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World War II: Race to Victory

Becausethe military planners said, "look, we're not committingmilitary resources on a...

Because
the military planners said, "look, we're not committing
military resources on a speculated venture
when we have to use them to shorten the war in realistic
military engagements that we know we can win, rather than engagements
whose outcome is uncertain." [Helen]
During the wartime itself, we now know
from declassified files, these are intelligence files, that information
about the Holocaust, about concentration camps,
about serious mass murders, were taking place,
of course of Jews, of Poles, and Russians, and this was happening in 1941

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Because the military planners said,
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"look, we're not committing military resources
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on a speculated venture when we have to use them
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to shorten the war
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in realistic military engagements
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that we know we can win,
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rather than engagements whose outcome is uncertain."
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[Helen] During the wartime itself,
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we now know from declassified files,
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these are intelligence files,
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that information about the Holocaust,
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about concentration camps, about serious mass murders,
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were taking place, of course of Jews,
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of Poles, and Russians,
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and this was happening in 1941.
Duration
42 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:40:23
Uploaded
Jun 04, 2025
Season
1
Episode
5
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 • E06 It has to be said. The Russians, as we know, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:10
It has to be said. The Russians, as we know,
S01 • E06 [narrator] A new Europe would have to be forged - World War II: Race to Victory 00:42
[narrator] A new Europe would have to be forged
S01 • E03 But here we were in 1944, apparently getting ready - World War II: Race to Victory 00:11
But here we were in 1944, apparently getting ready
S01 • E01 The important thing was to destroy the Red Army. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:04
The important thing was to destroy the Red Army.
S01 • E03 [narrator] Churchill's ambassador - World War II: Race to Victory 00:58
[narrator] Churchill's ambassador
S01 • E01 The problem that he experienced, however, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:40
The problem that he experienced, however,
S01 • E02 They're at war there throughout the 1930s, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:15
They're at war there throughout the 1930s,
S01 • E05 Bletchley Park was picking up messages - World War II: Race to Victory 00:13
Bletchley Park was picking up messages
S01 • E04 The state of the moon: full, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:08
The state of the moon: full,
S01 • E04 And there were only so many days in the month - World War II: Race to Victory 00:08
And there were only so many days in the month
S01 • E05 These sites were regularly picking up - World War II: Race to Victory 00:06
These sites were regularly picking up
S01 • E06 And it almost permanently handicapped Britain's ability - World War II: Race to Victory 00:08
And it almost permanently handicapped Britain's ability
S01 • E02 But that's the number one problem so far as they see it, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:06
But that's the number one problem so far as they see it...
S01 • E05 [narrator] Auschwitz would not be - World War II: Race to Victory 00:27
[narrator] Auschwitz would not be
S01 • E04 And I think it was a three day window in June. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:04
And I think it was a three day window in June.
S01 • E06 [narrator] Many say the Americans - World War II: Race to Victory 00:13
[narrator] Many say the Americans
S01 • E04 Otherwise you had to wait a month - World War II: Race to Victory 00:04
Otherwise you had to wait a month
S01 • E04 [narrator] On June 6th, the weather settled enough - World War II: Race to Victory 00:25
[narrator] On June 6th, the weather settled enough
S01 • E06 America made quite a lot of profit out of it - World War II: Race to Victory 00:13
America made quite a lot of profit out of it
S01 • E01 [narrator] Hitler had underestimated - World War II: Race to Victory 00:37
[narrator] Hitler had underestimated