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World War II: Race to Victory

The German commander,Field Marshal AlbertKesselring, soon realisedthe best he could do...

[explosion] [narrator] The German commander,
Field Marshal Albert
Kesselring, soon realised
the best he could do was delay the Allied invaders while preparing
a retreat to the mainland. Meanwhile the American
and British forces embarked on their
own private race. [artillery fire] As the U. S. Seventh Army
under General Patton advanced up to the north
of the island, the British Eighth Army
under General Montgomery took control of the east. Both Generals were highly
respected, brilliant leaders. But they were at odds
with each other. And after Montgomery
had led the Allies to success in North Africa, Patton was determined to drive the United States
to victory in Sicily and be recognised as the greatest general
of the war. If Montgomery
was the preeminent, one of the preeminent soldiers
of the Second World War, Patton, I think,
you'd have to put down as one of the preeminent
warriors of all time

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[narrator] The German commander, Field Marshal Albert Kesselring,
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soon realised the best he could do
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was delay the Allied invaders
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while preparing a retreat to the mainland.
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Meanwhile the American and British forces
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embarked on their own private race.
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[artillery fire]
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As the U. S. Seventh Army under General Patton
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advanced up to the north of the island,
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the British Eighth Army under General Montgomery
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took control of the east.
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Both Generals were highly respected, brilliant leaders.
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But they were at odds with each other.
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And after Montgomery had led the Allies
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to success in North Africa,
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Patton was determined
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to drive the United States to victory in Sicily
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and be recognised
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as the greatest general of the war.
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If Montgomery was the preeminent,
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one of the preeminent soldiers of the Second World War,
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Patton, I think, you'd have to put down
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as one of the preeminent warriors of all time.
Duration
59 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:21
Uploaded
Jun 04, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
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 [narrator] As another world war loomed, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:26
[narrator] As another world war loomed,
S01 • E05 It wasn't just about the boots on the ground, so to speak, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:10
It wasn't just about the boots on the ground, so to spe...
S01 • E05 Of course, Churchill loved all of that unorthodox stuff. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:04
Of course, Churchill loved all of that unorthodox stuff.
S01 • E01 Churchill's career up to 1939, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:07
Churchill's career up to 1939,
S01 • E05 He was interested in the Commandos - World War II: Race to Victory 00:05
He was interested in the Commandos
S01 • E02 [narrator] This also suited Churchill. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:39
[narrator] This also suited Churchill.
S01 • E01 [narrator] Churchill's opposition to appeasement - World War II: Race to Victory 00:59
[narrator] Churchill's opposition to appeasement
S01 • E05 He loved secret gadgets, exploding rats, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:07
He loved secret gadgets, exploding rats,
S01 • E03 Ironically, when the deep freeze came on, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:12
Ironically, when the deep freeze came on,
S01 • E05 [narrator] To command this ghost army, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:25
[narrator] To command this ghost army,
S01 • E03 So the city had to be supplied basically by convoys of lorries - World War II: Race to Victory 00:09
So the city had to be supplied basically by convoys of lorri...
S01 • E03 [narrator] Strict rationing was brought in - World War II: Race to Victory 00:40
[narrator] Strict rationing was brought in
S01 • E06 One was to regain control of the eastern part of Poland - World War II: Race to Victory 00:17
One was to regain control of the eastern part of Poland
S01 • E04 This was a fighting man who loves fighting, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:06
This was a fighting man who loves fighting,
S01 • E05 They had him driving around inspecting troops, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:09
They had him driving around inspecting troops,
S01 • E04 Whereas I think Montgomery is a much more rational general. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:05
Whereas I think Montgomery is a much more rational general.
S01 • E04 The strength of that is that it means - World War II: Race to Victory 00:08
The strength of that is that it means
S01 • E05 They had inflatable tanks, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:10
They had inflatable tanks,
S01 • E06 But also, he was determined that Poland should have - World War II: Race to Victory 00:05
But also, he was determined that Poland should have
S01 • E04 And Patton was lucky, as well as good, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:10
And Patton was lucky, as well as good,