Week 243 - The Biggest Offensive in Japanese History - WW2 - April 22, 1944

Japan Launches Operation Ichigo in China, their largest offensive of the war... or ever, but over in India things are not going well for the Japanese at Imphal and Kohima. The Allies also launch attacks on the Japanese at Hollandia, while over in the Crimea, the German defenses at Sevastopol are cracking under Soviet pressure.

Join us on Patreon:   / timeghosthistory  
Or join the TimeGhost Army directly at: https://timeghost.tv/signup/

Check out our TimeGhost History YouTube channel:    / timeghost  
Between 2 Wars:    • Between 2 Wars  

Follow WW2 Day by Day on Instagram: @ww2_day_by_day
Follow TimeGhost History on Instagram: @timeghosthistory
Like us on Facebook:   / timeghosthistory  

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: Miki Cackowski
Artwork and color grading by: Mikołaj Uchman
Sound design by: Marek Kamiński

Colorizations by:
Mikołaj Uchman
Daniel Weiss

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

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

Image sources:
Jo Wandrini - Dragon King
Philip Ayers - The Unexplored
Edward Karl Hanson - Spellbound
Jon Bjork - Force Matrix
Yi Nantiro - Watchman
Johan Hynynen - Dark Beginning
Jon Bjork - Shrouded in Conspiracy
Brightarm Orchestra - On the Edge of Change

Soundtracks from Epidemic Sound:
Title - Artist

A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.