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[narrator] Between September 1940 and May 1941
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World War II: Race to Victory

Between September 1940 and May 1941, 43,000 British civilians were killed and 139,000...

[narrator] Between September 1940 and May 1941, 43,000 British civilians were killed and 139,000 wounded in the Blitz. The Germans hoped these bombing raids on towns and cities would not only destroy British infrastructure, but also her morale. I think aerial bombardment
of civilians, which is basically
what the Blitz was

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[narrator] Between September 1940 and May 1941,
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43,000 British civilians were killed
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and 139,000 wounded in the Blitz.
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The Germans hoped these bombing raids
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on towns and cities
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would not only destroy British infrastructure,
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but also her morale.
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I think aerial bombardment of civilians,
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which is basically what the Blitz was...
Duration
30 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:54
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 • E04 It was a clear marker - World War II: Race to Victory 00:12
It was a clear marker
S01 • E01 [narrator] Churchill would not fare much better - World War II: Race to Victory 00:49
[narrator] Churchill would not fare much better
S01 • E04 [Jonathan] What it did do was demonstrate, number one, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:10
[Jonathan] What it did do was demonstrate, number one,
S01 • E03 If Britain controlled the Suez Canal - World War II: Race to Victory 00:15
If Britain controlled the Suez Canal
S01 • E02 You can have perhaps - World War II: Race to Victory 00:07
You can have perhaps
S01 • E04 Number two, that they were going to come on fighting the Axis - World War II: Race to Victory 00:06
Number two, that they were going to come on fighting the Axi...
S01 • E02 Psychological surrender of those suffering the bombing, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:09
Psychological surrender of those suffering the bombing,
S01 • E04 And number three, it was instrumental - World War II: Race to Victory 00:09
And number three, it was instrumental
S01 • E03 [narrator] During the first 18 months - World War II: Race to Victory 00:39
[narrator] During the first 18 months
S01 • E02 Stiffening their resolve: - World War II: Race to Victory 00:18
Stiffening their resolve:
S01 • E04 The loss of Sicily made it clear - World War II: Race to Victory 00:05
The loss of Sicily made it clear
S01 • E04 The Italians tried to avoid that fate by leaving the Axis - World War II: Race to Victory 00:07
The Italians tried to avoid that fate by leaving the Axis
S01 • E06 You could just tell that Britain's hold - World War II: Race to Victory 00:06
You could just tell that Britain's hold
S01 • E01 In some ways, Britain hadn't really - World War II: Race to Victory 00:11
In some ways, Britain hadn't really
S01 • E02 [narrator] Churchill pleaded with FDR - World War II: Race to Victory 00:15
[narrator] Churchill pleaded with FDR
S01 • E06 And this really affected the ability of Britain - World War II: Race to Victory 00:06
And this really affected the ability of Britain
S01 • E05 It's an almost unimaginable scale now, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:09
It's an almost unimaginable scale now,
S01 • E06 And it affected Churchill specifically - World War II: Race to Victory 00:05
And it affected Churchill specifically
S01 • E01 And mistakes were made, without a doubt, in Norway. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:06
And mistakes were made, without a doubt, in Norway.
S01 • E01 And the surprising thing, in some ways, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:13
And the surprising thing, in some ways,