The Siege of Bastogne Begins (Patreon)

Week 278 - The Siege of Bastogne Begins - WW2 - December 23, 1944

The German Ardennes Offensive, called by the Allies the Battle of the Bulge, is in full swing in Luxembourg and Belgium this week, and the Germans have the key junction town of Bastogne under siege. On the Allied side there comes a large American surrender, plans for counterattacks, and tension growing between British and American Commands. The fight in both Italy and the Philippines continues, and in Hungary the Soviets have nearly surrounded Budapest. 00:26 Intro 01:06 The Battle of the Bulge 03:54 The Malmedy Massacre 06:25 Bastogne 10:00 American Surrender on Schnee Eifel 12:06 Patton plans a counterattack 15:44 Bernard Montgomery and Omar Bradley 18:12 The Red Army advances around Budapest 21:39 Fighting in Italy and Greece 22:45 Leyte and Mindoro 25:07 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 Editing and Color Grading by Simon J. James Artwork by: Mikołaj Uchman Sound design by: Simon J. James & Marek Kamiński Colorizations by: Mikołaj Uchman Source literature list: http://bit.ly/WW2sources Archive footage: Screenocean/Reuters - https://www.screenocean.com Soundtracks from Epidemic Sound: Conquered Territory End of an Era.wav Impact Point - Hampus Naeselius Peacekeepers The Great Ascent The Thin Line - Hampus Naeselius Truce No More Additional sounds provided by Zapsplat.com Additional graphics provided by Vecteezy.com A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.