An increasingly persistent challenge for us at TimeGhost is that a growing number of our videos are being age restricted. While this was always the case with War Against Humanity, it's started affecting this weekly series now too. This most recent video was restricted before it was even publicly published. As such we made the difficult decision to publish a censored version instead this week. Why is it such a big issue? Well it doesn't only limit the access to educational content for young people, but also to adult audiences. Age restricted videos have a barrier to viewing that ranges from territory to territory, with some countries requiring viewers not only to have a KZfaq account, but to link it with their credit card. Even if an account belongs to a verified adult, it's still less likely to be recommended an age restricted video. Our core mission at TimeGhost is making the lessons of our past free and accessible to people around the world. While it's challenging, especially with the new obstacles from KZfaq, it's still possible thanks to everyone in the TimeGhost Army who backs these videos. To all of you that signed up, or who watch regularly, thank you for joining us on this mission. - TimeGhost Team

KZfaq censoring these sorts of high-quality and meticulous masterpiece of history presentation while promoting the most absurd, pointless and even obscene videos on their youtube shorts... Irony speaks volume itself.

What you guys are doing is a service to all of us, you don't deserve to be flagged by a bot. We will always support you!

Only KZfaq would censor what may be the greatest documentary on our greatest generation There are so many gaps this series has filled in my WW2 knowledge gap.

If only actual wars were age restricted. Keep up the great work, Time Ghost.

A Chinese Special forces raid to save a captured commander??? Man, there is just so much from the Chinese front of WW2 that is just never talked about, I'd love for more special episodes on this part of the war!

A sidenote this week on August 10 1944 is that railway workers in the French capital Paris will go on strike. As a result, hundreds of German soldiers awaiting evacuation back to Germany would find themselves marooned on the station platforms. These acts of random sabotage quickly escalated and within two days, instead of carrying the Germans away from the perils of Paris, the strikers were actively cutting off the German retreat by pulling up rails, wrecking points, and crippling locomotives. Even with replacement German drivers the trains were unable to run and all Parisian rail links to the outside world had been effectively destroyed.

My great grandfather survived the Wola massacre. He and a bunch of other civilians were ordered to gather and burn bodies of previous victims, anyone working to slow taking a bullet to the head. As my grandparents repeated to me, he was ordered to take off his clothes and stand on top of the pyre, along with other people, but suddenly the germans were halted by some officer (didn't quite get who it was, I guess grandpa was unclear on this one too). They then quickly surveyed for men of any usefulness, and as my grandpa was an engineer working with lathes, he was shipped off to Graz in Austria to work in some factory.

Thank you. I can't stand the censorship. I'm glad I have been a TimeGhost army member and contributer and able to help.

My Grandfather was wounded on Tinian Atoll(4th Marine Division), shot in the back by a Japanese tree sniper, I appreciate you being so thorough with the Marianas campaign.

It is especially galling that KZfaq would censor this best-in-class history series. In reality it should be mandatory for every responsible citizen to watch it.

As a 2-timer Veteran (duty in both Vietnam and Desert Storm), war is brutal, war is ugly, war is violent, and war is most assuredly HELL. Why restrict videos that perhaps younger generations can see for themselves and grow-up fighting to PREVENT or STOP wars, not START them. Maybe.... Great vid, Indy- well done, Time Ghost Army!

This channel does a great service to humanity documenting in great detail our tragic and catastrophic history that way hopefully we will not repeat these mistakes in the future. Thank you for all the hard work and dedication.

Fang Xianjue would later escape to Taiwan and die in Taipei in 1983, he is buried in the Wuzhi Mountain Military Cemetery in Taipei. Even veterans of the Eleventh Army would organize group trips to pay respect to Fang Xianjue,

My uncle was a navigator on the warsaw air lift,he suffered 6 wounds and had severe ptsd for the rest of his life,he spent 6 years in mental hospital and died young of a heart attack.

KZfaq policy is illogic to say at least. Keep up the good work.

Just found out my father used to watch these videos while using a cycling machine in the morning, but thought they went out of business during covid because he stopped seeing them. We reassured him the program is still very much alive. Its sad, he's a big WWII buff and he missed so much.

You need to give Bob Newhart a shout out every week for that continuing telephone routine.

On 9th August 1944, my great grandfather, Corporal William Robinson MM, was killed in the fighting around Thury-Harcourt a month after winning the MM for bravery in the fighting at Galmanche. He left behind a wife and 6 children, rest in peace grandad

On August 12, 1944, US Brigadier-General James Edward Wharton was killed by a German sniper in Normandy. Wharton had just been appointed to command the 28th Infantry Division and had gone to the front to familiarise himself with the situation when he was shot. He was probably the highest-ranking victim of German sniper fire in the Normandy fighting. Wharton was replaced by Norman Cota.

The best WW2 series should NOT be censored. Great job as always👍

Really glad that Fang Xianjue and his men got out of the mess. For all the crap they get, General Xianjue and the 10th Army really showed how capable Chinese soldiers are when they aren't hobbled by the constant infighting and petty rivalries between Chiang and others (on a related nore, I have a feeling we'll get a final reckoning between Vinegar Joe and Chiang really soon.....).

I've read a lot about Normandy, but the animated maps make all the difference in understanding what is really happening. Hitler's Mortain attack to change the war looks all the more ridiculous when you see how the American advance is flanking it and preparing to encircle it.

Indy neidell and spartcus olsson two of my fav historians. Brilliant doc as usual. Love from Sri Lanka ❤️🔥.

This is getting out of hand, now weekly episodes are being affected

I was a Marine on Guam when that Japanese soldier was captured. We used to go Boonie stomping in his back yard, probably woke him up, amazingly dense and remote jungle.

Kinda surprising to see the Japanese Empire to honor the terms of surrender and not commit atrocities anyway.

Excellent episode as you continue to produce an exceptional history of the whole of WW2. The random censorship from KZfaq is beyond inane when one considers the soft core drivel they promote elsewhere on the platform. Keep up the inspired content.

Can we just apreciate how the entire map of Brittany is needed to highlight the American advance ?? Just crazy even considering the light defense by the Germans

This week, on 08 August 1944, panzer ace Michael Wittmann was killed when his advancing Tigers were ambushed by a mix of regular Shermans and 17 pounder-equiped Shermans. It is still debated as to which crew actually got Wittmann's Tiger.

Thanks for the more comprehensive coverage of the Chinese theatre. It’s something that’s usually barely mentioned from most WWII documentary. This, along with coverage of other less known areas of the war, is why your channel is awesome

The world becomes more upside down and backwards way around every day. This channel is educational. It's not all about the glorification of war. It doesn't show death and mutilation. It treats delicate subjects with appropriate gravitas and care. KZfaq's arbitrary decisions so often make little sense. I have no doubt that even if KZfaq has an appeals process, then it's highly likely to be unfit for purpose.

Mark Reardon's "Victory at Mortain" (2002) paints a much different picture. Reardon states unequivocally that it was the stand of the US 30th Division at locations like the hill east of Mortain, at St. Barthelemy and L'Abbeye Blanche that broke the German counteroffensive. These positions gave the US artillery the targeting information they needed to break up the German attacks. Allied airpower only played a role after the offensive had been broken (i.e. the attack had already been stopped and was being forced back when Allied aircraft started attacking the German positions).

"The Germans trying... something in Normandy" That's the best way to put it

Unfortunately, you failed to do justice to the 30th ID's holding of Mortain. Yes, its true, Allied Air power helped check the Mortain counter attack, but the 30th ID fought hard against some elite German armor units without much armor support themselves and managed to check their advance until air cover came into play.

Teaching history should never be 'age restricted' or 'censored' in any way. Screw KZfaq.

Thanks for having the courage to publish!!

Excellent as always.

I look forward to these episodes every week, especially knowing what comes next

This is such a great series, superbly thought out and delivered with such clarity, quite simply the best on the internet , Thank you Indie ! Your work is so much appreciated !

This is excellent for teaching the period. Should not be censored. Keep up the good work.

I enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up

Have you guys ever considered when the series is done, releasing a physical media version of this entire project? It would be an undertaking but i would certainly be interested in something like that

I cannot believe I haven't been subscribed for so long, I really like these videos and I loved the great war channel, keep up the great work

Boo KZfaq. I can’t even watch the uncensored version

Thanks for all you do. This series has been awesome.

Excellent episode.

Thanks for the video , I love this show . Wish you guy a good day

Thanks again for another great episode.

Great Video as always ❤

I know I am a bit late to the release of this episode but I wanted to give a huge shout out to Indy and the team. This week is very special to me and my family because on August 13th My Great Uncle Leroy M. Klems 121st Infantry Regiment from Ohio, 8th Infantry Division. Was KIA he was somewhere in the Normandy region when this happened. He is buried at the American cemetary in Brittany. He was awarded 2 Bronze stars and a purple heart. Not sure what for we are looking at a service that helps find documents about soldiers in WW2 as a lot of these documents were lost due to a fire. Again just wanted to say huge shout out to the team that makes this show possible you bring a amazing service to everyone by doing this!!!!

Am subscribed. Am a sucker for this stuff, especially when well done. Like this stuff :)

There are several KZfaq channels I subscribe to that consistently put out high quality videos on a variety of topics. They're entertaining, informative, and thoughtful, and I'm proud to recommend them to others - but this is the only one I give money to, because I think your work is also important. Keep it up.

A busy week indeed, and it's not going to get easier.

In light of all the events of the past weeks, Hitler saying "okay" feels is a massive plot twist

Great video so informative

Just came home from an Air show in Denmark! Spitfire and Mustang stops less than 3 meters from me and my daughter! The sound of Merlin motors, oh be still my heart!🥰🥰🥰

truly sad to hear about youtube. your channel is at the forefront of innovative education and providing free factual content for all ages. its truly amazing to me youtube doesnt sign a contract!

The historical roman "all the light we cannot see" does a good job of covering the attack on St. Malo. While it is a work of fiction, the attacks on the city are pretty accurate (even the exact time of the arrivals of the bombers) and the whole book gives a very good insight into the mind of a normal German soldier and a blind french girl under the german occupation. It's written wonderfully and is still great to get an overview of WWII and what it was like for everyday people. Anthony Doerr did great research (but of course also used creative freedom), I highly recommend!!!

Those who fail to remember the past are condemned to repeat it. This detailed series provides a profound service.

Díky!

I love you Time Ghost Army. Keep up the great work.

This is turning to an epic. Absolutely well done to cover a World War.

It was informative and wonderful introduction

War is Hell. Keep up the great work.

Excellent stuff👍

Thank you for the lesson.

Looking forward to hearing about Operation Dragoon next week!

This week in French news. Th 6th of August, Pétain gives to Laval a long letter. In it, he disavows the Milice, especially when they take the place of the administration and the police and that it is “too political”. The Milice takes too many actions against civilians too. The assassinations of Mandel and Zay are condemned. It is to be said that Pétain did accepted their creation and that Vichy used them to stay in power. Darnand, leader of the Milice, learning of this letter, respond to Laval that it’s been 4 years Laval supported him but now it’s only because the Americans are here that they said that and that it’s too late. The same day, Doriot, collaborationist, with the help of the Gauleiter of Westmark convokes Victor Barthélemy, one the leader of the LVF, near Metz. This is in order to make a new government to replace Laval, the Gauleiter tries to push this idea to Goebbels, Ribbentrop and Hitler. Barthelemy refuses to come because he doesn’t see the point as the government will have nowhere to be and nothing to administer as the war is about to be lost. The 8th, Laval meets Pétain after he learns of a possible coup in Paris by the Ultra and that the President of the Municipal Council, General Council and the Prefect wants to accept the arrival of the American with Laval and Pétain. Pétain wants to go, pressed by one of his friends, Charles Brécard, Grand Chancellor of the Order of the Legion of Honour, to do so because he is the legal leader of France. Laval supports it, but Pétain knows the Germans will never allow him to go. Laval must go alone for now. Laval reach Paris the next day and convokes the Municipal Council and General Council to approve the reunion of the National Assembly. Pétain at the same time, organizes his return to Paris with his personal guard of 1 800 men to make a new government loyal to the Allies, end the Armistice, make a general mobilization, and meet with Eisenhower, knowing that Roosevelt might be with him against De Gaulle. It is scheduled next week. The 9th, the French SS battalion is in Galicia until the 22nd, it is decimated. The same day, all French volunteers in German Army (LVF, Kriegsmarine, Organization Todt, NSKK) are transferred into the SS by order of Hitler. The 10th, Pétain gives the order to the Admiral Auphan to meet De Gaulle and find a political solution to himself. The 12th in Paris, Auphan informs his contacts of Pétain’s proposition, but he gets no answer from the President of the Senate, Jules Jeanneney. At the same time in Paris, Laval learns from Abetz, diplomat in Paris, that they want to leave Paris and Laval asks for Paris to be an Open City. Abetz and Laval think both that a coup from the Resistance will be more likely than directly the American or De Gaulle. The 11th, Abetz tells that Berlin accepts that Paris as an Open City, the Assembly reunited in Versailles and Pétain could come back in Paris. Laval meets all the mayors of Paris (87 on 89) tell him that they will help him to restore the power against Germany with him, but he doesn’t tell him all of his plan, notably to convokes by himself the national assembly. Laval contacts the chief of the American secret services in Europe via a resistant member, that respond by telling him that releasing Herriot would help him a lot. The 12th, Laval goes to Nancy with two German cars, and one representatives of the SS in France, to meet Herriot. Herriot accepts Laval’s plan but only the President of the Senate, Jeanneney, can convokes the National Assembly, not him. Laval says that he will accept because of the circumstances. Laval returns in Paris that night confident that everything is in place. One councilor of State is sent to call for Jeanneney. The same day, Juin become the Chief of the general staff of the National Defense. Béthouard becomes commander of the 1st Army Corps. And Alexandre Parodi becomes secretary general of liberated territories. Privas in Ardèche is liberated by the FFI, the commissar of the Republic is installed. Koenig on the BBC orders the FFI to begins guerilla actions between the Loire and the Dordogne.

Excellent.

Great vid

No censoring over on Patron. It’s worth the cost to dump the ads too!

Love these!

There is just so much to cover. I looked forward to this week for a while to see more about Mortain, but I understand when compared to all of the other massive operations going on in the east, and along the British front, it's understandable to keep it succinct. I would only add that attributing the defense of Mortain to airpower shortchanges the 30th ID units surrounded there and the artillery battalions which did the bulk of the defensive work. I highly recommend the book "Fire Mission: The Siege of Mortain" to any interested in this fight. It is a great example of the old dictum, "never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake."

Remains an excellent series.

Happy I joined the Time Ghost Army. These series are really my history lessons since I didn’t learn about WW2 in school.

Thanks!

I see new episode comes out... I click like before watching..

As a Slovak, I hope you will also cover the Slovak National Uprising, which lasted from 29 August to 27 October. This event is very significant for Slovaks, as we expressed our resistance to Nazism and the Slovak Nazi government led by Tiso through this armed act.

The liberation of the Marianas is starting to make Ichi-Go look really dubious in terms of actual strategic value. One of the main objectives was to stop the US from operating bombers out of inland China, but now they have airbases capable of supporting B-29s that are actually closer to Tokyo.

Great stuff.

I really like the timestamps in the video

thanks indy and crew

I'm excited to see if you will feature the importance of soldiers from the Spanish Republic (La Nueve) at the liberation of Paris and ongoing battles

Thank you.

When do ppl realize Google can fly all the rainbows colors they want, but is NOT on your side..?

Hi from Le Mans, glad to see that my city got freed this week

Now I have a lot of catching up to do after my vacation :)

...how nice. The video didn't appear on my notifications feed. You'd _think_ that if I'm subscribed to a channel with full notifications that I'd notified. But I guess KZfaq is as KZfaq does.

Operation Totalize , Canadian Offensive from Orne Bridgehead to overflank German Army Group B in Normandy ( 8- 10 August 1944) Operation Totalize (also spelled Operation Totalise in recent British sources) was an offensive launched by Allied troops in the First Canadian Army during the later stages of Operation Overlord, from 8 to 9 August 1944. The intention was to break through the German defences south of Caen on the eastern flank of the Allied positions in Normandy and exploit success by driving south, to capture the high ground north of the city of Falaise. The goal was to collapse the German front and cut off the retreat of German forces fighting the Allied armies further west. The battle is considered the inaugural operation of the First Canadian Army, which had been activated on 23 July. In the early hours of 8 August 1944, II Canadian Corps launched the attack using mechanized infantry. They broke through the German front lines and captured vital positions deep in the German defences. It was intended that two fresh armoured divisions would continue the attack but some hesitancy by these two comparatively inexperienced divisions and German armoured counter-attacks slowed the offensive. Having advanced 9 mi (14 km), the Allies were halted 7 mi (11 km) north of Falaise and forced to prepare a fresh attack. On 25 July, the American First Army began Operation Cobra, which after the first two days, broke through the German defences south of St Lo. By the end of the third day of the operation, American forces had advanced 15 mi (24 km) south of the Cobra start line at several points. On 30 July, US forces captured Avranches, at the base of the Cotentin peninsula. The German left flank had collapsed and within 24 hours, units of the US Third Army entered Brittany and advanced south and west through open country, almost without opposition. The 1st SS, 9th SS and 116th Panzer divisions were shifted westward from Verrières Ridge to face this new threat. General Bernard Montgomery (commanding the ground forces in Normandy), wanted an attack on the eastern flank of the front to capture Falaise, intending that such a move would precipitate a general German collapse. The First Canadian Army (Lieutenant General Harry Crerar), held this part of the Allied front. It consisted of the British I Corps, responsible for the extreme eastern flank of the Allied lines and II Canadian Corps (Lieutenant General Guy Simonds) south of Caen. The II Canadian Corps, which was to launch Operation Totalize consisted of the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division, 3rd Canadian Infantry Division, 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division, 51st (Highland) Infantry Division, 4th Canadian (Armoured) Division, 1st Polish Armoured Division, 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade and the British 33rd Armoured Brigade. The German defences on Verrières Ridge remained very strong. The forward infantry positions were well dug-in, with wide fields of fire. The main concentration of one hundred 75 mm and 88 mm anti-tank guns was deployed around the villages of Cramesnil and Saint-Aignan-de-Cramesnil 3 mi (4.8 km) behind the German forward positions, to halt any breakthrough by tanks along the Caen-Falaise road. The front line and defences in depth were held by the 89th Infantry Division, 85th Infantry Division (recently arrived from Rouen) and the remnants of the 272nd Grenadier Infantry Division (severely depleted by the Canadians in Operation Atlantic).[23] The 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend with an attached heavy Tiger tank battalion, with fifty tanks, was in reserve a further 3 mi (4.8 km) back. Some of the infantry were commanded by the German LXXXVI Korps but most of the sector (and the 12th SS Panzer Division) was under the command of the I SS Panzer Corps, which had arrived in the area during Operation Goodwood. Simonds knew that infantry assaults supported by massed artillery had failed to overcome the German forward lines in Operation Atlantic and Operation Spring. During Operation Goodwood, a bombardment by aircraft of RAF Bomber Command had assisted British tanks to break through the German front but they had then suffered many casualties from intact German defences arrayed in depth beyond the bombing. Infantry had been unable to follow up quickly enough to support the leading tanks or to secure ground behind them (follow-up units were also slowed). To solve the tactical problem presented by the terrain and the deep defences, Simonds proposed a radical solution, the first large attack by mechanized infantry. Some field artillery regiments in Canadian and British infantry divisions had been temporarily equipped with M7 Priest 105 mm self-propelled guns for the landings. When they were replaced by towed QF 25-pounder gun-howitzers, these vehicles were superfluous to operations. Simonds had the Priests converted into "Kangaroo" armoured personnel carriers which would allow infantry to follow the tanks closely on any terrain. Permission was first requested from the Americans, from whom the M7s had been borrowed, to convert them into APCs. Simonds made air power fundamental to his plan for breaking through the German defence zones. The preliminary aerial bombardment called for RAF bombers to saturate the German defences on both flanks of a 4 mi (6.4 km)-wide corridor along the axis of the Caen-Falaise road, during the night of 7 August. During the early hours of 8 August, two attacking forces of tanks and armoured personnel carriers would advance along the corridor. West of the road under the 2nd Canadian Division were the 4th Canadian Infantry Brigade and 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade. East of the road, under the 51st (Highland) Division were the 154th (Highland) Brigade and the 33rd Armoured Brigade. These two columns would bypass the front-line defenders and capture the main German anti-tank defences around Cramesnil and Saint-Aignan de Cramesnil at dawn. The second phase would follow immediately. While the remaining four infantry brigades of the 2nd Canadian Division and 51st (Highland) Division cleared up the isolated German forward defences and the 3rd Canadian Division and 49th (West Riding) Division (I Corps) began subsidiary attacks to widen the base of the salient captured in the first phase, the 4th Canadian Armoured Division and 1st Polish Armoured Division would move up the corridor to Cramesnil and prepare to advance further south. To prepare for their attack, bombers of the US Eighth Air Force would bombard the German reserve positions at Hautmesnil. The ultimate objective was the high ground north of Falaise, 15 mi (24 km) beyond the start line. During the evening of 7 August 1944, the attacking forces formed up in six columns, four vehicles wide, comprising tanks, Kangaroo APCs, half tracks, self-propelled anti-tank guns and Mine flail tanks. At 23:00, Bomber Command commenced the bombardment of German positions along the Caen front. At 23:30, the armoured columns began their advance behind a rolling barrage. Movement was slow at first, many APC drivers became disoriented by the dust caused by the vehicles. Several vehicles became stuck in bomb craters. Simonds had arranged several methods for the columns to maintain direction; some vehicles were fitted with radio direction finders, the artillery fired target-marking shells, Bofors 40 mm guns fired bursts of tracer in the direction of the advance. In spite of all these measures, there was still confusion. Several vehicles collided or were knocked out. The attack broke through the German defences in several places. By dawn, the attacking columns from the 51st (Highland) Division had reached their intended positions. The infantry dismounted from their Kangaroo APCs within 200 yd (180 m) of their objectives at the villages of Cramensnil and Saint-Aignan de Cramesnil, rapidly over-running the defenders. The columns from the 2nd Canadian Division were delayed by fog and unexpected opposition on their right flank but by noon on 8 August, the Allied forces had captured Verrières Ridge. The novel methods used by Simonds ensured that the attackers suffered only a fraction of the loss which would have been incurred in a normal "dismounted" attack. The Allies were poised to move against Cintheaux, 2 mi (3.2 km) south of their furthest penetration but Simonds ordered a halt, to allow field artillery and the 4th Canadian and 1st Polish armoured divisions to move into position for the second phase of the operation.

I really do not understand why KZfaq has decided to age restrict your videos. "Those whom the gods wish to destroy they first make mad" Reverend William Anderson Scott (1813-85)

Imagine lecturing Soviet soldiers on how horrible the Romanians have it only to set the stage so a maniac like Nicolae Ceausescu could take over

KZfaq's censorship of history is appalling.

Liberation of Florence , Italy ( 8 - 14 August 1944) 2nd New Zealand Division and 6th South African Armored Division Liberated Florence , Italy , one of oldest medieval cities in Europe , main intersection , road railway hub in Central Italy linking Northern Italy. On 2 - 8 August , 5th and 6th New Zealand Brigades stormed and broke through II German Parachute Corps lines at Fiana de Pierce heights overlooking the town and Arno river and 6th South African Armored Division overflanked German defence positions and followed through south bank of Arno river and South African tanks have the honor of entering the city on 8 August. Right after them 2nd New Zealand Division enter into city and clean up all southern bank by 12 August and put a bridgehead over Arno river on 14th August , clearing German rear guard units from Florence for good.

Your Productions are Always of the Highest Quality. KZfaq’s Censorship is Intolerable!!!!

At the meeting with Hitler on 5-6 August 1944, the Romanian leader Antonescu was presented with pictures from Warsaw. Antonescu was shocked, but he was already determined to switch sides through an armistice with the Allies/Soviets, but he was still hesitant waiting for the right time to do it.

When I first heard about the Pluto pipeline I though it was a clever idea, as armies need a tremendous amount of fuel. However much to my surprise it only delivered a miniscule amount of fuel to the continent.

I don't know if anyone is having this issue, but I'm finding the blanking out of non-coastline bodies of water to take away from the readability of the maps? In the scenes by the Dniester and Falaise, it kinda looks (at least to me) like there is an uncharted landmass which the allied powers control!

KZfaq does not deserve this quality series. Thank you Time Ghost. No thanks to the anti-history bunch running KZfaq.

Poor Mrs McNair :(