In the East, the Soviets launch a massive series of new offensives. In the West, Monty holds an ill-judged press conference about the Battle of the Bulge. Operation Nordwind, the German offensive in Alsace, continues. In Hungary, theres house to house fighting as the Red Army besieges Budapest. In Asia, the Allies wrestle with the Kamikazes, begin their landings on Luzon, and advance in Burma.

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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: Karolina Dołęga
Artwork and color grading by: Mikołaj Uchman
Sound design by: Marek Kamiński
Colorizations by:
Daniel Weiss
Mikołaj Uchman
Carlos Ortega Pereira, BlauColorizations, https://www.instagram.com/blaucolorizations/
Julius Jääskeläinen - https://www.facebook.com/JJcolorization/
Norman Stewart - https://oldtimesincolor.blogspot.com/

00:54 Intro
01:12 Recap
01:22 Montgomerys Press Conference
05:53 Operation Nordwind
07:07 The battle for Hungary
09:38 The huge Soviet offensive begins!
12:22 American landings on Luzon
15:29 Anti-Kamikaze tactics
18:11 Slims advance in Burma
21:11 Conclusion

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

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

Image sources:
Narodowe Archwium Cyfrowe
Naval History and Heritage Command
National Archives NARA

Soundtracks from Epidemic Sound:
Break Free - Fabien Tell
Dark Beginning - Johan Hynynen
Disciples of Sun Tzu - Christian Andersen
Dragon King - Jo Wandrini
Force Matrix - Jon Bjork
Last Man Standing 3 - Johannes Bornlöf
Last Minute Reaction - Phoenix Tail
Last Point of Safe Return - Fabien Tell
Leave It All Here - Fabien Tell
London - Howard Harper-Barnes
March Of The Brave 10 - Rannar Sillard
Rememberance - Fabien Tell
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.