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World War II: Race to Victory

But we mustn't forgetthat 50,000 were left behind. 5,000 taken and, you know,went into...

But we mustn't forget
that 50,000 were left behind. 5,000 taken and, you know,
went into some sort of hiding. And so, behind the scenes there's a new branch
of military intelligence, known as MI9, and it's their role very swiftly
to set up secret escape lines to get those soldiers, and later airmen
if they're shot down, back from behind enemy lines
to fight again

Full Transcript

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But we mustn't forget that 50,000 were left behind.
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5,000 taken and, you know, went into some sort of hiding.
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And so, behind the scenes
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there's a new branch of military intelligence,
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known as MI9,
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and it's their role very swiftly to set up secret escape lines
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to get those soldiers,
00:00:22.016 --> 00:00:24.024
and later airmen if they're shot down,
00:00:24.641 --> 00:00:27.016
back from behind enemy lines to fight again.
Duration
27 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:22:02
Uploaded
Jun 04, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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 He was there during a very hard time - World War II: Race to Victory 00:08
He was there during a very hard time
S01 • E06 I think a lot of people were very sad when he died. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:04
I think a lot of people were very sad when he died.
S01 • E05 Their withdrawal was then precipitate. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:05
Their withdrawal was then precipitate.
S01 • E05 Paris fell within days, Brussels early September. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:05
Paris fell within days, Brussels early September.
S01 • E01 [narrator] Acknowledging Britain's vulnerability, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:40
[narrator] Acknowledging Britain's vulnerability,
S01 • E05 There was a real sense - World War II: Race to Victory 00:20
There was a real sense
S01 • E04 And he's tended to gloss that - World War II: Race to Victory 00:06
And he's tended to gloss that
S01 • E02 When they meet, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:15
When they meet,
S01 • E03 With the benefit of hindsight, we can see that things - World War II: Race to Victory 00:05
With the benefit of hindsight, we can see that things
S01 • E05 [narrator] Operation Market Garden, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:48
[narrator] Operation Market Garden,
S01 • E04 Roosevelt distinguishes clearly between the British Empire, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:08
Roosevelt distinguishes clearly between the British Empire,
S01 • E03 The American aircraft carriers survived, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:13
The American aircraft carriers survived,
S01 • E04 Churchill is, for the first time, I think, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:10
Churchill is, for the first time, I think,
S01 • E02 Basically one of the main planks of it - World War II: Race to Victory 00:07
Basically one of the main planks of it
S01 • E03 That allowed them to leapfrog from island to island - World War II: Race to Victory 00:17
That allowed them to leapfrog from island to island
S01 • E02 But in Churchill's interpretation, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:04
But in Churchill's interpretation,
S01 • E01 [narrator] Adolf Hitler had expected Britain - World War II: Race to Victory 00:21
[narrator] Adolf Hitler had expected Britain
S01 • E02 And Roosevelt meant the wider colonial world. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:06
And Roosevelt meant the wider colonial world.
S01 • E02 [narrator] Despite their differences, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:37
[narrator] Despite their differences,
S01 • E03 [narrator] The battle continued for three days, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:12
[narrator] The battle continued for three days,