This is it - the big showdown between US and Japanese Navies, and the largest naval battle ever fought in terms of total tonnage. American landings on Leyte itself are still in progress, and the Soviets' Debrecen Operation comes to its end.
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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: Ian Sowden
Written by: Indy Neidell
Research by: Indy Neidell
Map animations by: Daniel Weiss
Map research by: Sietse Kenter
Edited by: Karolina Dołęga
Artwork and color grading by: Mikołaj Uchman
Sound design by: Marek Kamiński
Colorizations by:
Mikołaj Uchman
Daniel Weiss
00:00 Intro
00:28 Recap
00:50 The Battle of Leyte Gulf
16:18 The Landings on Leyte
16:59 Slovak National Uprising on the ropes
18:13 Debrecen Operation Ends
19:21 Aftermath of the fight for Belgrade
20:47 The Peel Marshes
23:55 Summary
24:30 Conclusion
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Archive footage: Screenocean/Reuters - [ Ссылка ]
Image sources:
National Archives NARA
NAVAL INSTITUTE PHOTO ARCHIVE
Pictures of the fighters of Czech Fighter Regiment courtesy Jiřího Rajlicha
Imperial War Museums: NA 019292, NA 019293, TR 1037
Australiam War Memorial
Soundtracks from Epidemic Sound:
Break Free - Fabien Tell
Dark Beginning - Johan Hynynen
Deflection - Reynard Seidel
Deviation In Time - Johannes Bornlof
Disciples of Sun Tzu - Christian Andersen
Fly Baby Fly - Fabien Tell
Force Matrix - Jon Bjork
It's Not a Game - Philip Ayers
Last Man Standing 3 - Johannes Bornlöf
Leave It All Here - Fabien Tell
March Of The Brave 10 - Rannar Sillard
Moving to Disturbia - Experia
Other Sides of Glory - Fabien Tell
Potential Redemption - Max Anson
Rememberance - Fabien Tell
Rush of Blood - Reynard Seidel
Symphony of the Cold-Blooded - Christian Andersen
The Inspector 4 - Johannes Bornlöf
Weapon of Choice - Fabien Tell
A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.
