Dwight Eisenhower publicly announces the secret armistice signed last week, and Italy is now officially out of the war. The Italian Fleet sails for Malta and Allied captivity. The Allies have landed in force in Southern Italy and they do face some heavy opposition from German forces- who have no intention of giving up Italy. In the USSR, though, the Soviets continue liberating territory all over Ukraine as they force the Germans back to the Dnieper River.

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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: Miki Cackowski
Artwork and color grading by: Mikołaj Uchman
Sound design by: Marek Kamiński
Colorizations by:
Norman Stewart - https://oldtimesincolor.blogspot.com/
Mikołaj Uchman
Klimbim https://www.flickr.com/photos/22155693@N04/
Daniel Weiss

Special thanks to:

Aaren J

Source literature list: http://bit.ly/WW2sources

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

Image sources:
Narodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe
Bundesarchiv
IWM TR 2377, TR 1037

Soundtracks from Epidemic Sound:
Brightarm Orchestra - On the Edge of Change
Fabien Tell - Weapon of Choice
Johan Hynynen - Dark Beginning
Max Anson - Darkness Closing In
Fabien Tell - Last Point of Safe Return
Jon Bjork - Force Matrix
Philip Ayers - The Unexplored
Hakan Eriksson - The End Of The World 2

A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.