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.

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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
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Source literature list: https://bit.ly/SourcesWW2

Archive footage: Screenocean/Reuters - https://www.screenocean.com

Image sources:
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Naval History and Heritage Command
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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

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