip Ayers Last Minute Reaction - Phoenix Tail Last Point of Safe Return - Fabien Tell Leave It All Here - Fabien Tell London - Howard Harper-Barnes Please Hear Me Out TS - Philip Ayers Rememberance - Fabien Tell Secret Cargo - Craft Case The End Of The World 2 - Håkan Eriksson The Inspector 4 - Johannes Bornlöf Weapon of Choice - Fabien Tell A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.