162 - This is Russia, The Soviet Thermopylae - WW2 - October 2, 1942
17,117The fighting for Stalingrad continues, but the Soviets forces are split and the Volga is on fire. In the Caucasus, the Axis forces for the most part are being held in check- at one point a single Soviet battalion holds off an entire Army Corps- but they're being pushed back on the Kokoda Trail in the South Seas.
Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TimeGhostHistory
Or join the TimeGhost Army directly at: https://timeghost.tv/signup/
Check out our TimeGhost History YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/timeghost
Between 2 Wars: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrG5J-K5AYAU1R-HeWSfY2D1jy_sEssNG
Follow WW2 Day by Day on Instagram: @ww2_day_by_day
Follow TimeGhost History on Instagram: @timeghosthistory
Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TimeGhostHistory/
Hosted by: Indy Neidell
Director: Astrid Deinhard
Producers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson
Executive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson, Bodo Rittenauer
Creative Director: Wieke Kapteijns
Creative Producer: Maria Kyhle
Written by: Indy Neidell
Research by: Indy Neidell
Edited by: Lucas Aimó
Map animations by: Daniel Weiss
Map research by: Markus Linke
Sound design by: Marek Kamiński
Colorizations by: Daniel Weiss, Mikolaj Uchman, Lucas Aimó
Source literature list: http://bit.ly/WW2sources
Archive footage: Screenocean/Reuters - https://www.screenocean.com
Image sources:
USHMM
IWM
Imperial Japan Newsreels
Soundtracks from Epidemic Sound:
Break Free - Fabien Tell
We Must be Prepared - Brightam Orchestra
The Proving Grounds - Dragon Tamer
Last Minutes - Ettiene Russel
Not Safe Yet - Gunnar Johansen
Dark Beginning - Johan Hynynen
I am Unbreakable - Nikolas Johansen
Symphony of the Cold-Blooded - Christian Andersen
Try and Catch Us Now - David Celeste
A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.