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[narrator] After years
of pressure from Soviet leader
Joseph Stalin, British Prime Minister
Winston Churchill has finally agreed to open a second front
in Europe, and send Allied troops
to liberate occupied France. From there,
they will fight their way across to Germany, and with the Red Army
advancing from the east, finally bring down
Hitler's fascist empire. The success of D‐Day will allow a total
of two million Allied troops and nine million tonnes
of armaments and supplies to be landed on the beaches
at Normandy. [Sir Mike] It finally brought Allied ground forces
within reach of Germany itself
of pressure from Soviet leader
Joseph Stalin, British Prime Minister
Winston Churchill has finally agreed to open a second front
in Europe, and send Allied troops
to liberate occupied France. From there,
they will fight their way across to Germany, and with the Red Army
advancing from the east, finally bring down
Hitler's fascist empire. The success of D‐Day will allow a total
of two million Allied troops and nine million tonnes
of armaments and supplies to be landed on the beaches
at Normandy. [Sir Mike] It finally brought Allied ground forces
within reach of Germany itself
Full Transcript
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[narrator] After years
of pressure
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from Soviet leader
Joseph Stalin,
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British Prime Minister
Winston Churchill
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has finally agreed
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to open a second front
in Europe,
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and send Allied troops
to liberate occupied France.
00:00:15.002 --> 00:00:17.000
From there,
they will fight their way
00:00:17.016 --> 00:00:18.032
across to Germany,
00:00:18.084 --> 00:00:21.044
and with the Red Army
advancing from the east,
00:00:21.006 --> 00:00:24.072
finally bring down
Hitler's fascist empire.
00:00:25.032 --> 00:00:27.052
The success of D‐Day will allow
00:00:27.068 --> 00:00:29.008
a total
of two million Allied troops
00:00:29.096 --> 00:00:33.056
and nine million tonnes
of armaments and supplies
00:00:33.072 --> 00:00:36.002
to be landed on the beaches
at Normandy.
00:00:36.006 --> 00:00:38.028
[Sir Mike] It finally brought
00:00:38.044 --> 00:00:43.032
Allied ground forces
within reach of Germany itself.
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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...
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