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World War II: Race to Victory

He decided,pretty much instantly, that Britain would align itself with the causeof the...

He decided,
pretty much instantly, that Britain would align itself with the cause
of the Soviet Union

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He decided, pretty much instantly,
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that Britain would align itself
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with the cause of the Soviet Union.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:38:56
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 • E02 [narrator] Roosevelt responded, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:41
[narrator] Roosevelt responded,
S01 • E05 [Iwan] Stalin had overseen - World War II: Race to Victory 00:09
[Iwan] Stalin had overseen
S01 • E01 There were many misgivings - World War II: Race to Victory 00:30
There were many misgivings
S01 • E04 [narrator] It was Churchill who came up with the plan - World War II: Race to Victory 00:25
[narrator] It was Churchill who came up with the plan
S01 • E05 To Churchill, however, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:10
To Churchill, however,
S01 • E05 [narrator] In July 1945, Churchill wrote: - World War II: Race to Victory 00:33
[narrator] In July 1945, Churchill wrote:
S01 • E04 [narrator] But the landing force was too small and too slow. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:24
[narrator] But the landing force was too small and too slow.
S01 • E02 But it shocked Americans out of this sense - World War II: Race to Victory 00:09
But it shocked Americans out of this sense
S01 • E02 [narrator] Japan was already proving a deadly enemy. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:25
[narrator] Japan was already proving a deadly enemy.
S01 • E04 Monte Cassino falls in May 1944, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:09
Monte Cassino falls in May 1944,
S01 • E05 [Iwan] The Americans had advanced knowledge - World War II: Race to Victory 00:06
[Iwan] The Americans had advanced knowledge
S01 • E05 Could you have issued some warning - World War II: Race to Victory 00:12
Could you have issued some warning
S01 • E06 There was a theory that one of the reasons - World War II: Race to Victory 00:08
There was a theory that one of the reasons
S01 • E02 The Americans were not the only victims - World War II: Race to Victory 00:48
The Americans were not the only victims
S01 • E06 To cow them into being a bit more pliant. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:04
To cow them into being a bit more pliant.
S01 • E05 Because the military planners said, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:42
Because the military planners said,
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.