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World War II: Race to Victory

The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact of August 1939 had enabled Hitler to occupy much of Europe...

[applause] [narrator] The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact of August 1939 had enabled Hitler to occupy much of Europe without fear of Russian reprisals. but when it was torn asunder by the German invasion of Russia in June 1941, known as Operation Barbarossa, Stalin's unprepared military was caught entirely by surprise. And many in the West were concerned there was a genuine risk that the Nazis could gain complete control
of the world's largest country. [tense music] [Andrew] The Americans
did take great interest in the Nazi invasion
of the Soviet Union

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[narrator] The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
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of August 1939
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had enabled Hitler to occupy much of Europe
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without fear of Russian reprisals.
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but when it was torn asunder by the German invasion
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of Russia in June 1941, known as Operation Barbarossa,
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Stalin's unprepared military was caught
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entirely by surprise.
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And many in the West were concerned
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there was a genuine risk that the Nazis could gain
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complete control of the world's largest country.
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[tense music]
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[Andrew] The Americans did take great interest
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in the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union.
Duration
45 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:21
Uploaded
Jun 04, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
history
Production
Ulrike Oettinger Filmproduktion,Pia Frankenberg Filmproduktion, Hamburg,ZDF

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Movie Summary

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...
S01 • E04 [Warren] Increasingly, what happens is - World War II: Race to Victory 00:13
[Warren] Increasingly, what happens is
S01 • E05 A lot of people were wondering - World War II: Race to Victory 00:16
A lot of people were wondering
S01 • E03 Crucially, at this point, Rommel was not with his troops, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:29
Crucially, at this point, Rommel was not with his troops,
S01 • E04 And so the tie that bound them - World War II: Race to Victory 00:08
And so the tie that bound them
S01 • E05 [narrator] Allied troops - World War II: Race to Victory 00:08
[narrator] Allied troops
S01 • E04 [narrator] And it was already clear - World War II: Race to Victory 00:37
[narrator] And it was already clear
S01 • E01 But it's interesting to note - World War II: Race to Victory 00:11
But it's interesting to note
S01 • E01 Chamberlain remained leader of the Conservative Party, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:08
Chamberlain remained leader of the Conservative Party,
S01 • E02 But the interest and the attitude - World War II: Race to Victory 00:18
But the interest and the attitude
S01 • E01 The realities of British politics - World War II: Race to Victory 00:17
The realities of British politics
S01 • E02 [narrator] However, when Stalin finally emerged - World War II: Race to Victory 00:23
[narrator] However, when Stalin finally emerged
S01 • E04 He believed that he was more capable of doing so - World War II: Race to Victory 00:10
He believed that he was more capable of doing so
S01 • E01 [narrator] Churchill's position was precarious in the extreme. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:39
[narrator] Churchill's position was precarious in the e...
S01 • E02 This fit with his ideological view - World War II: Race to Victory 00:06
This fit with his ideological view
S01 • E02 But now he had to make a deal with capitalist powers - World War II: Race to Victory 00:05
But now he had to make a deal with capitalist powers
S01 • E02 [narrator] Roosevelt granted him - World War II: Race to Victory 00:22
[narrator] Roosevelt granted him
S01 • E01 Not of itself very large comparatively, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:08
Not of itself very large comparatively,
S01 • E05 [narrator] In five days, the beaches were fully secured - World War II: Race to Victory 00:37
[narrator] In five days, the beaches were fully secured
S01 • E01 And the collapse of France and the collapse of Belgium - World War II: Race to Victory 00:14
And the collapse of France and the collapse of Belgium
S01 • E02 This is because so much of the Soviet economy - World War II: Race to Victory 00:09
This is because so much of the Soviet economy