300 - The Last Battles in Europe - WW2 - May 25, 1945

This week, the fighting in Europe finally comes to an end and the Allies round up more leading Nazis including Heinrich Himmler and Karl Doenitz. In Asia, the fighting continues on Okinawa even as the Japanese start pulling back. The Australians continue fighting on Tarakan, and the Chinese are victorious in western Hunan.

00:00 INTRO
01:45 FIGHTING IN EUROPE ENDS
04:30 NOTES FROM EUROPE
06:57 JAPANESE BEGIN TO WITHDRAW ON OKINAWA
12:41 THE BATTLE OF TARAKAN ISLAND
14:35 CHINESE VICTORY IN WESTERN HUNAN
18:51 CONCLUSION

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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: Jake McCluskey
Written by: Indy Neidell
Research by: Indy Neidell
Map animations by: Daniel Weiss
Map research by: Sietse Kenter
Edited by: Iryna Dulka
Artwork and color grading by: Mikołaj Uchman
Sound design by: Marek Kamiński
Colorizations by:
Mikołaj Uchman

Source literature list: https://bit.ly/SourcesWW2

Archive footage: Screenocean/Reuters - https://www.screenocean.com

Image sources:
Nationaal Archief
IWM BU 6738, BU 6711

Soundtracks from Epidemic Sound:
Easy Target - Rannar Sillard
Its Not a Game - Philip Ayers
Leave It All Here - Fabien Tell
Weapon of Choice - Fabien Tell
Live, Fight, Survive - Anthony Earls
Rush of Blood - Reynard Seidel
Not Safe Yet - Gunnar Johnsen
Shrouded in Conspiracy - Jon Bjork
Split Decision - Rannar Sillard
United Fronts - Jon Sumner
Please Hear Me Out STEMS INSTRUMENTS - Philip Ayers
Dragon King - Jo Wandrini

A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.