Fall Asleep To | The Complete History of the Colmar Pocket | WW2 Relaxing War Documentary

Описание: Fall Asleep To | The Complete History of the Colmar Pocket | WW2 Relaxing War Documentary

Drift into a quiet, immersive retelling of the Colmar Pocket, one of the most brutal and overlooked battles on the Western Front. Fought during the harsh winter of 1944–1945, this campaign unfolded in the frozen fields, vineyards, and villages of Alsace, where American and French forces battled determined German defenders trapped west of the Rhine.

Colmar Pocket History WW2

Unlike the fast-moving battles of Normandy or the Ardennes, the Colmar Pocket became a war of endurance — slow advances through snow and ice, village-by-village fighting, frozen rivers turned into defensive lines, and soldiers facing an enemy just as deadly as gunfire: the cold itself. German forces fortified towns, flooded fields, and dug into stone houses, turning Alsace into a winter fortress that refused to fall quietly.

This long-form WW2 documentary is designed for sleep, relaxation, and late-night listening, featuring calm narration and detailed storytelling. Follow the struggle of the U.S. Seventh Army, the French First Army, and the German Nineteenth Army as politics, pride, and weather collide in a battle history often forgotten — but never insignificant.

Lower the lights, settle in, and let this slow journey through frozen villages and quiet determination carry you into rest.

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00:00 – Introduction: Winter Over Alsace

12:55 – What the Colmar Pocket Was

25:50 – Why the Germans Refused to Leave

38:45 – Geography: Rivers, Vineyards, and Villages

51:40 – The Forgotten Front During the Bulge

1:04:35 – German Fortifications and Winter Defense

1:17:30 – French First Army Enters the Pocket

1:30:25 – Early Attacks and Heavy Losses

1:43:20 – Cold, Snow, and Frozen Warfare

1:56:15 – Operation Nordwind and Its Impact

2:09:10 – American Seventh Army Takes the Lead

2:22:05 – Village-by-Village Fighting

2:35:00 – Jebsheim, Riedwihr, and Urban Combat

2:47:55 – Coordination Between French and American Forces

3:00:50 – Collapse of German Resistance

3:13:45 – The Pocket Finally Closes

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