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Thank You For Launching WW2 - a TimeGhost WW2 Public Announcement
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Three mad weeks and we're so happy for your support. Your TimeGhost Team Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson, and Astrid Deinhard
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Coming to a foxhole near you: Between 2 Wars, Q&A, and WW2 day by day
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Six Weeks of WW2 and 112,450 Subscribers later and thanks to your support there will be more.
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New Collaborations and our live hangout on Sunday 11.11.2018
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Eleven weeks into World War Two, we're proud to announce upcoming collaborations with The Tank Museum, Bovington and Simon Whistler of Biographics, TopTenz, and Today I Found Out fame. And on 11.11.18 at 11AM CET we will be live here on this channel.
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Sabaton History Starts 7 February 2019
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Sabaton in cooperation with Indy Neidell and TimeGhost History will cover the real story behind Sabaton songs - one video every week, starting February 7, 2019. It will be historical! Subscribe now to not miss anything.
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The T-26 and Tank Warfare in Finland and China
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The T-26 tank was one of the most frequently used tanks during the first battles of World War Two. It saw action in the Soviet Union, Finland and China. In our first collaborative video .. show full overview
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New Format, Community Involvement – Dispatches from 23rd HQ – 001
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We have a few announcements to make every now and again, which we'll do in our 'Dispatches from 23rd HQ' videos, where Joram will talk about all updates regarding TimeGhost and World War Two.
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Rommel, German Press and Polish Resistance
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The early-war career of Erwin Rommel, German Press on the Invasion of Poland and the birth of Polish resistance movements after the German occupation in 1939.
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Outbreak of the War Against Humanity - March 5, 1940
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When the Second World War breaks out, it is at first largely a war between one side of totalitarian aggressors against a portion of the democratic countries of the world defending other .. show full overview
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Food Rationing - How to Make Woolton Pie - April 1940
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Rationing of goods in Europe started immediately when the war broke out. Lord Woolton, British Minister of Food came up with one of the first substitute dishes... a vegetable pie that .. show full overview
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The Start of our Road Trip Through France 1940 - Daily Road Trip Video 01
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Hi guys and girls! As you might know, we are currently doing a road trip through France to make some interesting specials for this channel. This is the first of our daily videos in .. show full overview
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Visiting The Fields of Death - Daily Road Trip Video 02
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Another update from la France! Wednesday, we visited some sites around Verdun to film a World War Two special as well as some stuff with the guys from Sabaton. We had a very long but .. show full overview
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To the Argonne with Sabaton - Daily Road Trip Video 03
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On the third day of our road trip in France, we mainly shot stuff for Sabaton History in the Argonne Forest. Tomorrow, we will spend the whole day on the Maginot Line surrounding Sedan .. show full overview
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Debunking Maginot Line Myths - Daily Road Trip Video 04
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On the fourth day of our road-trip through France, we visit Sedan and its surroundings together with local expert and guide Richard Tucker. He shows us that many of the common knowledge .. show full overview
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The History Books are Wrong About France 1940 - Daily Road Trip Video 05
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On the fifth and last day of our road-trip through France, we take some time to reflect on what we have seen, and to have some chips, paprika chips.
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System of a Nazi Terror - April 1940
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In April 1940 in Poland, if you are on the list of Nazi or Soviet non-desirables, there three options: run for your life, be shipped off to a camp, or face the execution squad... if you .. show full overview
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The Neurology of Hate
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In this special episode of War Against Humanity, we take a look at the underlying neurological functions that allow us to hate another group of people. Maybe it helps us to understand .. show full overview
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French Defense Politics and the Char B
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After the Great War was over, the French reconsidered their armies function and the role that tanks would play in future warfare. At the brink of World War Two, the Char B tank is deeply .. show full overview
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Balkans, Bazookas, and Bunkers
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Out of the Foxholes is back to answer your questions about the war. In this episode, we take a look at anti-tank weaponry for infantry, the German defensive lines of the Westwall, the .. show full overview
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The Maginot Line - WW2 on Location - France 1940 - 01
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The Maginot Line was not the failure many think - in fact it was quite a remarkable feat - find out more in this video.
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Armoured Vehicles of the Invasion of France 1940
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The Chieftain takes you on an extensive walk through of the armored vehicles used by both sides during the German invasion of France in 1940.
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107 Abandoned French Soldiers Killed for Propaganda - WW2 on Location - France 1940 - 02
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After the German army breaks through the French lines at Sedan, the left flank of the moving army has to be secured. The French Ouvrage la Ferté, part of the Maginot Line Defense works, .. show full overview
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Tour of the Maginot Line Ouvrage Schoenenbourg - WW2 on Location - France 1940 - 03
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Marc Halter takes Indy and all of us on a tour through the fort at Schoenenbourg on the Maginot Line.
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The Strategy of Terror Bombing - May 1940
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When WW2 breaks out, the belligerents promise to not bomb civilians. The promise is broken, literally within minutes by the Nazis and within weeks by the Soviets. Now, nine months later the Allies are about to follow suite.
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High Hitler! - Nazis on Crystal Meth Part 1
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You might have heard he a was vegetarian. You might have heard that he shunned alcohol. You might have heard he was anti-tobacco. Then you might think he was against hard drugs as well, but you’d be wrong…
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Blitzkrieg on Speed - Nazis on Crystal Meth Part 2
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While many armies use performance enhancing drugs during WW2, the Wehrmacht takes it to extremes in 1940, with more than debatable consequences.
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The European Migration Crisis - June 1940
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When the Nazi German Reich invades western and northern Europe this creates a massive refugee and forced migration crisis all across Europe. In eastern Europe, The Nazis and the Soviets .. show full overview
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107 Abandoned French Soldiers Killed for Propaganda - France 1940
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After the German army breaks through the French lines at Sedan, the left flank of the moving army has to be secured. The French Ouvrage la Ferté, part of the Maginot Line Defense works, .. show full overview
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Monetize This, YouTube! - WW2 - Cat 01
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Last week YouTube sent us a list of things we could do to make sure our content gets monetized - that list made clear that any historical content is at risk of demonetization. So... is this what you want us to do YouTube?
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"What the actual f*ck, France?"- WW2 - Reading Comments
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Some of our comments are worthy of a bigger audience. Thats why we decided to start our sub-series 'Across the Airwaves', where we read to you some of our dear communities comments. This .. show full overview
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Young Recruits, French Planes, and Graf Spee
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How young were British soldiers? Could Graf Spee have gotten away? What was the French air force like? Questions, questions, questions - from you no less! With answers from us Out of the Foxholes.
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Göring, the Stoned Nazi Nut - Doped WW2 Leaders Part 1
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Hermann Göring was one of the most powerful leaders of the Third Reich. He was also a drug addict with some serious problems and a remarkable lifestyle.
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Churchill Was a Drunk... or Was He? - Doped WW2 Leaders Part 2
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Winston Churchill was one of the most influential figures of World War Two. But as a heavy drinker he must have been under influence of constant drunkenness, right?
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Greenland to USA, Australia to war, and French Colonies to…
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In another edition of our Q&A format, Indy answers some questions about Greenland after the German occupation of Denmark, the state of Australia and the fate of the French Colonies.
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War in 3 Fascist Ways: Slovakia, Spain, and Greece
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What role did Slovakia play during the invasion of Poland? How did Franco view the war in Europe? And did Greece see an invasion coming? We answer all of this in this episode of Out of the Foxholes.
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War Exiles: Kaiser Bill, Polish Forces, and US Volunteers
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What happened to Kaiser Wilhelm II after World War One? How did Polish soldiers flee to Allied territories after the 1939 invasion? And did any American volunteers serve in the war in .. show full overview
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The British Blitz Spirit is a Myth
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Strategic bombing was used to destroy the popular support for their governments war effort, and the British boosted that their resistance to bombing was an unique trait. But both are false, based on lies and propaganda.
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The Few Who Opposed Hitler - German Resistance in 1940
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Where all German faithful Nazis? Not by a stretch, but a resounding majority approved of the Nazis, especially before the war, and again after the victory in France. Anyone that actively .. show full overview
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Vive la Résistance! well, not really... French Resistance 1940
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Immediately after France is occupied by the Nazis in 1940, the French are divided about what to do; resist for collaborate? To put it mildly, it's complicated.
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9 Days of Christmas with the TimeGhost of Christmas Past
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We are going to do something special for Christmas! For every day between 24 December and 1 January 2020, we'll have one episode about something that happened on that day in History. Tell your friends and stay tuned on our TimeGhost channel!
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1941 and 2020 will be a Crazy Year on WW2 and TimeGhost
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It's a new year - and what a year. We're going to make more content and new kinds of content and we will have two new hosts.
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TimeGhost's Attacks for 1941 - WW2 PSA
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Lot of new stuff coming and here's a preview by Indy and Spartacus on some of it - new TimeGhost series, Barbarossa, Pearl Harbor, who knows... well any minute you will.
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Royal Resistance in Benelux and Scandinavia 1940
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When the Racism of Naziism hits the Nationalism of Monarchism, it doesn't quite go like Hitler would have imagined.
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The TimeGhost WW2 Memorial for the Heroes of a Great Generation - WW2 Public Service Announcement
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We want to increase the scope of this channel by visiting locations relevant to World War Two. And for that, we need more financial support. We want to handle that tasteful though, .. show full overview
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What if the Spanish Fascists Lost the Civil War?
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This video is sponsored by Paradox Interactive. Indy shares his thoughts on what he thinks would have happened if the Spanish Revolution would have happened differently.
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On December 7, 2020 - World War Two Goes Global
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Pearl Harbor is one of the major events of 1941 and World War Two, bringing America into the war and changing history for ever. We want to do it justice by going there with boots on the ground, and by covering it minute-by-minute as it unfolds.
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A French Civil War in 1937? - WW2 feat. Hearts of Iron IV
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Indy shares his thoughts on what he thinks would have happened if the French would have decided to meddle in the Spanish Civil War – triggering a Civil War.
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Resistance in China - Myth or Reality?
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The war in China already started in 1931 when Japan invaded Manchuria. Early resistance was small and was met by heavy Japanese retaliations. But throughout the 30's, the movement started to grow.
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August von Mackensen in WW2, Stolen Wine, and America
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In this episode of Out of the Foxholes, we answer some community questions on what August von Mackensen did in World War Two, if there was a shortage on French wines and what the Axis' perception of the Monroe Doctrine was.
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Pearl Harbor Teaser - WW2 - Coming December 7th 1941
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On 7 December 1941, we will cover the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor minute-by-minute.
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Carton de Wiart - A Man For All Seasons
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Carton de Wiart was a remarkable figure in World War One, but his story continues in World War Two, where he rolls from one adventure into the next.
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WW2 On The Homefront Starts next week!
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Next week our monthly new sub series On The Homefront premieres hosted by Anna Deinhard. This is why...
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Fallschirmjäger - Germany's Finest
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The Fallschirmjäger were Germany's own paratrooper branch, designed to deal a swift and fatal blow behind the enemy's lines. They were deployed with great success in Scandinavia and the .. show full overview
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When You Run Out of Stuff to Hoard - Rationing 1940
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In this first episode of On the Homefront, Anna tells you about division of labour, food production and rationing in the early years of the war.
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Will Stalin invade India? And what about the West Indies?
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In today's episode of Out of the Foxholes, we answer exciting questions concerning Dutch and French colonies in America, British defence strategies in India and French soldiers stuck in Britain post-armistice.
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Hans Oster - A German Against Nazism
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Hans Oster opposed the Nazis and tried to oppose them from early on. As a member of the Abwehr, he tried to do whatever he could. During the war, his efforts increased with a dramatic outcome.
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Poland Will Not Bow to Nazis & Stalinists
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Poland faces two brutal occupiers led by Hitler and Stalin, hellbent on wiping Poland off the map. But the Poles have been preparing to stand up and resist since before the war - and now they do.
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The end of US neutrality? The Lend-Lease Act
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The United States of America aims to remain neutral during World War Two. But they see it in their best interest to aid the British in their fight against Nazism. The Lend-Lease Act is designed to do exactly that.
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Barbarossa, African Jews, and the fate of PoWs in Germany
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Did the British government know of the German plans for Operation Barbarossa? What happened to Jewish communities in Ethiopia? And to Prisoners of War in occupied countries?
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Prince Paul of Yugoslavia - Victim of Circumstance?
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A Serb royal with an English heart sounds pretty romantic, but the story of Prince Paul of Yugoslavia is far from it. Trapped by circumstance, he is forced to make decisions that go .. show full overview
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Did the British Engineer the Yugoslavian Coup of March 1941?
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As Hitler pressured Yugoslavia to join the Axis Powers, Britain tried to gain a Balkan ally. Then Yugoslavia did join then Axis... and then there was an anti-Axis coup in Yugoslavia. .. show full overview
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Girls Armed With Pitchforks - The Women’s Land Army
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Now that the labour-needs and the availability of manpower has changed due to the outbreak of World War Two, Women are required to join the workforce. They're put to work in the Women's Land Army.
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Charles De Gaulle - The Flame of French Resistance?
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Charles De Gaulle is a towering figure in history, and not just because of his height. Becoming increasingly political in the interwar years due to his unorthodox views on military strategy, The Fall of France will thrust him into the limelight.
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Tanks of the Early North-Africa Campaigns, by The Chieftain
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The Chieftain takes us to North-Africa, where he talks us through the tanks that were used during the first months of the Battles in North-Africa between the Italians and Germans on the one side and British and commonwealth forces on the other.
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Field Rations, Foreign Legion, and French Anti-Semitism
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What did soldiers eat on the frontlines? What happened to the French Foreign Legion? And how is the legacy of Alfred Dreyfus handled in the anti-semitic Vichy France? Find out in this exciting episode of Out of the Foxholes!
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Haile Selassie - The New Messiah
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Haile Selassie was the Emperor of the Ethiopian Empire. He led the country against the Italians in the Second Italo-Ethiopian War after which he is exiled to Britain.
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Why Pearl Harbor? Peaceful Portugal, and the poor Kriegsmarine
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How were relations between Japan and the United States at the beginning of the war? What were both sides doing to try and make Portugal enter the war? And to what extent did the .. show full overview
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Georgy Zhukov - Hero of the Soviet Union!
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Georgy Zhukov's rise to one day become the Hero of the Soviet Union did not happen overnight. Instead, the son of a poor tradesman has slowly worked himself up the ranks of the Red Army using his grit, determination, and iron will.
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Sending the Jews to Madagascar? - May 1941
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The War Against Humanity is accelerating and accelerating. Across the world, people live under oppression. In Nazi Europe, solutions to the so-called "Jewish Question" has taken on new, fantastical, proportions.
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Rudolf Hess - Nazi Pacifist, Traitor or Madman?
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In a series of events, Hitlers second in command Rudolf Hess decides to fly to Britain to enter peace negotiations with the Allies. But the true reasons behind and effects of his action remain ambiguous at best.
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Protecting the Innocent - Kids Evacuations
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The European powers may be at war but there's now thing they can agree on: their young must be protected. So, before the first RAF or Luftwaffe bombs were even dropped on cities, .. show full overview
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Roald Dahl - Pilot, Seducer and Author
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Roald Dahl is not just a beloved author, he is also a wartime adventurer. He saw plenty of action in North-Africa and Greece, where he got the inspiration for many of his work to come.
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Indy is in recovery from COVID 19
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Indy has been suffering with Covid-19 for the past three weeks, but he seems to be well on the road to recovery. How does this affect the content and scheduling for WW2, TimeGhost, and Sabaton History?
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Wehrmacht Wages, Argentina in WW2, and Otto von Habsburg
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You’re just an average German doing your work when suddenly you’re called up for service and asked to put your life on the line for your country. But how does your country repay you? .. show full overview
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The Battle to Crack Enigma - The real story of "The Imitation Game"
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For the British, breaking the German's seemingly unbreakable codes is one of the most vital battles of the war. If they fail, there is litte to stop the German U-Boats hunting down Allied shipping in the Atlantic.
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Der Bismarck: Doomed to Fail?
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The Bismarck is without a doubt a force to be reckoned with. But with the Kriegsmarine experiencing an identity crisis throughout the 1930s, the Bismarcks design and strategic purpose foreshadow a dramatic ending.
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The Wehrmacht's License to Kill the Innocent - May 1941
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As the Blitzes of Britain slow down considerably, violence in Croatia increases dramatically as the Ustaše government purges the country of Jews and Serbs and the Wehrmacht gets deadly instructions for their Invasion of the Soviet Union.
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Foreign Fighters Part 1 - The Non-German Germanics Fighting for Hitler
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The SS are the elite force of the Third Reich, representing everything good about the German race. But half of them will one day be foreign-born non-Germans. How did this happen?
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ϟϟ Foreign Fighters Part 1 - The Non-German Germanics Fighting for Hitler - WW2 Special
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The SS are the elite force of the Third Reich, representing everything good about the German race. But half of them will one day be foreign-born non-Germans. How did this happen?
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US Racism Against Germans, South African Neutrality and the Occupation of the Maginot
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Did the neutral US discriminate against German- and Italian-Americans? And exactly how pro-Axis was South Africa? And what happened to the Maginot Line after the Fall of France? Find out .. show full overview
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Operation Barbarossa Transport Vehicles and Logistics
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What good is your army if you can't supply it? As the German army prepares to invade the massive lands of the Soviet Union, it faces hefty production, logistical and supply challenges.
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The Tanks of Operation Barbarossa
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We take a look at the types and amounts of tanks available to the German and Soviet armies on the eve before Barbarossa.
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What Actually Is Blitzkrieg?
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When the Nazi war machines tears through Poland, France, and the Soviet Union, people will call it Blitzkrieg. But what is Blitzkrieg and is it anything that unique?
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Soviet Gender Equality Was a Scam
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The future looks bright for soviet women in the 1910s, they have the right to vote and they're on track for social emancipation. Yet this doesn't last long. Soon, the demands of the nation will rob them of these promises.
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Bonus Before Barbarossa - Ep 001 to 014 1939 Remakes
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Are you new to WW2 in Real Time, or a long time viewer? No matter, now you can see our first 14 weekly episodes in higher quality and with even more detail.
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The Holocaust Begins in Lithuania - June 1941
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The German Fallschirmjäger target the Cretan civilian population as they take the Island with big losses. But the War Against Humanity intensifies dramatically as Operation Barbarossa is launched on 22nd June, 1941.
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A Non-Nazi in Nazi Uniform? - Gerd von Rundstedt
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Most of the German high-command are not committed National Socialists. So what were like and why did they still serve the Nazi regime?
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500,000 subs! - Bloopers
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To celebrate that we have reached the milestone of 500k subscribers, we have a nice message from us for you. And some bloopers.
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The Healthcare Crisis of 1941
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When WWII breaks out many parts of the world are still missing population wide healthcare. The pressure of the war deteriorates healthcare services even further. By 1941, both the .. show full overview
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The Luftwaffe and Barbarossa
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Unlike the German Army, which for the most part had many idle months over the past year, the German Air Force- the Luftwaffe- has seen constant action in the Battle of Britain and the .. show full overview
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The Real James Bond was Balkan - Duško Popov
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The career of Duško Popov is probably more exciting than any work of fiction. A glamorous and brave spy who plays a central role in the underground intelligence war of the time.
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Barbarossa, Hitler's and Stalin's Hell on Earth - July 1941, Part 01
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When the German armed forces invade the USSR, they come with an order to exterminate from Hitler. Now the defending Soviet armed forces receive similar orders from Stalin. The bloodshed that follows defies human imagination.
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Spanish Republican Exiles - Nazi Colonialism & Hitler + Mussolini ≠ ❤️
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What did Spanish Republicans do during the Second World War? How would the Axis have divided Africa? And did Hitler plan to keep Mussolini around after the war? Find out as Indy and the .. show full overview
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Operation Barbarossa - The German Plans to Lose the War
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The planning for Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union, took nearly a year and went through a variety of scenarios. The basic plan was finalized in December 1940, and that .. show full overview
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War Diplomats, Japanese/Soviet Neutrality, and why not Sweden?
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What happened to Allied ambassadors? And how did Hitler react to the Soviet-Japanese Neutrality Pact? And why didn’t he invade Sweden? Once again, Indy is in the Chair of Infinite Knowledge answering all your exciting questions about World War Two!
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Operation Barbarossa - How much Intelligence do you need?
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Josef Stalin was warned time and again from a variety of sources of the German plans for invading the Soviet Union, and yet, he did NOT heed those warnings.
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Generalplan Ost, the Nazi plan to kill the Slavs
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In China, and the Soviet Union, all sides are causing widespread death to the local civilians. The defending forces are scorching the earth and plundering their own civilians, the .. show full overview
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A Career Anti-Fascist – George Orwell
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George Orwell is one of the most famous English writers in the modern age. But how did he become the man who would coin so many of the words we still use in our political debates?
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Hitler's screen idol - Leni Riefenstahl
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Leni Riefenstal's film techniques were groundbreaking and are still influential today. She did, though, create her most famous works in the service of Adolf Hitler.
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How Feminism Came to the Middle East - Women's Emancipation
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While battles rage across the world, women at home are fighting for their basic emancipation. In Egypt, Huda Shaarawi stands at the centre of this struggle.
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The Luftwaffe and Barbarossa, Part II - No Longer Masters of the Sky
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As Barbarossa unfolds and the Germans take ever more Soviet territory, they have ever fewer planes with which to fly over it. What does this mean for the forces on the ground? What does this mean for their other theaters of war?
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British Deserters, Sword Fights, and Poison Gas
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What happened to deserters in the British Army? Did Chinese and Japanese troops ever engage in sword to sword combat? Why didn’t Germany use poison gas on the battlefield? Find out the answers to all these questions in today’s Out of the Foxholes!
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"Your Strict Thesis is not Correct!" - Reading Comments
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Indy and Sparty are back again for ‘Across the Airwaves,’ where we look at interesting and unique comments from our videos and forums. In this episode, we will look at foreign volunteers in the SS, and the Polish experience in World War Two.
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Pearl Harbor and Tie Barn Update!
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Join us for a progress update of the intense and thrilling work with the Pearl Harbor minute-by-minute special! Indy and Spartacus will - in their own special way - walk you through .. show full overview
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Extermination Now! - August 1941, Part 01
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Not all plans for Operation Barbarossa are as successful as hoped. In August 1941, Adolf Hitler and Heinrich Himmler push forward their plans to wage war on all Jews, unleashing the .. show full overview
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Hitler's Hangman and Himmler's Protégé - Reinhard Heydrich
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After being taken in by Himmler as a sort of apprentice, Reinhard Heydrich rapidly climbed the Nazi political hierarchy. With the outbreak of World War Two, he expands his political .. show full overview
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The ϟϟ and Wehrmacht Murder Inc. - August 1941, Part 2
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Fegelein's and Himmler's actions to 'comb' the Pripet Marshes for Jews continues. The largest mass-murder yet is committed in Kamianets-Podilskyi, while new methods to commit genocide on an industrial scale are being devised.
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Tanks of the Red Army in 1941: Armoured Cars and Light Tanks, by the Chieftain
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Chieftain is back on the World War Two channel with a deep-dive into the Soviet armour in the first months of war on the Eastern Front. Remember that this is only Part 1 and covers .. show full overview
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Ecuadorian-Peruvian War: The War That Had Nothing to do with World War Two
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While the Second World War grows ever more destructive, some nations take advantage of the global chaos to settle old disputes. In Peru and Ecuador, long standing territorial disputes turn violent.
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Tanks of the Red Army in 1941: Medium and Heavy Tanks, by the Chieftain
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Chieftain returns to the World War Two channel this week for Part 2 of his deep-dive into the Soviet armor in the first months of war on the Eastern Front. This week, the focus is on medium and heavy tanks.
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Édith Piaf during World War Two, Kerensky, & the German Journey to N. Africa
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How did Alexander Kerensky react towards the invasion of the Soviet Union? How were French musicians working during the war? How did Germans get to Africa in 1940? Find out from Indy the answers to all these questions in Out of the Foxholes!
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The Man in Monty's Shadow - Claude Auchinleck
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Claude Auchinleck put military matters over that of politics. Although this angered some, mainly Churchill, Auchinleck still found himself in India, and later facing down Rommel in North Africa.
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Resistance is Futile in Nazi Europe - September 1941, Part 1
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In the first half of September, Nazi murder campaigns in Vilnius and the Pripet Marshes continue. In the rest of Europe, the Germans tighten their grip on the occupied countries, taking .. show full overview
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America First - Patriots or Nazis?
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In 1941, the question of whether America should join the European War still isn't settled. Different groups whip up opposition to it, and those such as the America First Committee seem suspiciously sympathetic to Hitler's message and cause.
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The Rape of Humanity at Babi Yar
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Killing Jews by the thousands becomes the main way of eradicating the Jews in Eastern Europe in August and September 1941. The Mass Murder at Babi Yar in Kiev is yet another escalation in that process.
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Keeping up with the Bonapartes, Sino-German relations and Barbarossa news
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What were the Bonapartes up to during World War Two? How were the German casualties of Operation Barbarossa reported, if at all, in Germany? And what exactly was the relationship between .. show full overview
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Yugoslav Resistance and Serb Collaboration in 1941
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Resistance has been brewing since the Axis invasion in April 1941. Multiple resistance groups fight for very different reasons and with different methods. When they launch a big .. show full overview
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Wolfpack Killers - U-Boat Tactics
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German U-Boats were a big threat to Allied shipping across the Atlantic. New inventions and tactics triggered a race to outsmart the opponent, dramatically changing the tides of the Battle of the Atlantic every few months.
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The Wehrmacht is Not Clean! - October 1941 Pt 1
Episode overview
The Wehrmacht is deeply involved with the Nazis' War Against Humanity. They are complicit in the murder of thousands of Jews in the 'Holocaust of Bullets', and the severe treatment of .. show full overview
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The First Liberation From Nazism - The Republic of Užice
Episode overview
When the Yugoslav Partisans and Chetniks liberate a large part of modern-day Serbia, the Partisans found the Republic of Užice, complete with its own governmental structure, education and cultural policy and weapons factory.
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On Stalin's Secret Service - Richard Sorge
Episode overview
A spy who is famous for warning Stalin about Hitler's plan to invade the Soviet Union. But he was so much more than that. His fascinating life begins in the Cacuausases and eventually leads him to Tokyo.
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Cranking This War Up to Eleven - Hideki Tojo
Episode overview
A man who was both Japan's War Minister and Prime Minister, who played a large role in escalating the already daunting scale of the war in China to a world war against multiple world .. show full overview
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The Banality of Death - October 1941 Pt. 2
Episode overview
French resistance members liquidate a high-ranking German officer, triggering a series of retaliatory actions by the German occupiers. Meanwhile, actions in the 'Holocaust of Bullets' .. show full overview
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How Mighty is the Red Army?
Episode overview
Hitler and German High Command had expected the invasion of the Soviet Union to be an easy victory and for the Red Army to quickly collapse. Yet here we are, with millions of Soviet .. show full overview
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An American Globalist - Cordell Hull
Episode overview
Cordell Hull is the face of American diplomacy in 1941 as it navigates the precarious road to war against Imperial Japan.
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How To Kill 15,000 People in One Day - November 1941 Pt 1
Episode overview
As German troops pull into eastern Ukraine, locals fight back in any way they can. Some of them have been the target of Soviet brutalization for decades. For many who are deemed 'enemy .. show full overview
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Pearl Harbor- Minute by Minute - Official Teaser!
Episode overview
December 7th is one of the pivotal dates in world history. That day, Japan launched offensives all over Southeast Asia and the Pacific to secure the resources that embargo had denied .. show full overview
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Deception and Dust-ups - Desert Warfare Tactics
Episode overview
When Allies and Axis clash on the deserts of North Africa, harsh and unique conditions force them to develop new tactics. From misdirection to new ways to move across the desert, all to gain an advantage over the enemy.
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Patton marches on Shreveport, Romania vs. USSR, and Free French intelligence
Episode overview
How did the non-German Axis fare against the Soviet Union? What was the intelligence agency of the Free French like? And what were the Louisiana Maneuvers? All these questions are answered in this edition of Out of the Foxholes.
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Switzerland: Neutral or Nazi Ally?
Episode overview
After the fall of France in June 1940, neutral Switzerland found itself surrounded on all sides by a hostile expansionist power. The small nation would have been a valuable possession .. show full overview
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Japanese Plague Bombs - November 1941, Pt. 2
Episode overview
Japanse deploys Biological Weapons in China, leading to un unspecified number of deaths. Meanwhile, European Jews from Germany and their occupied territories are deported to Eastern Europe, where Jews are already being killed by the thousands.
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The Nazis: Most Notorious Art Thieves in History
Episode overview
During their occupation of large parts of Europe, the Nazis systematically looted foreign countries for art, gold and other items holding financial or cultural value. Often for any larger purpose, but for their own, egocentric, criminal gain.
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A Japanese Bureaucratic Mess
Episode overview
Contrary to popular belief, Imperial Japan was not an absolute monarchy marching (or sailing) to war with singular vision and purpose. Rather, it was a dysfunctional government of competing factions, players and interests.
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Enter Japan - Pearl Harbor - December 7, 1941
Episode overview
Japan's meticulous planning and preparation made it possible to surprise the Americans at Pearl Harbor. Alert on Oahu is largely nonexistent. It is the deep breath before the plunge.
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Genda's Plan - Pearl Harbor - December 7, 1941
Episode overview
There are signals of attack and a buzz of chatter in the air, but will this be enough to force the American defenders out of their beds?
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Calm Before the Storm - Pearl Harbor - December 7, 1941
Episode overview
War is sort of declared, but Japanese planes have already started their attack.
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Tiger, Tiger, Tiger - Pearl Harbor - December 7, 1941
Episode overview
The first wave commences its attack, how successful will it be? Will months of planning and preparation pay off?
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Burning Ships - Pearl Harbor - December 7, 1941
Episode overview
The first wave continues, and with it, the chaos and destruction.
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Another Wave - Pearl Harbor - December 7, 1941
Episode overview
Desperate and shocked, American forces scramble to mount a resistance to the attack. But how effective can this be as the Japanese launch their second decisive raid?
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Dogfights - Pearl Harbor - December 7, 1941
Episode overview
American pilots are in the air, defending Pearl Harbor. They have already lost so much, and the Japanese show no sign of letting up the attack. How much will the Americans accomplish with their defense?
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The Nurses - Pearl Harbor - December 7, 1941
Episode overview
The Japanese attack is over, but the damage is done and the remaining Americans in Hawaii are left to react to their defeat.
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A Pacific War - Pearl Harbor - December 7, 1941
Episode overview
Today marks the beginning of a war all over the South Pacific and Southeast Asia. How will the world change from here?
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The Road to War - Pearl Harbor - December 7, 1941
Episode overview
The circle closes, and we see why these fateful decisions were made and what the United States' reaction will be.
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Pearl Harbor and the Global War Against Humanity - December 1941, Part 1
Episode overview
December 1941 marks the shift to a new chapter in the War Against Humanity. New fronts open up, exposing millions more to the horrors of war. Other developments continue their path of continuous escalation.
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The NKVD: from Pen-Pushers to Communist Hit Squads
Episode overview
The NKVD started out as your regular old Ministry of the Interior. But over time, they grew out to a hugely influential and highly lethal weapon for some of the Soviet Union's leaders.
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The Warlords of the United Nations
Episode overview
Following the German declaration of war on America on the 11th of December 1941, Britain gained an invaluable ally. Securing a joint military command between the new partnership will be .. show full overview
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Kido Butai: Terror of the Pacific
Episode overview
Kido Butai was the fleet that launched the surprise attack on the US Pacific Fleet at anchor at Pearl Harbor and followed that up with a string of victories in 1942. But how was it .. show full overview
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Christmas with Adolf Hitler - December 1941, Part 2
Episode overview
Christmas 1941. A holiday season in a year of darkness and suffering, where Hitler celebrates his own greatness as the world goes up in flames.
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Waking the Sleeping Giant - America Prepares for War
Episode overview
As the United States enter World War Two, a huge industrial giant awakens from hibernation. This episode covers Industrial Mobilization plans, their execution, and their potential.
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Germany Bankrupts Greece - Countless Die in Famine – January 1942 - pt. 1
Episode overview
The early weeks of 1942 show how much of a global War Against Humanity this really is. People in occupied zones across the globe suffer under the boot of their tormentors. In Greece, .. show full overview
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Hitler Never Gave the Order - So Who Did?
Episode overview
The structure of decision-making in the Nazi Party and the German government is clouded in ambiguity and implicit power-structures. We explore how this leads to a. rat-race, resulting in an endless spiral of irrational decisions and violence.
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Japan’s Only Pacific “Ally” – Phibun’s Thailand
Episode overview
Thailand's prime minister and de-facto dictator Plaek Phibunsongkhram imported European fascism, nationalism and militarism to his country. But when Japan's threat to South-East Asia .. show full overview
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Behind the Scenes of WW2 - TimeGhost Cribs
Episode overview
This week we will start a series of videos where you get to know the team that makes this magnificent content.
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Japan's Big Asian Gamble
Episode overview
Access to scarce natural resources and labor was a big reason for the Japanese to invade numerous South-East Asian countries. But was that necessary? And did the benefits outweigh the risk? Let's find out!
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Pearl Harbor - the Making of a Stupid, Fun Project
Episode overview
In our second episode of TimeGHost WW2 Cribs we have a look at some behind the scenes footage and we get to see Iryna host in Ukrainian.
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Did 90 Minutes Decide the Fate of the Jews? - The Wannsee Conference – January 1942 Pt. 2
Episode overview
To most, the Wannsee Conference is synonymous with the moment the Holocaust started. In fact, the meeting is mainly designed to formalise policy, and to involve political and governmental organisations in the crime.
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Just Following Orders? - Death Camp Commandants
Episode overview
All Nazi transit, concentration, labour and extermination camps were led by Nazi officers. In this episode, we're taking a look at some of them to see what kind of people rose to those positions and what impact they made.
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Where Hitler’s Moustache Came From, Kurds in WW2, and Germans in Italy
Episode overview
Where is Kurdistan and how were it's people involved in World War Two? Did Germany try to annex South Tyrol from Italy? And why did Hitler have that Moustache? Find out in this episode of Out of the Foxholes.
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Spies and Ties Teaser
Episode overview
Astrid, our producer and Queen of F-ing Everything asked you guys if you wanted spy stories. Well... you did. Also, today we start auctioning off Indy's ties every week. See the pinned comment for more info.
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One Advantage of Swiss Neutrality: LSD! - Reading Comments
Episode overview
Another edition of Across the Airwaves, where Indy and Sparty look at interesting and unique comments from our videos. In this episode, they look at gentlemanly declarations of war, Partisan memories, and LSD.
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Britain Chooses War Crimes - RAF Strategic Bombing Part 1 – February 1942
Episode overview
As the winter of 1942 continues, many Soviet civilians suffer under the German Siege of Leningrad. Meanwhile, the British are shifting their bombing strategy from targeting factories to targeting homes.
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Communist Amazons - Women of the Red Army
Episode overview
Hundreds of thousands of Soviet Women were deployed in the Red Army and Red Navy during World War Two. They served in a multitude of functions, from traditional roles like nurses to .. show full overview
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Quislings! - Traitors of World War Two
Episode overview
The name of Norwegian National Socialist Politician Vidkun Quisling became synonymous with 'traitor' and 'collaborator'. In this gallery episode, we'll cover some of the most prominent Quislings in World War Two.
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Japan's Biological Terror! - The Horror of Unit 731
Episode overview
As one of the few nations during World War Two, Japan made expensive use of biological and chemical weapons, both on and off the battlefield. Unit 731 is their special bio-warfare department, which conducts testing on living human civilians.
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US Detention, Nazi Deportation, and Death in the East – February 1942, Pt 2
Episode overview
Franklin D. Roosevelt signs an order to intern all Japanese-American citizens on the West Coast of the United States, while the Italians open up new concentration camps to deal with .. show full overview
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Geishas: World War Two Prostitutes or Entertainers?
Episode overview
The geisha class has long been a feature of Japanese society. In the 1920s, they were caught between the struggle for women's liberation and the rising sexual demand of powerful men. This crossfire only becomes more intense as war sweeps the Pacific.
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Colonial Troops Saving Their Masters
Episode overview
Without the incredible support and sacrifice of troops from British and French colonies, the Allies would be having an even harder time withstanding the Axis onslaught. This episode looks at their formation and their fighting style.
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Where Great Men Were Made: American Officer Training
Episode overview
West Point and Annapolis are two of the most iconic military academies in America - maybe even the world. The two institutions have produced the men who are leading America's fight against the Axis powers.
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Extermination Begins at Auschwitz - March 1942, pt. 1
Episode overview
The crackdown on 'undesired' ethnic populations in the Balkans continues as Mario Roatta issues 'Circular 3C'. The Germans kill 5000 German Jews in the 'Dünamünde Action', and the .. show full overview
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Sunny Beaches, Fascist Leaders, and Nazi Spies
Episode overview
South-America is home to one of Germany's most effective spy-networks. In Operation Bolivar, dozens of German operatives transmit information from and to the USA, Brazil, Argentina, and .. show full overview
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Did Soviet Soldiers Ever Get Time Off?
Episode overview
Ever wonder if the Kriegsmarine saw any action in the Pacific Ocean? Or if the average Soviet soldier ever get a vacation from the most destructive conflict in the history of humanity? .. show full overview
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Eichmann: Mass Murderer or Train Conductor?
Episode overview
Adolf Eichmann was one of the masterminds behind the 'Final Solution of the Jewish Question'. Or was he? In his trial, he argued to be merely a bureaucrat who was following orders. This .. show full overview
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Fifty Families Murdered Every Hour - March 1942, pt. 2
Episode overview
A report on the effect of strategic bombing called the 'Dehousing Paper' is spread to justify the targeting of the civilian population of Germany. In Poland, one by one, extermination .. show full overview
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British Commandos - Men of the Hunter Class
Episode overview
After the German take over continental Europe, the British invent the commando, a new soldier type to raid and harass German installations in occupied Europe.
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Victory at any Cost? - Allied Censorship
Episode overview
Censorship was not just a practice in totalitarian regimes. During World War Two, democratic liberties in Allied countries often clashed with propaganda and restrictions of the press.
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Hitler and Stalin's Child Soldiers: The Hitler Youth and KOMSOMOL
Episode overview
Patriotism and war enthusiasm sweeps through the totalitarian countries in the run-up to the second world war. This doesn´t leave out children either, who are supposed to become the prime soldiers of the future.
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Leading the Resistance
Episode overview
Under the violent occupation by Axis forces, dozens all over the globe resisted or took up arms to fight for the survival of their nation, ethnicity, ideology or ideals.
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War Stories We Didn't Get to Tell
Episode overview
Another edition of Across the Airwaves, where Indy, Sparty, and Astrid look at interesting and unique comments from our videos. In this episode, some amazing war stories that we didn't get to tell.
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The Bataan Death March Begins – April 1942, Pt 1
Episode overview
Malta and British cities are victim to German bombs, while the Japanese advance in Burma causes a refugee crisis. In the Philippines, 80,000 Allied POWs walk the Bataan Death March.
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What Happens after WW2, and get Collectibles!
Episode overview
Indy, Sparty, and Astrid discuss TimeGhost after WW2, and the launch of our new TimeGhost Collectibles.
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Hitler's Money and How He Stole It
Episode overview
On paper, Hitler never made a lot of money. Yet he became one of the wealthiest people of his time. This is how he stole his fortune.
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Taiwan Under Occupation, Axis Solidarity, and U-Boats in the Med
Episode overview
Ever wonder what life was like in Taiwan during the Second World War? Or if German U-Boats were active in the Mediterranean? You can find out the answers in this episode of Out of the Foxholes!
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The Royals at War
Episode overview
From inspiring their subjects to plotting international strategy, the world's monarchies still have a crucial role to play in their country's war effort during the Second World War. As .. show full overview
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The Horrors of Partisan Warfare – April 1942, Pt 2
Episode overview
April 1942 sees bombing campaigns in Germany and Britain, as well as German anti-partisan actions in the Balkans and Eastern Europe.
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The Greatest Spy Story Almost Never Told
Episode overview
A spy story almost forgotten to history that is key to understanding the espionage campaign that was waged as Hitler, Stalin, Roosevelt, and Churchill publicly directed the frontlines. .. show full overview
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The Nazi Invasion of Canada?!
Episode overview
What would happen if Nazi Germany invaded Canada? You don't need to imagine. In 1942, the government of Mackenzie King launch a propaganda effort that simulates Canada falling under Hitler's yoke. Why? For the war economy of course!
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The World's First Lady - Eleanor Roosevelt
Episode overview
She is much more than the wife of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and once she tasted political life, she soon followed her own interests, changing what it means to be a politician's wife.
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100,000 Dead British Subjects in Burma – May 1942, Pt 1
Episode overview
A large number of European and asian inhabitants of South-East Asia are locked up in Japanese prison camps, while in Burma, a big refugee crisis claims the lives of thousands. In .. show full overview
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Racism of the US Army - Fighting for Freedom?
Episode overview
While the US was fighting for freedom and liberty across the globe, their home country and armies are still deeply segregated, causing minority groups in the USA to fight not one but two wars.
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Life Inside a Japanese PoW Camp
Episode overview
The inhuman, torturous, and deadly Japanese PoW Camps famous from “Bridge over the River Kwai,” “Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence,” “Empire of the Sun,” and more recently “Unbroken” are a .. show full overview
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The Great All-Out Battle - Naval Warfare in the Pacific
Episode overview
Before the infamous day that was Pearl Harbor, US and Japanese military planners worked to envision what a future war in the Pacific would look like. With the entire region now a war .. show full overview
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The Plot to Kill Hitler's Hangman - Operation Anthropoid – May 1942, Pt 2
Episode overview
Arthur Harris and his RAF Bombers carry out a massive bombing raid on Cologne. Meanwhile, one of the architects of the Holocaust, Reinhard Heydrich is the target of a spectacular assassination attempt.
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How Hitler Manipulated Germany into Committing Genocide
Episode overview
In the wrong hands, propaganda is a powerful tool that can trick whole countries into supporting a dictator, go to war, or even commit genocide.
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Midway on the path from Hell to Heaven - this weekend!
Episode overview
The war is getting bigger and bigger, and we must grow with it. That's where the TimeGhost Army, our tie auctions, and our collectibles store comes in.
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Do the Nazis Have Atomic Bombs?
Episode overview
All belligerents are working hard to develop a powerful nuclear super-weapon. The Americans wonder how far along the Germans are, and send in their spies.
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Is Finland an Ally of Nazi Germany? - Carl Gustaf Mannerheim
Episode overview
Carl Gustaf Mannerheim is a national hero after his service in everything from the Finnish Civil War to the Winter War. But did he plan a war of aggression with Nazi Germany against the .. show full overview
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By Sea, By Land - A Global History of the Marines
Episode overview
Naval infantrymen have long been a feature of warfare. In the build-up to 1939, they took on new functions and tactics. The Royal Marines, the US Marine Corps, Black Death, Kaiheidan, .. show full overview
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Heydrich, Architect of the Holocaust, Dies – June 1942, Pt. 1
Episode overview
Reinhard Heydrich is fighting for his life, as the hunt of his assassins continues. Meanwhile, news of the nazi atrocities starts to reach the Allied countries.
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The RAF and Luftwaffe Bombers of Western Europe
Episode overview
What aircraft are being sent out by commanders like Hermann Göring and Arthur Harris to blitz and firebomb enemy cities? Watch the video to learn the specs of the Handley Page Halifax, .. show full overview
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The Birth of the Manhattan Project
Episode overview
When nuclear fission was discovered, scientists theorized if it could be used in an atom bomb. Thus, American Army sets up one of the biggest research projects in history: The Manhattan Project.
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The Red Orchestra - The Nazi-Soviet Spy Dance
Episode overview
An extensive network of spies and radio operators are gathering intelligence and sending it to Moscow from Western Europe. They are a colourful group of people who go by the name of Die Rote Kapelle, or Red Orchestra.
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Operation Barbarossa Time-Lapse Map - Eastern Front 1941-1942
Episode overview
A year ago we covered the largest invasion in history: Operation Barbarossa - the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union. Here is the time-lapse map of the whole one year campaign in the USSR.
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Japan's Institutionalization of Rape – June 1942, Pt. 2
Episode overview
During the occupation of South-East Asia, Japan builds a large system of institutionalized rape to 'keep their soldiers happy'. Meanwhile, Allied refugees from Burma find a safe haven in India, but for some, hardship continues.
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Poland's Forgotten Spy War against the Nazis
Episode overview
The Polish played a big part in cracking the Enigma codes. From there, the Polish spy and intelligence operation became even bigger.
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The Western Warlords of Asian Armies
Episode overview
From the Battle of Shanghai to the Burma Campaign and beyond, Western military advisors have played a big role in the actions of East Asian armies in the Pacific Theatre. Watch the .. show full overview
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Jewish Luftwaffe Officers, Allied POW's, and Vichy Islands Near Canada
Episode overview
How did Germans with Jewish heritage still serve in the Luftwaffe? And what happened to the Allied POW's from the German invasions of France and Belgium? And what the hell happened with .. show full overview
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Forced Sterilization Experiments Begin at Auschwitz - July 1942, Pt 1
Episode overview
Operation Millennium is discontinued, while in Poland the Auschwitz Birkenau camp starts to systematically gas thousands of people a week. Some who aren't murdered on arrival are subjected to horrific medical and sterilization experiments.
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The Abwehr: The Trojan Horse in Nazi Germany
Episode overview
The Abwehr was the German military intelligence agency during World War Two. At the same time, it was the home of some high-ranking anti-nazi resistance members.
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FDR Knew about Pearl Harbor?!
Episode overview
Here is another installment of Across the Airwaves where Indy and Sparty take the opportunity to directly address some of the comments left by our community. In this episode, we take a .. show full overview
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Eastern Front Deployments, July 1942
Episode overview
It is what it says it is, the front line deployments of the Axis and Soviet forces in the Southern Part of the Eastern Front in late July 1942. Hitler's forces invading, and Josef Stalin's on defense.
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The 100 Deadliest Days of the Holocaust Begin... - July 1942, Pt .2
Episode overview
The extermination camps of Operation Reinhard are ready to start killing hundreds of thousands of inhabitants of the Warsaw Ghetto, starting the deadliest 100 days of the Holocaust.
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Oil - Hitler's Only Chance to Win the War?
Episode overview
Well, we all know by know that the Wehrmacht is driving into the Caucasus to try and take the Soviet oilfields, but how bad is their oil situation, actually? And how will they get it .. show full overview
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Shostakovich: Stalin's Composer?
Episode overview
Leningrad’s Dmitri Shostakovich has risen from a child prodigy to be one of the Soviet Union’s most celebrated composers, having rescued his career from Stalin’s interference along the .. show full overview
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The Black Markets of World War Two
Episode overview
With the scarce food supply brought about by war, many turn to the black market and its astronomic prices as supplements. It is a place for opportunists and patriotic protesters, but mainly it's a means to survive.
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The Symphony That Defeated the Wehrmacht - August 1942, Pt .1
Episode overview
The Big Action at the Warsaw Ghetto continues, while The Japanese carry out retaliations against the Chinese for aiding American airmen. Dmitri Shostakovich's 'Symphony no. 7' premieres in the besieged city of Leningrad.
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How to Become James Bond
Episode overview
Astrid talks about spying all the time, but what was it actually like for people on the ground? We look through the lens of the British Special Operations Executive (SOE) to find out!
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Infantry Weapons at Guadalcanal
Episode overview
What weapons are in the hands of Japanese and American infantrymen during the bloody island warfare of Guadalcanal? Watch this special hardware episode to find out.
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The Conscripts and Conscientious Objectors of World War Two
Episode overview
When Germany and Japan mobilize huge numbers of well-trained conscripts and sweep across Europe and Asia, Britain and America are forced to devote huge resources to closing the gap. But .. show full overview
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Did Patton really say “f@¢k you, I won’t do what you tell me”?
Episode overview
Answering Questions
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The 100 Deadliest Days of the Holocaust
Episode overview
The daily death rates in the Nazi genocide of the Jews that began on June 22, 1941 and lasted all the way until the last weeks of the war in April 1945 are staggering for the entire .. show full overview
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Did Churchill choose the thug life, or did the thug life choose him?
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Carica! - The Cavalry Charges of World War Two
Episode overview
The Eastern Front is a battleground of Blitzkrieg and Deep Battle; Panzers vs. T-34s; Nazism and Communism. You'd think that there would be no place for cavalry tactics here. But the .. show full overview
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Did Stalin believe in yesterday, when all his troubles seemed so far away?
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Will Brazil Fight the Nazis? - Getúlio Vargas
Episode overview
Brazilian President, Getúlio Vargas, has led his country as dictator since the 1930s. He has embraced European fascist ideas and fostered close ties with Germany and Italy. Yet, he also .. show full overview
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The Opposite of Blitzkrieg - Siege Tactics on the Eastern Front
Episode overview
German military doctrine is all about mobility and operational maneuverability, but there comes a time in this war, well, several times, when an actual classic siege is called for. So how does the Wehrmacht respond to that call? Find out today.
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D-Day 1944/2023 - make it happen!
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This extra has no summary.
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Why Don't the French Resist? - August 1942, pt. 2
Episode overview
Citizens in Stalingrad face German bombs as Soviet officials refuse to evacuate. The German counter-insurgency effort increases, but people continue to resist against all odds. The .. show full overview
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Making Hitler Transgender? - Early Operations of the CIA
Episode overview
World War Two gave birth to a new American Centralised Intelligence Agency: The OSS. Led by "Wild Bill" Donovan, it is the cradle of many outrageous plans, spy stories, and gadgets.
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The German Slave Economy
Episode overview
To fuel the German war economy, the Nazis force millions of Prisoners of War, Concentration Camp inmates and civilians from all over Europe to work for in their factories and on their farms as slave laborers under harsh circumstances.
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The Real-Life Nazi Pirates
Episode overview
There is more to war on merchant shipping than U-Boats and the Battle of the Atlantic. Raiders disguised as innocent traders also play the role of privateers; stalking vessels, .. show full overview
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What if Pearl Harbor Never Happened, Life in Cyprus, and Peasant Armies of China
Episode overview
Ever wonder what would have happened if Japan just never attacked Pearl Harbor but invaded the Indies anyway? Or how the people of Cyprus are faring in the war? Or if the Chinese armies .. show full overview
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What About Bagration?! - Why We're Covering D-Day - Reading Comments
Episode overview
We've got a lot of comments along these lines. Here is Indy's response on why D-Day matters and why we're covering it in this special way.
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Kill The Nazis - September 1942, Pt. 1
Episode overview
The Nazi German occupiers have kept increasing their pressure in occupied territory, and fooled their victims to still have hope, but at some point when the oppression gets unbearable, or all hope is lost, people will resist.
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Feeding the Meatgrinder - The Red Army
Episode overview
What is left of the Red Army after the smashing offensives of Operation Barbarossa and Fall Blau, and what have Stavka done to rebuild it? As the war on the Eastern Front goes on, more .. show full overview
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A Global Struggle for Liberation - September 1942, Pt. 2
Episode overview
People in India are increasingly fed up with their British rulers and calls for independence grow. Resistance against the Nazis is also growing in Eastern Europe, which causes ruthless retaliations against the civilian population.
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Did Penicillin Win World War Two?
Episode overview
We all know that penicillin is a wonder drug, it shortened the war, and assured Allied victory. Or did it, is that just a myth? The Allies are certainly much further ahead than the Axis, .. show full overview
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The USSR: A Conspiracy Disguised as a Country
Episode overview
The Soviet Union is built on distrust and paranoia, giving birth to a system of intelligence and a huge spy network ran by agencies such as the GRU and NKVD. But what good is all that information if you don't believe it?
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A War Without Hate? - The Officers and Gentlemen of North Africa
Episode overview
In the history of European-style warfare, there has always been the ideal of "rules of warfare". The horrors of the Eastern Front and the Pacific prove how hollow this ideal can be, but .. show full overview
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Resist. Collaborate. Die. - October 1942, Pt. 1
Episode overview
Resistance against occupation starts rising in the Autumn of 1942. It faces opposition not only from the occupiers, but also from collaborators killing their own countrymen.
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Music to Win a War - Music of World War Two
Episode overview
With the ascent of the radio, popular music became an important cultural phenomenon for the masses throughout the world. Therefore, it is the perfect mouthpiece for Allied war propaganda during the Second World War.
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The Vehicle That Will Win World War Two
Episode overview
The Higgins Landing Craft, Higgins Boat, Landing Craft, or whatever you would like to call it, is one of the most important vehicles of the Second World War - perhaps just as much as .. show full overview
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Lying About the Jews in Film
Episode overview
How do you convince your people to hate and fear their neighbors, to support a genocidal war of aggression, and see you as their only hope? If you are Adolf Hitler or Joseph Goebbels, the answer is simple. You send them to the cinema.
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D-Day - What You Can Do
Episode overview
For our groundbreaking project on D Day, we need you to join our research efforts.
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A United Front Against Nazi Atrocities - October 1942, Pt. 2
Episode overview
As the war intensifies on all fronts, the occupied world is aflame with resistance and reprisals. From Paris to Papua New Guinea, Humanity is under attack - but it is also fighting back.
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Is the Answer in Uranus? The Soviets Plan to Win at Stalingrad
Episode overview
Georgy Zhukov told Josef Stain in September that if the Red Army could just hold out until November, he could put together a counteroffensive that would defeat the enemy. Well, November .. show full overview
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Wives - What Soldiers Left Behind
Episode overview
With men away at the front, couples have to separate and manage the struggle of war on their own. For women, who stay at home, this is not any easier than for the man: Worry, longing, .. show full overview
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This is World War Two!
Episode overview
Welcome to WW2. This channel follows the Second World War as it unfolds, week by week, in real time. We began in 2018, by 2023 we will have created more than 300 hours of content .. show full overview
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Why Join the TimeGhost Army?
Episode overview
The TimeGhost Army is a community which comes together to make history so that future generations can learn the crucial lessons of the past. Without it, the content on this channel would .. show full overview
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Armored Vehicles of Operation Torch Pt. 1, by the Chieftain
Episode overview
Chieftain returns to the North African theatre to talk us through the armored fighting vehicles in action around the time of Operation Torch. This episode is part one of two with .. show full overview
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Here's Looking at You, Bill - The Secret Preparations for Operation Torch
Episode overview
To smooth the way for the Allied invasion off French North Africa, Operation Torch, a massive spy operation is set up in 1941 and 42.
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New Faces, New Plans, Bright Future - WW2 Brunch Club
Episode overview
1942 is drawing to a close, and the TimeGhost crew, that's us who bring you World War Two in Real Time and TimeGhost History have some big plans for 1943 and beyond. You can find out what they are right here.
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Fighting Nazis with Radios and Funerals - November 1942, Pt. 1
Episode overview
As the Winter of 1942/43 is beginning, the German Nazis are under more and more pressure, both on the frontlines and in the occupation zones.
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Child Soldier Camps, Captured Crewmen, and Chaotic Air Forces
Episode overview
How did the ‘Nazi pirates’ treat their captured crewmen? Why didn’t the Soviets just bomb the motionless German armies stuck in a traffic jam? And how did the Nazi government convince .. show full overview
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The Allied 1942 Plan to Invade Europe
Episode overview
The second front has been opened, and Allied forces are invading Vichy French Northwest Africa. But did you know that it could very well have been an invasion of Europe taking place .. show full overview
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Little Saturn and a Live Stream - WW2 feat. Hearts of Iron
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This is a paid promotion in partnership with Paradox Interactive.
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The Germans Learn to Love Their Slaves - November 1942, Pt. 2
Episode overview
In November 1942 the resistance fight in many parts of Europe becomes a part pf the regular military war. In Germany the Germans discover humanity while the German mass murders see no end.
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Armored Vehicles of Operation Torch Pt. 2: America and Britain (and France) - by the Chieftain
Episode overview
Part two of Chieftain's return to the North African campaign. Here he looks at the armored fighting vehicles of the British and Americans with a small bit on the French as well. We see .. show full overview
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Livestream: WW2 - Hearts of Iron IV: No Step Back
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This is a paid promotion in partnership with Paradox Interactive.
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The Titanic Struggle for Reunion Island
Episode overview
It might only be tangentially relevant to the war as a whole, but the Battle for Reunion Island is not only interesting in and of itself, it serves as a microcosm for the war for the French in general.
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Australian-American War of 1942 - The Battle of Brisbane
Episode overview
America shares a language and large parts of its culture with Britain and Australia. But when tens of thousands of US troops arrive in 1942, things will be far from smooth. While the .. show full overview
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Kokoda Trail: D-by-D Recap 01
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For the past months, we have continuously mentioned the fighting on the Kokoda Track, but it was often a mere footnote next to the colossal battles happening throughout the world. Today, .. show full overview
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Imperial Japan - A Spy Comedy?
Episode overview
Japanese spy rings were somewhat successful up until December 1941, but after Pearl Harbor, Japanese intelligence remains only a shell of its former self.
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Rzhev Meatgrinder: Day-by-Day Recap 02
Episode overview
It is one of the deadliest battles of the Eastern Front and entire conflict, yet it is often overlooked next to the fighting at Stalingrad. Today, we will take a look at the 1942 Summer Battles of Rzhev.
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How WW2 Created a Welfare State
Episode overview
In predicament due to the extreme situation of war, people are in dire need for a working system of social security. Therefore, Beveridge is instructed by the British government to draw .. show full overview
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The Stahlhelm
Episode overview
The Stahlhelm. Perhaps the most iconic symbol of German military power, ever present in images of the war. Hitler believes it strikes fear in his enemies and makes his own troops fearless. But where does it come from and why is it so enduring?
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Is the Wehrmacht Defeated in 1942?
Episode overview
It's late1942 and the German Army is close to ruin. The Ostheer alone has suffered more than a million casualties in its fight against the Red Army. If the Wehrmacht can not find a way .. show full overview
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Death Squads Arrive in North Africa - December 1942, Pt. 1
Episode overview
Despite Allied occupation, the situation of the Jews in North Africa hardly improves, in newly German-occupied Tunisia it deteriorates. Meanwhile, the world learns more of the details of the Holocaust - they cannot believe their ears.
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The Nazi-Islam Alliance? - Amin al-Husseini
Episode overview
Amin al-Husseini is one of the leading figures in global Islam. He’s an Arab nationalist, an anti-Semite, and anti-Zionist. But he’s also willing to work with imperialist powers if it .. show full overview
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How Hitler, Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin Spent Christmas
Episode overview
They might be four of the most powerful politicians and/or military leaders on earth, but they are also citizens of their respective countries and today we take a look at what they do over the traditional Christmas holidays in 1942.
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Season’s Greetings from the Expanded WW2 Studio
Episode overview
As we go into the second half of this epic series, the TimeGhost Army has made sure that we get better armed for the fight. Bigger studio means nicer pictures, but also more and better .. show full overview
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In the darkness of 1942/2021: Excelsior!
Episode overview
The 1841 poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow “Excelsior” has both been parodied endlessly, and lambasted both for being Panglossian and misanthropic. We just think that striving onwards .. show full overview
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War in Numbers 1942
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Quantity had a quality of its own. 1942 was the year in which the dimensions of the Second World War became truly apparent. The US and its unmatched economic power began to outproduce .. show full overview
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Let the Hunger Games Begin - December 1942, Pt. 2
Episode overview
The world learns more details of the War Against Humanity in Occupied Poland, while in China and India starvation looms.
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1943 in Numbers
Episode overview
This war is massive. Our chronological coverage helps give us an understanding of it, but sometimes statistics help us understand the bigger picture.
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Chinese Spymasters - The New Warlords?
Episode overview
During World War Two, china was ripped up by many different warring parties, all of which were also playing spy games with crosses, double-crosses and triple-crosses.
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Desert War - Dysentery, Disease, and Dehydration
Episode overview
North Africa. The Axis and Allies are fighting each other but even more, they’re fighting the desert itself. The men of the desert burn during the day and freeze at night. They do most .. show full overview
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Sniper Warrior - Vasily Zaitsev
Episode overview
From the woods of the Urals to the burning city of Stalingrad, Vasily Zaitsev went out to hunt his prey. As a sniper, he learned his trait in the grim reality of Stalingrad street .. show full overview
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Sniper Rifles of 1942
Episode overview
Even the best sniper needed a reliable and accurate rifle. During the Second World War, all warring nations fielded designated sniper and marksman rifles, but different manufacturers had .. show full overview
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The Revenge Bombing of Germany - January 1943, Pt. 1
Episode overview
While Nazi Germany keep on escalating its War Against Humanity, the United Nations Alliance decides that they will escalate their war on Germany.
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Triumph by Sea, Tragedy by Land - Supplying Guadalcanal
Episode overview
Tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers were fighting over the jungles and beaches of Guadalcanal. To supply them with food, ammunition and medicine, the Japanese Navy had to resort to a .. show full overview
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Nazi Breeding Farms - Lebensborn
Episode overview
With high losses of German soldiers and low birth rates, the Nazis worry about who will inherit the Nazi paradise they are fighting to build. One of their ideas to breed a new Aryan generation is the Lebensborn association.
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The Warsaw Ghetto: The Jews Strike Back - January 1943, Pt. 2
Episode overview
In early 1943 Nazi German propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels is preparing to rally the German people behind an unrestrained war - or “total war” as he puts it. It’s unclear what that .. show full overview
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The Allied Flying Aces of World War Two
Episode overview
Young, daring, and handsome, the Allied fighter aces of World War Two have captivated the public with their thrilling exploits. Join us as we take a look at the top scorers! Thanks to Curiosity Stream for sponsoring today’s video.
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The Origins of the SAS
Episode overview
"Who dares, wins”. Nowadays the British SAS - Special Air Service is considered one of the best special forces in the world. Yet its wartime origins are shrouded in mysteries and .. show full overview
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MI6’s Secret War
Episode overview
Britain's MI6 is caught off guard when war breaks out. As the Germans advance across Western Europe MI6’s networks collapse, and Britain becomes almost blind. MI6 have their secret .. show full overview
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Eat the Nazis, There’s Nothing Else - February 1943, Pt. 1
Episode overview
As the United Nations Alliance, and the Resistance in occupied Europe increase their pressure on Nazi Germany, they continue to escalate their war on humanity. Meanwhile, in more and more parts of the world there is little to eat.
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Total War on Valentine's Day - Reading Comments
Episode overview
Another installment of Across the Airwaves, where we highlight some of the best viewer comments under our videos. It's Valentine's Day and we're feeling pretty romantic, so Indy and .. show full overview
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D-Day - The Biggest Trick in History
Episode overview
It’s 1943, the preparations for D-Day have already begun: deceive the Wehrmacht. Here at TimeGhost, we have begun to prepare our D-Day for 2023, and we want you to join us! Find out how in the pinned comment.
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Joseph Goebbels and the Beginning of Total War
Episode overview
Outnumbered, outgunned, and outproduced by the Allies, the noose seems to be tightening slowly but surely around the Third Reich. For Joseph Goebbels, salvation lies in a radical .. show full overview
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Stop Being a Coward! - The WW2 Solution to PTSD
Episode overview
Humanity has spent millennia developing ever more efficient ways to kill. This reaches its apogee in WWI and WWII, the most terrible conflicts in human history. Broken bodies bring with .. show full overview
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Got Wood? - The de Havilland Mosquito
Episode overview
What if there was a plane that the enemy could neither catch nor reach? One that fully relied on speed instead of defensive armaments? The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito was the first .. show full overview
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Total War NOW - February 1943, Pt. 2
Episode overview
Germany declares total (unconditional war) putting its economy on a full war footing over three years into the war. Given the unconditional war they are already waging, and the resistance and opposition they now face, it’s unclear what it shall mean.
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Duck Tape - WW2 Secret Weapon
Episode overview
This war has seen a huge amount of scientific and technological innovation. New ways of taking lives, and new ways of saving lives abound. But what about the more ordinary, everyday, .. show full overview
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No Nazi Atomic Bomb - Operation Gunnerside
Episode overview
By 1943 the German “Uranium-Club” was hoping to harvest the energy of the atoms. One of the things they still needed for their experiments was the moderator “heavy water”, which was .. show full overview
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Switzerland - The Heart of European Spying
Episode overview
As a neutral country surrounded by occupied and axis countries, Switzerland was a major spy hub during World War Two. Surrounded by the Swiss Alps, the Axis and Allies fought a paralel spy war to get the upper hand.
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A Life Between Shells and Shelter
Episode overview
Right from the start of World War Two, there has been little distinction between combatant and civilian. While bombs keep falling, people in Great Britain and in Germany are sitting in .. show full overview
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Assassinate Hitler, or Die Trying - March 1943, Pt. 1
Episode overview
In the weeks after Goebbels' Sportpalast speech, we realize that Total War might mean an apocalyptic end for Germany, with Hitler's blessing. No wonder that some Germans are looking to .. show full overview
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Turkey Invading the Caucasus, Freemasons in Nazi Europe, and North African Trains
Episode overview
Did Turkey have a plan to invade the Soviet Union if Stalingrad fell to Germany? Did the Allies ever consider building a railway through North Africa? And what happened to the Freemasons .. show full overview
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Hollywood: Government Propaganda?
Episode overview
Along with its arsenal of carriers, bombers, and tanks, America has perhaps the most powerful weapon of all. Hollywood. Hollywood is pumping out American and Allied propaganda as quickly as it can. But was this always the case?
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Combat Boots Save Lives
Episode overview
Boots on the ground! Despite all the mobility provided by tanks, trucks and planes, the infantryman had to rely on his own two feet above all else. To march, run and fight, soldiers .. show full overview
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Denazify the World. Resist Now. - March 1943, Pt. 2
Episode overview
The Nazis and the Soviets discover each other's atrocities, while resistance is on the rise, and a half dormant conspiracy against Hitler comes back to life to take his life.
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Livestream: Ask Us Anything - Starting 8PM CEST 31/March/2022
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This extra has no summary.
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The German Art of Bunker Building
Episode overview
Few things of the Second World War are more intimidating than the iconic German Bunker. Made out of reinforced concrete with a thickness of up to 3.5 meter, these casemates and pillboxes .. show full overview
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Bicycle - Can You Put a Gun on It?
Episode overview
Bicycling to victory! Soldiers were moved by trucks and trains to the front, transported on the backs of tanks and armoured vehicles into combat. But sometimes they also went by using .. show full overview
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The Awesome Force of War
Episode overview
Poem "Aftermath", by Siegfried Sassoon. Have you forgotten yet?
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Smash Tyrants, Fight Lies - The TimeGhost Army
Episode overview
Check out our TimeGhost History YouTube channel.
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Life in a German U-Boat
Episode overview
The German U-Boats were one of the most dangerous armed forces of World War II. From the North Sea to the Mexican coast to the Cape of Good Hope, everywhere they put fear into the Allied .. show full overview
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The West Sacrifices Poland to the Soviets - April 1943, Pt.1
Episode overview
There are cracks in the alliances on both sides. Hitler’s allies are refusing to do his every bidding, and the revelations about the Soviet massacre of Poles in Katyn has set a wedge between Poland and the USSR.
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Khrushchev - Stalin's Loyal Enforcer?
Episode overview
Nikita Khrushchev has served Joseph Stalin faithfully for the past decade. He’s a career commissar and party man. So, when war breaks out, are commissars like Khrushchev little more than .. show full overview
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The Jews Fight Back - April 24, 1943
Episode overview
The war against Naziism is escalating on all fronts - in the War Against Humanity the main battleground is now the Warsaw Ghetto.
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Why It Sucked To Be on a Merchant Ship in World War Two
Episode overview
Serving on board a merchant-ship during the Second World War is a hazardous endeavor. Stalked by submarines, attacked by surface raiders, and hunted by bombers, the convoys and .. show full overview
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God Help These British Agents
Episode overview
We’ve seen it time and time again in this war. Supposed Allies arguing with each other instead of fighting the enemy. But when SOE and MI6 begin vying for leadership of Britain’s secret war, it’s more than cross words. Now there are lives at stake.
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Dead Refugees Are Better Than New Immigrants - May 1, 1943
Episode overview
As the SS continues to crack down on the uprising in the Warsaw Ghetto, Great Britain and the US decide not to help Jewish refugees.
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Allies on Amphetamines
Episode overview
We’ve heard how German forces are fuelled by stimulants like Pervitin. But are the Allies doing the same thing? Of course! Their drug of choice is Benzedrine. It’s in use as the RAF bomb .. show full overview
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Barbie and the Trail of Blood - May 8, 1943
Episode overview
Europe is burning and it seems there is little that will end the suffering except victory over Naziism.
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Operation Mincemeat - The True Story
Episode overview
We’ve encountered plenty of different secret agents. Men, women, Allied, Axis, Partisans. They all fight for different reasons: patriotism, vengeance, or cold hard cash. But they’ve .. show full overview
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Heaviest Air Raid in Human History - May 15, 1943
Episode overview
As the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising is being quashed, there are renewed Japanese atrocities in China, and the RAF sets a world record by bombing German civilians.
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Trident: The Allied Plan to Win the War
Episode overview
Washington, May 1943. It was the largest Anglo-American conference of the war so far. With the Axis being defeated in North Africa, the Mediterranean, and New Guinea, the need to agree .. show full overview
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Drowning Germans, Burning Jews - May 22, 1943
Episode overview
When Air Marshal Arthur Harris and Reichspropagandaminister Joseph Goebbels agree that a lot of death and destruction is not enough death and destruction, the world is in trouble.
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The Spy Game That Killed Yamamoto
Episode overview
We’ve already seen the power of signals intelligence. Churchill loves being fed information from MI6’s Ultra. Now it brings a vengeance for his American allies. They manage to bag the .. show full overview
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The Day the Radios Rang Freedom - D-Day Trailer
Episode overview
D-Day was a day when the news rang freedom, and a new hope was born for a world torn apart by violent conflict. It was not just a monumental event in the history of the Second World War .. show full overview
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The Deadliest Job in World War Two - May 29, 1943
Episode overview
Arthur Harris and the RAF set another record in bombing Germany, and the outnumbered Yugoslav Partisans show the Axis that numbers mean little when you’re clever.
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How To Kill A U-Boat
Episode overview
How to kill a U-Boat? The threat of the elusive and nearly undetectable submarines had been on the mind of every Allied naval planner since the Great War. As the Kriegsmarine once more .. show full overview
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Dr. Mengele Takes Command - June 5, 1943
Episode overview
Despair in Germany, more death in the Jewish ghettos, and Dr. Mengele tales command in Auschwitz-Birkenau.
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The Story Behind the Dambuster Raid
Episode overview
The thousand-bomber offensive was about to begin as Air-Marshall Harris was assembling his forces. Yet one man was to challenge his strategy. The aircraft designer Barnes Wallis thought: .. show full overview
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Nazis in a Balkan Mess - June 12, 1943
Episode overview
In the Balkans, the Axis powers fail to rout Yugoslav and Greek Partisans. In Bengal, British India starvation is spreading, and in the Netherlands, the Nazis send 1,296 children and infants from the Vught Camp to the gas chambers at Sobibor.
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Spying in Istanbul - A Turkey Shoot
Episode overview
Neutral Turkey appears to be an island of peace in a sea of war. But if you look a little closer though and there’s another story. Assassins ply their deadly trade. Spies slip in and out .. show full overview
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Mussolini’s Pope? - The Geopolitics of the Vatican
Episode overview
Pope Pius XI is the first Pope to guide the Catholic Church through the age of fascism. How has his Vatican responded to Fascists Italy and Nazi Germany, and what is the geopolitical position of the Papacy on the eve of war of World War Two?
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Hitler's Pope? - The Vatican and the Holocaust
Episode overview
Pope Pius XII never publicly spoke out against the Holocaust. Why? Did he not care? Was he a coward? Or did he think his silence was saving lives and Catholic souls?
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The Catholic Plot to Kill Hitler
Episode overview
The Vatican and the Nazis have had an uneasy truce throughout the 1930s. But that ends now. As ever more of Europe’s Catholics come under attack from Hitler’s war machine, the Pope finds .. show full overview
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The Spy Networks of Rome
Episode overview
The Vatican and the Nazis have had an uneasy truce throughout the 1930s. But that ends now. As ever more of Europe’s Catholics come under attack from Hitler’s war machine, the Pope finds .. show full overview
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Japan - Liberators of India? - June 19, 1943
Episode overview
As the people of Bengal and Iran continue to be tormented by hunger, so are the people of Germany and Yugoslavia by bombs. In Eastern Europe, the Germans continue to kill anyone they deem an enemy.
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The Queen of F**king Everything
Episode overview
Most videos on this channel have a few blooper gems that need to be cut, here are some of our favourite from Spies and Ties.
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A Deep Dive Into the Tiger I, by the Chieftain
Episode overview
The best tank of World War Two or a piece of junk? Using the original held at the U.S. Army Armor & Cavalry Collection, Chieftain and Rob Cogan take you on a literal deep dive into the iconic Tiger I.
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How to Fool a Führer - Operation Mincemeat
Episode overview
Glyndwr Michael, the dead secret agent, has deposited his deceptive letters in Spain. Now the next phase of Operation Mincemeat begins. If Charles Cholmondely of MI5 and Ewen Montagu of .. show full overview
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Decapitating the French Resistance - June 26, 1943
Episode overview
The Gestapo deals a devastating blow to French Resistance, and in Bengal, British India the famine is only getting worse.
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The Master Race of Asia? - July 3 1943
Episode overview
War against Humanity sub-series
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Troop Deployments for the Battle of Kursk
Episode overview
Over the last few weeks entire cities worth of troops along with all the logistical support needed to support them have gathered in and around the Kursk salient. Here's how they've been deployed, and where they could go from here.
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Killing the Resistance, and Rockets of Death - July 10, 1943
Episode overview
The Polish and French resistance find themselves weakened by the lots of their leaders. Hitler decided to give Werner von Braun hundreds of thousands of slaves to launch the German rocket program.
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The Irish Fighting for Britain, Mexico's Role in the War, and Chuikov in Uranus
Episode overview
How many Irishmen are fighting for Britain and why? And what did Chuikov do during Operation Uranus? And what role has Mexico played in the fighting so far? Find out the answers to these .. show full overview
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General Patton Orders War Crimes - July 17, 1943
Episode overview
This week, we see a contrast in the way different civilians behave within occupied Ukraine, Patton order war crimes, and Jewish resistance give up one of their own fighters.
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The Myth of Rosie the Riveter
Episode overview
With American men going off to fight the war, there are concerns about a labor shortage. Enter Rosie the Riveter. The women who answered the "We Can Do It" call and entered the factories. But did she really exist?
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The Famine Everyone Forgot About
Episode overview
The occupation of a neutral country by the United Nations Alliance potentially killed millions of innocent people. Few seemed to care at the time and it has gone largely unreported in .. show full overview
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Stalin, Hitler, and Churchill - Architects of Death - July 24, 1943
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This extra has no summary.
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Come Meet Indy, Sparty, and the TimeGhost Team
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This extra has no summary.
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The Posh Brits Betraying Their Country
Episode overview
Being allies does little to discourage Moscow from recruiting double agents in the British establishment. The most famous of them all, Kim Philby and the Cambridge Five, penetrate deep .. show full overview
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Hamburg’s Citizens Burnt Alive - July 31, 1943
Episode overview
In Italy the Fascists fall from power in a peaceful coup, while in Germany the RAF and USAAF bring down a rain of fire of biblical proportions in Operation Gomorrah, launching the Firestorm of Hamburg.
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The Battle of Stalingrad Every Week with Maps
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This extra has no summary.
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The Never Ending Failures in France
Episode overview
The typical image of the French Resistance is of a man, beret at an angle, cigarette hanging from his bottom lip, captured MP40 across his chest. But one of the most successful .. show full overview
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TimeGhost Army Meetup!
Episode overview
We have some fan meet-ups planned for September. Join us in Normandy, Munich, or even at Oktoberfest! Tickets are exclusively available to members of the TimeGhost Army, and there is an .. show full overview
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The Great Escape from Treblinka Death Camp - August 7, 1943
Episode overview
While enslavement, and mass murder continues unabated in August 1943, at the Treblinka Death Factory the forced laborers decide that enough is enough, and bring battle to the SS in a daring escape attempt.
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Amazing Money Heist by Polish Resistance - August 14, 1943
Episode overview
The reality of war finally seeps through to the majority of Germans, and it didn’t match up with the propaganda. Meanwhile resistance is increasing, and part of that is a classic money carriers when the Polish Home Army robs a money transport.
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The Communist Spies in America's Atomic Program
Episode overview
The NKVD have wormed their way into British society. Across the pond, America is also teeming with communist spies. They’re in the government, military, even OSS, and the FBI. Now they’re going for the biggest secret of all – the atomic bomb.
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How Accurate is Saving Private Ryan?
Episode overview
How accurate is that famous beach scene in Saving Private Ryan? Is it true to the history or just another Hollywood story? Seeing as we're about to start the filming for our massive D-Day project, we figured we'd break it down, shot by shot.
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Join Us in Person at Oktoberfest!
Episode overview
We have some fan meet-ups planned for September, but the crown jewl is a spare seat at the TimeGhost Teambuilding in Munich on Oktober first.
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Livestream: Meetup Auction - Bonus Q&A
Episode overview
The auction and tickets are available for sale exclusively to TimeGhost Army Members
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Greece Burns Under Nazi Occupation - August 21, 1943
Episode overview
The aerial bombing of Germany takes a new turn but continues to fail to bring long-term results. In occupied Greece and Poland, over a thousand children are murdered by the Nazis.
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A Floating Airfield Made of Ice
Episode overview
In 1943, the British are working on a radical plan which could revolutionize the Allies' productive capacity. It might sound crazy, but ice might be the magic material they need.
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The Astonishing Nazi Underground Slave Factories - August 28, 1943
Episode overview
While the RAF and USAAF continue to try to bomb Germany into submission, the German Nazis move their war production underground. In the process they create an underground slave camp that defies imagination.
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What Would the Nazis Say About This? - Blooper Reel
Episode overview
Lights, Camera, Action - CUT!
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Amon Göth: The Super Nazi - September 4, 1943
Episode overview
While the Allies give up on the first Battle of Berlin, Amon Göth goes on a murderous rampage in the Tarnow Ghetto.
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Great Escapes of World War Two
Episode overview
This is an intimate story inspired by real events (notably inspired by the story of a member of the Danish resistance and grandmother of Hans von Knut Skovfoged, Head of Development at .. show full overview
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Italy Switches Sides in World War Two - September 11, 1943
Episode overview
When Italy leaves WW2, The Nazi German Reich immediately begins occupying the country, and the occupied nations it has held until now.
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D-Day On the Road Vlog Part 1
Episode overview
We're on the road right now, and filmed a little behind the scenes for all of you. Stay tuned for part 2!
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Albania - Hitler's Latest Ally? - September 18, 1943
Episode overview
The German Nazi Genocide of the Jews surpasses four million deaths, while the Soviet Union and US step up oppression against some their own citizens.
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D-Day On the Road Vlog Part 2
Episode overview
The TimeGhost crew continue exploring the D-Day sites with Paul Woodadge, have a BBQ, and show you the very historical bed and breakfast, La Ferme aux Chats that they live in while in Normandy.
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Life Inside a Panzer - Tank Life Part 1
Episode overview
The German Panzers are high on the list of the most feared and respected weapon systems of the Second World War. Much of their effectiveness however did not simply stem from technical or .. show full overview
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Did D-Day Win WW2? - A WW2 Expert Discussion
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WW2 historians Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson, and Paul Woodadge moderated by Ryan Socash discuss the meaning and significance of D-Day from historical, current, and future perspectives. .. show full overview
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End of D-Day On the Road Vlog Part 3
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As the first D-Day recording session concludes, Indy, Sparty, and Paul go look at the Hedge Rows, and Utah Beach. The grand finale is a meetup and dinner with the TimeGhost Army… with oysters!
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Nazis Go Fascist Hunting - September 25, 1943
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The Wehrmacht continues Operation Axis and its slaughter of Italian soldiers. In Western Europe, the situation of the Jews becomes increasingly precarious, especially so in Denmark.
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Sweden: The Jews' Salvation? - October 2, 1943
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As the Allies advance in southern Italy, the people of Naples join them in fighting the Wehrmacht. In Denmark, the biggest rescue operation of Jews thus far begins.
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The Combat Dogs of World War Two
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Where man goes, so does man’s best friend. Across the globe, tens of thousands of dogs are called up. They play their part in tales of heroism and joy. But without any agency over their own lives, they also experience fear, death, and cruelty.
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Chinese Warlords and the Royal Canadian Navy
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In today's episode of Out of the Foxholes, we discuss the role of Chinese warlords played in the war against Japan, while also shining a bit more light on the Canadian Navy and its impact on WW2.
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The Nazis' Justification for the Genocide - October 9th, 1943
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This week the Nazis go on the record about their genocide of the Jews. Meanwhile the Jews in Denmark are coming closer to safety, and the Roman Jews are again at peril.
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Nazis Suck at Sabotage
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They say every masterpiece has its cheap copy. Well, the German Sicherheitsdienst are trying to copy the success of the Soviet Partisans. With Walter Schellenberg, Heinrich Himmler, and .. show full overview
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The Great Escape from Death Camp Sobibor - October 16, 1943
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The German Nazis and their helpers are facing increasing resistance, this week in Rome from the Vatican, and at the Sobibor extermination camp from their victims.
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Britain's Royal Spy
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SOE agents come from all walks of life but very few can claim to be royalty. Few except Noor Inayat Khan. She’s been sent as a radio operator to France, arriving right in the middle .. show full overview
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Another bombed city - war still not ended - October 23, 1943
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Trainload after trainload arrives at the slave and murder factories in Auschwitz, and a Fürstin is created in Kassel, while the United Nations War Crimes Committee UNWCC is formed.
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Executed for Telling a Joke - October 30, 1943
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From a conference in Moscow the United Nations Alliance issues a warning to Nazi Germany about their atrocities, while those atrocities continue unabated.
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Community Livestream! (Starting 9PM Munich Time, 30/October/2022)
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Your Thoughts on Our D-Day Coverage So Far
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11.620 Aufrufe 03.11.2022 Indy and Sparty pick out some of the best, most interesting, and even controversial comments by you under our videos. Stay for the PJs.
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Inside the Gulag System
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Even as the Allied powers condemn the German crimes against humanity, their recent victories are in part thanks to the massive system of forced labour built by Joseph Stalin’s Soviet .. show full overview
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The Final Bloody Chapter of Operation Reinhard - November 6, 1943
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The genocide of the Jews of Eastern Europe concludes with Operation Harvest Festival - Aktion Erntefest when 42,000 are murdered in the Lublin district.
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The Auschwitz Business Model
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Hitler commemorates the twentieth anniversary of the failed Beer Hall Putsch, in Auschwitz 50 men are shot in celebration, and Arthur Liebehenschel replaces Rudolf Höss as commandant.
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The Real Reason for Hitler's War
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The murder of the Jews of Europe is not simply conducted alongside the military and political war aims of the Third Reich. For Hitler and the Nazis, the murder of the Jews of Europe is .. show full overview
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The Pornstars of World War Two - Pin-Ups
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How do you motivate men to leave home and go fight in a foreign land? Send them packing with Betty Grable, Rita Hayworth, and Irene Manning, of course! It helps if you include an Esquire magazine and girlie cartoons from the infamous Alberto Vargas.
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Baltic Peoples Join the SS
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Hitler forces Himmler to betray his promise of independence for the Baltic states, despite giving the Waffen-SS 40,000 of their young men. Ion Antonescu of Romania decides to save the remaining Romanian Jews to save his own ass.
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The Secret Radio in Auschwitz
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In Auschwitz the inmates gathering evidence of Nazi crimes score two successes, while the RAF score a direct hit on Goebbels as they set Berlin aflame. In the Pacific the accidental sinking of the SS Suez Maru triggers a Japanese war crime.
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Victorious Italians, Swedish Turnips, and Battlefield Songs
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Rommel disliked Italian officers, but how bad were the troops during the North Africa Campaign? DID German pilots use skip-bombing in the Atlantic? AND what kind of wartime songs did soldiers sing? Find out in this episode of Out of the Foxholes!
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The NKVD Making Fools of German Intelligence
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Colonel Reinhard Gehlen is head of German military intelligence in the East. He likes to think he’s a master of his craft. But all along he’s been a victim of the NKVD and a man named .. show full overview
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Bombing Berlin with Ed Murrow of CBS
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Ed Murrow accompanies the RAF on a bombing raid on Berlin, and files one of his most iconic broadcasts with CBS. In Teheran, Winston Churchill walks out on a dinner with Joseph Stalin, after the USSR Premiere suggests mass murdering German officers.
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Is the Luftwaffe Defeated in 1943?
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Outnumbered and outproduced, the once mighty Luftwaffe is battling to hold its own across three fronts. Every month brings new pain for the force. But the Luftwaffe still has a few .. show full overview
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V-1: Hitler's Deluded Revenge Plan
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Japanese planes bomb Calcutta when it is still being crushed by the weight of the Bengali famine. Adolf Hitler and Albert Speer are obsessively trying to increase war production so .. show full overview
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The Polish Armed Forces in Exile
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The Polish state was the first to fall in this war, yet across the globe Polish soldiers are fighting on land, air, and sea as part of the United Nations alliance. The story of the tens .. show full overview
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The RAF’s Worst Day of the War
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The United Nations Allies has some success bombing the Nazi German Reich, but it comes at a heavy price. In the village Kalavryta in Greece, the Wehrmacht massacre hundreds of men and boys.
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The Nazi Quest for Thor's Hammer
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Books, films, and comics are filled with Nazi scientists and explorers travelling the globe to get their hands on ancient artifacts or summoning daemons with black magic. But how much of .. show full overview
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US Couples Miraculously Escape Japanese Massacre
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Two escapes, one from the Nazis in Kovno (Kaunas) Lithuania, from the prison at Fort IX, and one from Japanese terror on Panay in the Philippines this week, will help to document the crimes of the Axis powers.
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The Myth of the Nazi Police State
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The popular image of the Gestapo is as black leather-jacketed fiends whose spies keep the nation under constant surveillance. They are so powerful that the terrified population has no .. show full overview
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Stalin Deports An Entire Ethnicity
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The last week of 1943 is a busy one. Stalin deports the Kalmyk minority from Kalmykia, the escapees from Fort IX get away, and the US President moves to found the post-war UN.
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Will Stalin Liberate or Occupy Poland?
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The last week of 1943 is a busy one. Stalin deports the Kalmyk minority from Kalmykia, the escapees from Fort IX get away, and the US President moves to found the post-war UN.
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Is the French Resistance Defeated by 1944?
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While the Soviet Union declared they will annex parts of Poland, the Western Allies fear that the broken French Resistance may ruin the plans for D-Day.
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The Partisan War Behind the Frontlines
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There is a second war raging on the Eastern Front. From the huge expanses of no man’s land behind the German lines, Moscow’s battle-hardened and well-armed partisan bands are waging a .. show full overview
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When the SS Go Too Far
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The internal conflict between Poland and the other United Nations Allies deepens as Churchill faces them with diplomatic defeat over Soviet land grab. In the Occupied Netherlands and Poland the Nazis continue their atrocities.
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The Latest D-DAY Project Update, from an Alpine Cabin
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Indy and Sparty are locked up in a mountain house working away at D-Day, and it's all thanks to those of you who have joined us on Patreon and booked memorials!
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Poland's Descent into Civil War
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Poland, occupied, abandoned or even threatened by her allies is left to fight her own war. A war that under the influence of internal and external forces looks more and more like a full blown civil war inside the world war.
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How We Make Our Videos (and what it costs)
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We're excited to finally answer all your questions about where Indy lives, how we produce the series, and how many of us there are in the TimeGhost Team!
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Hitler's Jazz Band
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Does Adolf Hitler like Duke Ellington? No, and nor do many National Socialists. But the story of the music in the Third Reich is more complicated than you might think. What if we told .. show full overview
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A Very Special Message from Astrid
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This is our last day of the TimeGhost Fundraising week. You saw what goes on behind the scenes, and now we want to show you what you've made possible over the last seven days.
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America’s War on Japanese Shipping
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We've covered in great depth the Battle of the Atlantic and the war by and against German U-Boats, but what about the other side of the world? Why has the war on Japanese shipping been .. show full overview
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Mosquito Bombers Bust Out French Resistance
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Across Europe the anti-Nazi Resistance continues to rise as does the infighting. In France the RAF carry out Operation Jericho to break out captured resistance members held at the prison in Amiens.
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Up Close and Personal - Mountain Warfare in Italy
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Even as the Allied and Axis commanders focus on the sweeping warfare of the Eastern Front and the planning for the invasion of Europe, their men continue to fight a grinding war of .. show full overview
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Luftwaffe Defeated in One Week?!
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Allied and German Air Forces fight fierce battles over Europe with civilians caught in the crossfire, while Joseph Stalin and Lavrenti Beria deport two entire ethnicities of half a million in just one week.
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African Opinion in the War, Minor Axis Partners, and Foreign Ships in the British Navy
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How did the British manage their multinational Merchant Navy who are the non-American operators of Liberty Ships? How did Kenyans, South Africans, and others from Britain’s Sub-Saharan .. show full overview
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Ukrainian, Yugoslav and Baltic Nazis? - SS Foreign Fighters Part 2
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Across Europe, non-Germans are filling the ranks of Heinrich Himmler’s forces. These foreign fighters certainly don’t meet the racial standards of the SS but times are tough and the .. show full overview
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Beria’s Reward for Ethnic Cleansing
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Authoritarian regimes on both sides, in the Soviet Union, Nazi Germany, and Imperialist Japan the terror is once again escalating. The bombing war from both sides see continued death of .. show full overview
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The Rise of the US Airforce
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The United States Army Air Forces, USAAF, is the most powerful air force in the world. Alongside the Royal Air Force, it is winning the air war against the Luftwaffe. But things weren’t .. show full overview
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Will Finland Leave the War?
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The Finns have been fighting the Soviet Union since the Winter War. But now, Marshal Mannerheim and Prime Minister Risto Ryti look like they might pull out of the Eastern Front .. show full overview
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Do the Germans Know About Operation Overlord?
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We are getting closer and closer to D-Day and the potential liberation of Nazi Europe. But how much do the Germans know about this? Is the leak inside the British Embassy in Ankara .. show full overview
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Why We Don't Talk About China
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We often see comments asking why we don't cover the war in China. Chiang Kai-shek is one of the major Allied leaders - so why don't you hear about him as much as Stalin, Roosevelt, or Churchill? Let us explain.
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Hitler's Revenge on the Italian People
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As the RAF closes in on Berlin and the German Army is running dangerously low on men, the Nazi leadership is determined to use their resources to spread their crimes deeper into Hungary and Italy.
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They Predicted D-Day Would Fail
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D-Day is almost here and we're putting our faith in all of you to join us in making it happen.
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What Happened Behind a Photographer's Lens on D-Day
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Roberta Capa has gone down in history as one the most groundbreaking war correspondents in all of journalism. His account of what happened on D-Day was something we wanted to share with all of you.
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The Moment D-Day Was Announced
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D-Day is just around the corner, we're in the end game now. You can learn more about the project and how to get involved.
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Invasion by Air - D-Day [Part 1]
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In the early hours it is up the Allied airborne troops to secure the battlefield permitter, and protect the operation. Now they will find out if the Germans have been deceived, or are ready and waiting with mortal force.
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Through The Gates of Hell - D-Day [Part 2]
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When the amphibious landings begin, they run straight into Hitler’s Atlantic Wall. Eisenhower has predicted a third of his troops may fall. While they land, the news breaks across the world.
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Piercing the Atlantic Wall- D-Day [Part 3]
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With wide gaps struck in the Atlantic Wall, it is now up to the Allies to secure the beachheads and move inland. There they will face off with new German defenses, and the Norman geography.
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German Counterattack - D-Day [Part 4]
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It has taken all day for Rundtsedt, Hitler and the rest of German command to gather their wits, but now the Panzers are rolling - will the beachheads hold?
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The Combat Engineers of D-Day
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How do you blast through the obstacles and minefields on the beaches Normandy? How do you get thousands of tonnes of tanks, guns, and men into the fight? And what about reopening the .. show full overview
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Hitler Plans His Genocidal Legacy
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At the centre of his shrinking empire, Hitler plans his legacy. Together with his genocidal accomplice Heinrich Himmler, these two top murderers plan the destruction of the imagined .. show full overview
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The End of Nazi Intelligence in 1944
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After years of undermining the Nazi regime and aiding the resistance, Abwehr Chief Wilhelm Canaris finally loses his battle with Heinrich Himmler and the SS. The Abwehr Trojan Horse is .. show full overview
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Nazis Destroy Last Jewish Sanctuary
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Until now Miklos Horthy’s Kingdom of Hungary has been a rare sanctuary where most Jews have lived in relative safety. That changes with the German occupation. Now Adolf Eichmann. the Nazis, and their Hungarian allies bring the Holocaust to Hungary.
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Nazi Drone War Begins
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Bombing enemy civilians does nothing to advance a nation’s war effort. But now, Adolf Hitler believes that the V-1 flying bomb, the first of the Vengeance Weapons, will bring London to .. show full overview
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How Hitler Approved His Own Assassination
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So far, the German resistance haven’t had much luck with their attempts to kill the Führer, Adolf Hitler. But now, the German war hero Claus von Stauffenberg, together with Friedrich .. show full overview
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Diplomats Fight the Nazis in Budapest
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Hungary's Jews are facing a Holocaust machine in overdrive. The deportation trains are arriving in such volume that even the extermination factory of Auschwitz can barely keep up with .. show full overview
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The Führer Adolf Hitler is Dead!?
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Stauffenberg, Olbricht and the plotters launch Operation Valkyrie. The army moves in to seize power, troops surround the government quarter in Berlin, and Joseph Goebbels is arrested. .. show full overview
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Bombing France Into Freedom
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The destruction of German cities has shown how difficult it is for the heavy bombers of the RAF and USAAF to hit small targets with precision. Things will be no different when these big .. show full overview
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D-Day Summary – Time Ghost PSA
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Today we sat down with James Newman - our soon-to-be Head of Writing department and talked about the exciting D-Day adventure which had its spectacular finale last month.
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Moscow Invades Poland Again
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The Home Army has fought hard to earn Poland its freedom from both Nazi and Soviet domination in Operation Tempest. But has it worked? Operation Bagration has seen the Red Army punching .. show full overview
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America Plans to Incinerate Japan
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The Allied Strategic bombing campaign has claimed hundreds of thousands of civilian lives across Europe and has made little real impact on the Axis war machine. Even so, the United .. show full overview
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The End of Anne Frank’s Diary
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In Poland, the SS and Wehrmacht unleash their most sadistic fighters to crush the Warsaw Uprising and massacre tens of thousands of people. In Amsterdam, the German security forces .. show full overview
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Hitler Youth Murder Canadian Soldiers
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In Normandy, the Waffen SS butcher their military and civilian enemies while some Allied soldiers play fast and loose with the laws of the war. In China, hundreds of thousands flee their .. show full overview
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Life and Death at the heart of Nazism
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The Nazis love to spread the myth that they have transformed the German capital from a city of sin, unemployment, and Marxist street violence to the centre of a glorious new Reich. But .. show full overview
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Robo-Tanks Slaughter Polish Children
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Fierce fighting continues in Warsaw as German forces battle the Home Army’s uprising. Frustrated by a determined foe, the SS continues to retaliate against civilians, including Polish .. show full overview
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The Double Agent Saving London From the V-1
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The Germans are assaulting London with waves of V-1 flying bombs. But Eddie Chapman, a career criminal, serial womaniser, and masterful double agent working for MI5’s Double Cross is .. show full overview
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Will the Resistance Smash Nazism or Build Communism?
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The hour of resistance is here. Across Western Europe, armies of resistance fighters rise up to meet the Allied armies and sabotage the Axis war machine. In Slovakia, a secret army .. show full overview
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It's getting worse
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Working via YouTube has always been a bit a of wrestling match, thank you from the bottom of our hearts for fighting in our corner.
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How Britain Helped the Communist Revolution
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Fight the Nazis or fight your countrymen? From Marshal Tito's Partisans in Yugoslavia to the ELAS fighters in Greece, that is the animating question among the Balkans resistance .. show full overview
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At the End of the Axis’ Destiny
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The imperial dreams of Germany and Japan are in tatters. But the expansionist beasts do their best to drag their enemies down with them. Across Europe the cycle of resistance and .. show full overview
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When Patton Flipped out at Air Traffic Control
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It’s time for another installment of Across the Airwaves, where Indy and Sparty highlight some of the most interesting comments under our videos. In this episode they cover Patton losing .. show full overview
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Iranian Railways, Red Cross Care Packages, and Tail Gunners
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How did the Allies build and manage an enormous railway supplying the Soviet Union through Iran? How did the Red Cross deliver aid parcels through enemy territory to Allied POWs? And, .. show full overview
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Is the Slovak Uprising Doomed to Fail?
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Even as they battle an uprising in Slovakia, the Nazis see the opportunity to continue their racial realignment of Europe. The latest victims of this genocidal legacy are Anne Frank and .. show full overview
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What are we doing after WW2? TimeGhost Breakfast Club
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It's been a while since our last one, but we're back with a fresh episode of the TimeGhost Breakfast Club! This episode has a look behind the scenes of TimeGhost, a short snippet of our .. show full overview
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WW2 Jet Engine Development
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Jet planes and jet engine technology revolutionized air travel, as we are all well aware. However, the development of jet planes during WW2 was fraught with all sorts of obstacles and hurdles. Let's take a look at it.
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The Man Who Stole the Atomic Bomb
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In the New Mexico desert, a secret team of scientists is working flat out to develop atomic bombs. It’s the most important American military project in history. But one of those .. show full overview
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Paris under the Swastika - Collaboration and Resistance
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Occupied Paris, a paradoxical city of banality and brutality, of resistance and collaboration. Join Anna as she takes you on a tour of the city from occupation, the establishment of the .. show full overview
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The Soviet Spies who Kickstarted the Nuclear Arms Race
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Last episode we saw Klaus Fuchs steal details of the American atomic bomb for the Soviet Union. But he’s only one component of a much bigger conspiracy. Today, Astrid introduces you to .. show full overview
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Eastern Front Tank Warfare 1944
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In this conflict, we’ve seen armored warfare on a greater scale than anything before or since. Indy takes a look at some of the tanks slugging it out on the Eastern Front, from the .. show full overview
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How Britain Broke Hitler’s Brain
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In a re-upload of one of our D-Day 24 Hour videos, Astrid introduces you to the war’s most effective counter-espionage and deception programme, The Double Cross system. Today she’ll talk .. show full overview
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Elvira, the Party Girl Double Agent
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She’s the gambler with a hotline to the Abwehr. The party girl tearing up the London social scene. Now she’s doing her bit to hold back the Panzer Divisions and pave the way for D-Day. .. show full overview
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The Allied Rape Wave of 1944
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Since the earliest days of humanity, where there has been war, there has been rape. This war is no different. As vast armies battle across Europe, the chaos in their wake breeds an .. show full overview
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Agent Garbo, MI5’s Greatest Actor
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Juan Pujol Garcia’s neighbours think nothing of the new Spanish family that moves in during the war. But this quiet man who lives in suburban London and works for the BBC is a master of .. show full overview
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Smith versus Smith: US Army / Marine Relations in 1944
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When Marine Corps General Holland Smith removed Infantry General Ralph Smith from command in 1944 during the Battle of Saipan, it began a controversy that soon snowballed, threatening to .. show full overview
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Will Brutus Stab MI5 in the Back?
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The problem with some Double Agents is that it’s very hard to trust them. After the mercurial Polish pilot and spymaster Roman Czerniawski offers his service to the Allies, MI5 and .. show full overview
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Agent Treasure, MI5's Jewel of Deception
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The intrigue of espionage lies in the shadows of trust. When the enigmatic Russian-born Nathalie Sergueiew is caught between German recruitment and British counter-intelligence, MI5 .. show full overview
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The Double Cross Spy Bromance
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Dusko Popov and Johnny Jebsen, Double Cross and Abwehr resistance working in perfect harmony. Together they forge a friendship that outfoxes the Nazis. But Popov and Jebsen are just a .. show full overview
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The Tale of Fat Man and Little Boy
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Here near the end of 1944, we look at the development of the atomic bomb. What different methods of creating a nuclear reaction are being developed? How close are they to development? .. show full overview
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An Undersea Oil Pipeline to Beat the Nazis
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They used to say that an army marches on its stomach. No so much anymore. These days armies march on oil. But how do the Allies get vast quantities of the stuff to their tanks and .. show full overview
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Will Japan Free or Enslave Indonesia?
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Indonesian nationalists initially welcomed Japan’s promises of pan-Asianism. But now, these have been shown to be entirely hollow. While Indonesian nationalist leaders continue to .. show full overview
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The Magician Who Fooled the Nazis (and all of us)
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Military deception is tricky. Sometimes you need to destroy a crucial piece of war industry or make an entire harbour disappear. Who do you call for this sort of job? Well, someone who .. show full overview
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Western Front Tank Warfare 1944
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Indy takes a look at the armoured beasts battling it out on the Western Front. On the German side we have vehicles like the long-serving Panzer IV, the sleek and modern Panther, and the .. show full overview
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The Philippines Burns with Resistance
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Organized resistance movements in Axis-occupied territory are often associated with beret-sporting, trench-coated Frenchmen. A far less known, but larger and more effective resistance movement existed in the Philippines.
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Japanese Concentration Camps
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The Japanese decided that the Western civilians living in their new imperial territories threatened the Empire. Over one hundred thousand of these people now live in misery in .. show full overview
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The Man Who Started the Cold War
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What if I told you that a new conflict will sweep the globe in less than a year? It will open not with gunshots but with silent, shadowy espionage. The man who will kick off the Cold War .. show full overview
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Can the Allies Save Europe’s Art from the Nazis?
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The Nazis have ripped the cultural and artistic treasures of Europe from their homes and brought them to the Reich to grace the walls of museums and the palaces of the criminal .. show full overview
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Western Front Tank Warfare 1944 - Fixed Version
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Indy takes a look at the armoured beasts battling it out on the Western Front. On the German side we have vehicles like the long-serving Panzer IV, the sleek and modern Panther, and the .. show full overview
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Will Democracy End in 2024?
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How Churchill Started the Cold War in Greece in 1944
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You might think that the Cold War starts after this war ends. But already, as the Germans withdraw from Greece, the ideologically opposed Greek resistance groups ELAS and EDES are at .. show full overview
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How to Break a Nazi Spy
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What is the best way to extract information from enemy spies? British interrogator Robin “Tin Eye” Stephens reckons that physical torture is pretty useless. Instead he has great success .. show full overview
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Camouflage
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Camouflage comes in many forms, shapes, disguises, and even processes, for there are indeed many ways to hide your soldiers, guns, tanks, and even ships at sea. Today we take a wee look at camouflage during the war.
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The Gangsters of MI6
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Should spies be suave gentlemen or streetwise crooks? Today, Astrid and Anna introduce you to two of MI6's original gangster spies, Walter Dicketts and Arthur Owens. They quickly bring .. show full overview
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Did Miklos Horthy Save Hungary’s Jews?
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After the first waves of Hungarian Jews were deported in the summer, Miklos Horthy halted Eichmann’s trains. Into the autumn of 1944 a coalition of diplomats, aid workers, and states .. show full overview
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Curtis LeMay Starts Firebombing Tokyo
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Curtis LeMay orders his B-29s to begin the firebombing of Japanese cities. This begins a campaign that will destroy the Japanese economy but leave hundreds of thousands dead. Meanwhile, .. show full overview
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Will the Allied Bombers Finally Destroy Germany’s Economy in 1945?
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The RAF and USAAF reopen the Combined Bomber Offensive against Germany in autumn 1944. The Allied heavy bombers are targeting a German economy that is churning out more war materiel than .. show full overview
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The Germans Knew about the Holocaust!
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How often have you heard that the German population was unaware of the horrors of the Nazi camp system? Well, the opening months of 1945 destroys that myth once and for all as the SS .. show full overview
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Eastern Front Deployments, January 11th, 1945
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The Soviets are just about to kick off a series of enormous offensives all along the Eastern Front. Here's a look at the forces who are to attack, and those who will be defending.
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The Gay Nazi Spying For Britain
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What convinces a Nazi spy switch sides? For some it’s a deeply held opposition to the murderous ideology of the Third Reich. Sometimes it’s a love of money, adventure, or an affinity .. show full overview
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Finnish Jews, Polish Special Forces, and MREs
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How did Finland treat its Jews, and what did Finnish people know about the Holocaust? Who were the mysterious Polish Silent Unseen? And, what sort of rations did soldiers carry? Find out in this episode of Out of the Foxholes.
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The Sad Story of Churchill’s Iceman Geoffrey Pyke
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Geoffrey Pyke is remembered as an eccentric scientist who spewed out ideas like giant aircraft carriers made of icy Pykerete. But there was much more to him than that. He was a spy, a .. show full overview
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The Last Days of Auschwitz
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When the SS evacuate the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp complex in the second half of January 1945, their intent is to make sure that no live prisoners get into the hands of the approaching Red .. show full overview
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The War Goals to End WW2 in 1945
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While World War Two looks like it is about to end, the belligerent powers have vastly different goals for that end. Differences that may or may not prolong the war, will decide the .. show full overview
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Yalta, When Stalin Split the World
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Indy and Sparty take you through the negotiations at Yalta as The Big Three thrash out the shape of the postwar world. As the splits between East and West continue to deepen, who will come out on top?
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Red Army Rapes the Reich
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When the Red Army invades the Eastern German Reich provinces, and occupied Poland, years of war, anti-German agitprop, and the general misery of being a Soviet soldier has whipped them .. show full overview
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Artillery!
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The modern artillery of the Great War was responsible for the vast majority of military deaths in that conflict, but how has artillery developed from that war to this one? Today we take a look at some of the artillery of WW2.
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The SS Betrays Hitler
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Italy, 1945. Karl Wolff of the SS is looking for a way to save his skin. In his desperation he turns to Allen Dulles and the American OSS. Wolff’s bargaining chip? The surrender of .. show full overview
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Allied War Crimes, Latin American Troops, and Top-Secret Proximity Fuzes
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Did the Western Allies commit war crimes? What did Latin American troops do during the war? And, how did the top-secret proximity fuze change the face of warfare? Find out in this episode of Out of the Foxholes
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Soviets Hunt Down the Heroes of Humanity
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The Red Army taking Budapest launches a huge wave of crime by the soldiers and the Soviet state - the most famous crime will be when Moscow disappears Raoul Wallenberg. But he is not the .. show full overview
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V-2: Hitler’s Wunderwaffe
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Hitler hopes that the V-2 rocket will turn the tide of the war. It’s cutting edge technology and impossible to intercept. Right now, the first long-range ballistic missile is raining .. show full overview
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The Brutal End to the Battle of Manila
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This week yet another bloody urban battle draws to its conclusion. In Manila, despite clear orders from Tomoyuki Yamashita against wanton violence, his subordinates and superiors chose .. show full overview
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Who Cracked Enigma? The True Story, No B.S.
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So, you think you know the Enigma Story? The Poles, the French, Bletchley Park, Alan Turing, and daring raids on sinking U-Boats. Well, there’s one figure you may never have heard of. .. show full overview
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Jewish Nazi Hunters
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In March 1945 the first Jewish unit in the Allied forces reaches the frontline. Before fighting the Nazis, the men spent years battling against the policies of the British government. .. show full overview
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Nazi Spies in New York
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On a snowy night, two tall men are walking along the highway on the coast of Maine. They could hardly be more suspicious. They wear light European coats, no hats, large suitcases, and .. show full overview
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The Volkssturm - A Million Men to Save The Reich?
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The Volkssturm is the last-ditch people’s army of the Third Reich. Sure, on paper, there are millions of old men and boys ready to defend Germany. But how will they be armed? Are they .. show full overview
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The Final Fury of the Allied Bombing War - War Against Humanity 130
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The bombing war in Europe comes to an end in a fury of fire and destruction. Spartacus takes stock of the human toll of this campaign and assesses the near futility of it all. On the .. show full overview
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Italian Communists, The French in Indochina, and the Fate of Italy’s Army - WW2 - OOTF 34
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What happened to Italian Soldiers overseas after the fall of Mussolini? What about the French soldiers left over in Indochina after the Japanese “occupation by invitation”? And, what did .. show full overview
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The Secret Allied Wonder Weapon - WW2 Documentary Special
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Astrid and Anna take a break from tales of espionage to bring you one of international cooperation. Developed by a small group of highly driven individuals working in top secret, .. show full overview
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The Death of Franklin Roosevelt - WW2 Documentary Special
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He lead his nation through the Great Depression, transformed it into a war-winning titan, and is working to shape the coming postwar world in his image. But today, 4,422 days into his .. show full overview
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The Führerbunker - Hitler’s Final Command Post - WW2 Documentary special
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The man who once conquered Europe, Adolf Hitler now cowers underground in the Fuhrerbunker as bombs and artillery rain down on the ruins of the Reich. Today Sparty gives you a tour of .. show full overview

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