Week 289 - German Blunder Hands Allies a Rhine Crossing - WW2 - March 9, 1945

The Allies manage to take an intact bridge over the mighty Rhine at Remagen, a major piece of luck; the Germans launch a new offensive in Hungary, and the Allies end one in Italy. Over in Burma, Meiktila falls, sabotaging the entire Japanese supply system for the country, and on Iwo Jima the fight continues, bloodier than ever for both sides. 00:59 Recap 01:35 The Fall of Meiktila 03:46 the fight on Iwo Jima 05:27 Advances on the Western Front 07:44 The Rhine River 10:05 Remagen Bridge 16:20 Operation Encore 17:10 Rokossovsky and Zhukov attack 18:09 Operation Spring Awakening 21:57 Notes to end the week 23:42 Conclusion Join us on Patreon: Or join the TimeGhost Army directly at: Check out our TimeGhost History YouTube channel: Between 2 Wars: Follow WW2 Day by Day on Instagram: @ww2_day_by_day Follow TimeGhost History on Instagram: @timeghosthistory Like us on Facebook: Hosted by: Indy Neidell Director: Astrid Deinhard Producers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson Executive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson Creative Producer: Marek Kamiński Community Management: Ian Sowden Written by: Indy Neidell Research by: Indy Neidell Map animations by: Daniel Weiss Map research by: Sietse Kenter Editing and color grading by: Simon J. James Artwork by: Mikołaj Uchman Sound design by: Simon J. James & Marek Kamiński Colorizations by: Mikołaj Uchman Source literature list: Archive footage: Screenocean/Reuters - Image sources: Conseil Régional de Basse-Normandie / National Archives USA Bundesarchiv_Bild_146-1989-105-13A,_Ungarn,_deutscher_Rü StAL_BA_191_(32082476783) Soundtracks from Epidemic Sound: Cluster One - Hampus Naeselius Full Momentum - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen Hail Mary - Edgar Hopp Heroes Will Fall - Bonnie Grace The Atonement - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen Additional sound effects provided by A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.