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World War II: Race to Victory

Between 17 and 25 million Soviet citizens were forced to flee from the western borders of...

Between 17 and 25 million Soviet citizens were forced to flee from the western borders of the country to the east and south. Stalin's refusal to plan for a Nazi betrayal meant there were insufficient resources and many evacuees suffered
from exposure and malnutrition

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Between 17 and 25 million Soviet citizens
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were forced to flee
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from the western borders of the country
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to the east and south.
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Stalin's refusal to plan for a Nazi betrayal
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meant there were insufficient resources
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and many evacuees suffered from exposure and malnutrition.
Duration
20 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:29:01
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 • E01 And so, the Red Army, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:12
And so, the Red Army,
S01 • E04 And therefore - World War II: Race to Victory 00:11
And therefore
S01 • E05 What happens is this broadens out into - World War II: Race to Victory 00:19
What happens is this broadens out into
S01 • E01 [Whitewood] 30,000 military personnel - World War II: Race to Victory 00:08
[Whitewood] 30,000 military personnel
S01 • E04 [narrator] Churchill again argued - World War II: Race to Victory 00:28
[narrator] Churchill again argued
S01 • E01 The main reason why Stalin did this - World War II: Race to Victory 00:05
The main reason why Stalin did this
S01 • E01 He believed there was a spy scare - World War II: Race to Victory 00:08
He believed there was a spy scare
S01 • E02 As the Germans advanced towards the Soviet capital, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:26
As the Germans advanced towards the Soviet capital,
S01 • E05 And Churchill suggests that they divide it - World War II: Race to Victory 00:06
And Churchill suggests that they divide it
S01 • E06 So, this did lead to lots of brutal fighting - World War II: Race to Victory 00:07
So, this did lead to lots of brutal fighting
S01 • E05 [narrator] The Americans opposed the idea. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:44
[narrator] The Americans opposed the idea.
S01 • E01 [narrator] Stalin hoped this pact with Germany - World War II: Race to Victory 00:51
[narrator] Stalin hoped this pact with Germany
S01 • E03 The Volga, huge river flowing through it. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:05
The Volga, huge river flowing through it.
S01 • E03 Very important industrially to the Soviet Union. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:05
Very important industrially to the Soviet Union.
S01 • E06 And the darker side of that conflict - World War II: Race to Victory 00:12
And the darker side of that conflict
S01 • E04 The cause, or the non‐invasion of Western Europe - World War II: Race to Victory 00:13
The cause, or the non‐invasion of Western Europe
S01 • E03 So totemic, and in strategic terms, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:08
So totemic, and in strategic terms,
S01 • E03 It stopped the Russians' ability to cross the river Volga. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:05
It stopped the Russians' ability to cross the river Vol...
S01 • E06 Something which the Russian government, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:08
Something which the Russian government,
S01 • E04 [narrator] But this was not Churchill's only motive. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:07
[narrator] But this was not Churchill's only motive.