220 - Kiev Liberated! Celebrations in Moscow! - WW2 - November 12, 1943

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  @WorldWarTwo · 3 years ago (edited) · pinned

  Join the TimeGhost Army: <a href="https://bit.ly/WW2_220_PI">https://bit.ly/WW2_220_PI</a><br><br>While this series focuses largely on the military aspects of World War Two, such as maneuvers and logistics, we must never forget that World War Two was overwhelmingly experienced by civilians. Between the Kiev encirclement in 1941 and its liberation now in 1943, two entire years of occupation have unfolded. With the return of Soviet control, civilians will once again experience a period of instability as the wounds of occupation must now be dealt with.<br><br>Check out our war against humanity video covering exactly that here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuPzyY358mA">https://youtu.be/IuPzyY358mA</a>

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  @Spiderfisch · 3 years ago

  25km for 10000 casualties would have been considered a major victory in WW1

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• KA

  @Kaizen917 · 3 years ago

  At some point around this week, two SS guards known as Mitchell and Webb will film a small footage of themselves discussing the possibility that their unit are the baddies.

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  @jacqueschouette7474 · 3 years ago

  In a side note that is important to my family, on November 8th, a Japanese night air attack by Betty bombers against the invasion fleet off Bougainville resulted in my father&apos;s ship, the light cruiser USS Birmingham, being hit by one torpedo in the bow, a torpedo or skip bomb (they are not sure which) hitting the stern and a bomb hit on the Number 4 turret. &nbsp;Eleven of the attackers where shot down with the Birmingham accounting for four of those. &nbsp;The ship survived and proceeded back to the US by way of Pearl Harbor for repairs resulting in my father spending Christmas 1943 at home.

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• RY

  @ryanprosper88 · 3 years ago (edited)

  It&apos;s been a year since Operation Uranus, &nbsp;and the Soviets are now approaching the pre war border with Poland. &nbsp;What a ride!

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• EL

  @eleanorkett1129 · 3 years ago

  As much as we see the allies advancing, as Indy keeps reminding us, there is still so much more suffering to come.

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  @jarroddivens8339 · 3 years ago

  I can&apos;t remember the exact wording, but in regards to the 4th Panzer, a German eyewitness says later in the war: &quot;We are called 4th Panzer because we only have 4 panzers&quot;

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• RC

  @rcbailey · 3 years ago

  It&apos;s amazing how for the last several weeks these video titles could be modern-day news headlines.

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• DU

  @Dustz92 · 3 years ago (edited)

  The German landing at Leros mentioned at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6DerFEca4A&amp;t=952">15:52</a> serves as background for the classic adventure film The Guns of Navarone (1961) by J. Lee Thompson.<br><br>In the movie, an attempt to rescue the 10.000 British and Italians being attacked at Leros is attempted. However, the only route to do so is guarded by a set of German guns that will sink any ship approaching the island. So a commando mission is organized to take them down before the Germans take Leros.<br><br>Period covered: 5-15 November 1943<br>Historical accuracy: 2/5 - The story is fictional despite the real historical setting.<br>IMDB grade: 7.5/10<br>Other: Winner of 1 Academy Award

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• HO

  @hobinrood710 · 3 years ago

  I&apos;m fucking crying. I got a job guys. Oh man. This was a grind.<br><br>You have been the most supportive and conversational about my situation and I wanna thank you guys for it. It&apos;s kept me going just knowing that the people that give me 20 minutes of respite, also want the best for me. You are really honestly the best.

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  @gunman47 · 3 years ago

  A side note this week on November 12 1943 is that the final Japanese aerial bombardment of Darwin in Australia will take place. Since the first bombings on February 19 1942, Darwin had endured 63 different bombings by the Japanese before the tide would gradually turn against the Japanese in the Pacific theatre.

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  @mathieu564 · 3 years ago

  The dynamic maps showing the position of the frontlines are what I like best about the show. Showing all the positions of the units as they move and in relation to other fronts makes for a far clearer view than history books.

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