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World War II: Race to Victory

The six-part documentary series reveals how and why the central alliance between Great Britain, the United States and The Soviet Union was formed leading into World War II. The series paints an in-depth picture of the race to ulti...

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Ulrike Oettinger Filmproduktion,Pia Frankenberg Filmproduktion, Hamburg,ZDF

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And therefore,
in a perverse kind of logic... - World War II: Race to Victory

And therefore, in a perverse kind of logic...

But it seems to be
that during the war years - World War II: Race to Victory

But it seems to be that during the war years

And as he famously said, - World War II: Race to Victory

And as he famously said,

[scoffs] - World War II: Race to Victory

The obvious route north is
through quite a tight pass. - World War II: Race to Victory

The obvious route north is through quite a tight pass.

The liberation of Auschwitz - World War II: Race to Victory

The liberation of Auschwitz

He decided,
pretty much instantly, - World War II: Race to Victory

He decided, pretty much instantly,

Everything to the defender's
advantage, that terrain, - World War II: Race to Victory

Everything to the defender's advantage, that terrain,

[narrator] Roosevelt responded, - World War II: Race to Victory

[narrator] Roosevelt responded,

[Iwan] Stalin had overseen - World War II: Race to Victory

[Iwan] Stalin had overseen

There were many misgivings - World War II: Race to Victory

There were many misgivings

[narrator] It was Churchill
who came up with the plan - World War II: Race to Victory

[narrator] It was Churchill who came up with the plan

To Churchill, however, - World War II: Race to Victory

To Churchill, however,

[narrator] In July 1945,
Churchill wrote: - World War II: Race to Victory

[narrator] In July 1945, Churchill wrote:

[narrator] But the landing force
was too small and too slow. - World War II: Race to Victory

[narrator] But the landing force was too small and too slow.

But it shocked Americans
out of this sense - World War II: Race to Victory

But it shocked Americans out of this sense

[narrator] Japan was already
proving a deadly enemy. - World War II: Race to Victory

[narrator] Japan was already proving a deadly enemy.

[Iwan] The Americans had
advanced knowledge - World War II: Race to Victory

[Iwan] The Americans had advanced knowledge

Monte Cassino falls in May 1944, - World War II: Race to Victory

Monte Cassino falls in May 1944,

Could you have issued
some warning - World War II: Race to Victory

Could you have issued some warning

There was a theory
that one of the reasons - World War II: Race to Victory

There was a theory that one of the reasons

The Americans
were not the only victims - World War II: Race to Victory

The Americans were not the only victims

To cow them into being
a bit more pliant. - World War II: Race to Victory

To cow them into being a bit more pliant.

Because
the military planners said, - World War II: Race to Victory

Because the military planners said,

It has to be said.
The Russians, as we know, - World War II: Race to Victory

It has to be said. The Russians, as we know,

[narrator] A new Europe
would have to be forged - World War II: Race to Victory

[narrator] A new Europe would have to be forged

But here we were in 1944,
apparently getting ready - World War II: Race to Victory

But here we were in 1944, apparently getting ready

The important thing
was to destroy the Red Army. - World War II: Race to Victory

The important thing was to destroy the Red Army.

[narrator]
Churchill's ambassador - World War II: Race to Victory

[narrator] Churchill's ambassador

The problem that he
experienced,
however, - World War II: Race to Victory

The problem that he experienced, however,

They're at war there
throughout the 1930s, - World War II: Race to Victory

They're at war there throughout the 1930s,

Bletchley Park
was picking up messages - World War II: Race to Victory

Bletchley Park was picking up messages

The state of the moon: full, - World War II: Race to Victory

The state of the moon: full,

And there were only
so many days in the month - World War II: Race to Victory

And there were only so many days in the month

These sites
were regularly picking up - World War II: Race to Victory

These sites were regularly picking up

But that's the number one
problem so far as they see it, - World War II: Race to Victory

But that's the number one problem so far as they see it...

And it almost permanently
handicapped Britain's ability - World War II: Race to Victory

And it almost permanently handicapped Britain's ability

[narrator]
Auschwitz would not be - World War II: Race to Victory

[narrator] Auschwitz would not be

And I think it was
a three day window in June. - World War II: Race to Victory

And I think it was a three day window in June.

[narrator]
Many say the Americans - World War II: Race to Victory

[narrator] Many say the Americans

Otherwise you had to wait
a month - World War II: Race to Victory

Otherwise you had to wait a month

[narrator] On June 6th,
the weather settled enough - World War II: Race to Victory

[narrator] On June 6th, the weather settled enough

[narrator] Hitler
had underestimated - World War II: Race to Victory

[narrator] Hitler had underestimated

America made quite a lot
of profit out of it - World War II: Race to Victory

America made quite a lot of profit out of it

The Allies march
across the borders - World War II: Race to Victory

The Allies march across the borders

And so I think
there's a real victor - World War II: Race to Victory

And so I think there's a real victor

[narrator] But in terms
of territory gained, - World War II: Race to Victory

[narrator] But in terms of territory gained,

The landings in Normandy
take Hitler by surprise. - World War II: Race to Victory

The landings in Normandy take Hitler by surprise.

[narrator]
We now know without a doubt - World War II: Race to Victory

[narrator] We now know without a doubt

This said,
"They have been defeated. - World War II: Race to Victory

This said, "They have been defeated.

They set Patton up in Kent - World War II: Race to Victory

They set Patton up in Kent

We are in Berlin." - World War II: Race to Victory

We are in Berlin."

The Big Three meet face-to-face
for the first time in Tehran. - World War II: Race to Victory

The Big Three meet face-to-face for the first time in Tehran...

And so they tackle too
with a will - World War II: Race to Victory

And so they tackle too with a will

And this was
a remarkable turnaround - World War II: Race to Victory

And this was a remarkable turnaround

They had inflatable tanks
and all this sort of stuff - World War II: Race to Victory

They had inflatable tanks and all this sort of stuff

Many people think they
know Stalin very well indeed - World War II: Race to Victory

Many people think they know Stalin very well indeed

He'd defeated
one of the most advanced - World War II: Race to Victory

He'd defeated one of the most advanced

[narrator] While the Big Three
revel in the success - World War II: Race to Victory

[narrator] While the Big Three revel in the success

[narrator]
With victory so close, - World War II: Race to Victory

[narrator] With victory so close,

Really, this was
the height of Soviet influence. - World War II: Race to Victory

Really, this was the height of Soviet influence.

[narrator]
And while the Allied forces - World War II: Race to Victory

[narrator] And while the Allied forces

He is the man of course who said - World War II: Race to Victory

He is the man of course who said

[narrator]
Despite the massive losses - World War II: Race to Victory

[narrator] Despite the massive losses

Britain and America needed
to build a united front - World War II: Race to Victory

Britain and America needed to build a united front

[theme music] - World War II: Race to Victory

[narrator] To be successful
in the fight against Hitler, - World War II: Race to Victory

[narrator] To be successful in the fight against Hitler,

[theme music] - World War II: Race to Victory

[narrator] And would
America's reluctant entry - World War II: Race to Victory

[narrator] And would America's reluctant entry

[theme music] - World War II: Race to Victory

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The six-part documentary series reveals how and why the central alliance between Great Britain, the United States and The Soviet Union was formed leading into World War II. The series paints an in-depth picture of the race to ulti...

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Production: Ulrike Oettinger Filmproduktion,Pia Frankenberg Filmproduktion, Hamburg,ZDF

Genre: history

Year: 2020

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Released: 15 Jan 2020

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