In the west, the Allies break the siege of Bastogne, but the fight for the Ardennes continues. and British Commander Bernard Montgomery is maneuvering to take command of the Western Front ground forces. In Hungary Budapest is cut off by the Soviets and under siege, with hundreds of thousands of civilians still in the city. The fight in italy is winding down for the winter, but the fight in the Philippines continues. In fact, American landings on Luzon are planned to go off soon.

00:00 INTRO
01:22 The Siege of Bastogne
03:10 The failure of 5th and 6th Panzer Armies
06:11 Montgomery wants command
09:27 Guderian appeals to Hitler, stop the Ardennes Offensive!
12:11 Budapest surrounded and under siege
17:04 Wrapping up the Gothic Line Campaign
19:29 Churchill in Athens
20:30 The fight in the Philippines
23:07 SUMMARY

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Research by: Indy Neidell
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Artwork and color grading by: Mikołaj Uchman
Sound design by: Marek Kamiński
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Archive footage: Screenocean/Reuters - https://www.screenocean.com

Image sources:
Fortepan - Mihályi Balázs, Horváth József

Soundtracks from Epidemic Sound:
Easy Target - Rannar Sillard
Its Not a Game - Philip Ayers
The Hourglass - Jon Bjork
Other Sides of Glory - Fabien Tell
Let Go of Fear - Howard Harper-Barnes
On the Edge of Change - Brightarm Orchestra
Live, Fight, Survive - Anthony Earls
Dark Beginning - Johan Hynynen
Run and Hide - Philip Ayers
United Fronts - Jon Sumner
The Story Begins STEMS INSTRUMENTS - Hampus Naeselius
Wandering Ahead - Trevor Kowalski
Dragon King - Jo Wandrini
Secret Cargo - Craft Case
Death And Glory 3 - Johannes Bornlöf

A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.