Week 294 - Soviets Take Vienna and Königsberg - WW2 - April 13, 1945 |
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The prizes of Vienna and Königsberg fall to the Soviets as they continue what seems an inexorable advance. In the West the Allies advance to the Elbe River, but there they are stopped by command. The big news in their national papers this week is the death of American President Franklin Roosevelt, which provokes rejoicing in Hitler's bunker. The Allied fighting dash for Rangoon continues in Burma, as does the American advance on Okinawa, although Japanese resistance is stiffening and they are beginning counterattacks.
Chapters 00:32 Recap 01:05 Operation Grapeshot 01:57 Roosevelt Dies 06:01 Soviet Attack Plans for Berlin 12:45 Stalin's Suspicions 14:31 The fall of Königsberg 17:02 The fall of Vienna 18:38 Japanese Resistance on Okinawa 20:34 The War in China 21:09 Burma and the Philippines 22:38 Summary 22:57 Conclusion 25:05 Memorial 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: Ruffneck88 Mikołaj Uchman Source literature list: https://bit.ly/SourcesWW2 Archive footage: Screenocean/Reuters - https://www.screenocean.com Soundtracks from Epidemic Sound: Breathe it in Deep - Hampus Naeselius Byrr - Hampus Naeselius Close to the Edge - Hampus Naeselius Motions - Edgar Hopp Try and Catch Us Now - David Celeste Watchman - Yi Nantiro A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH. |