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[narrator] But was he now more confident
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World War II: Race to Victory

But was he nowmore confident to the chances of success? By early 1944,I think he was...

[narrator] But was he now
more confident to the chances of success? By early 1944,
I think he was fully on board with the decision to attack
in Normandy and thought that there was
a good chance it would succeed

Full Transcript

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[narrator] But was he now more confident
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to the chances of success?
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By early 1944, I think he was fully on board
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with the decision to attack in Normandy
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and thought that there was a good chance it would succeed.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:35:15
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 • E06 Would they have dropped it on Germany - World War II: Race to Victory 00:05
Would they have dropped it on Germany
S01 • E02 [applause and cheers] - World War II: Race to Victory 00:04
[applause and cheers]
S01 • E01 So it rather reduced - World War II: Race to Victory 00:10
So it rather reduced
S01 • E02 A lot of people were happy - World War II: Race to Victory 00:08
A lot of people were happy
S01 • E04 [narrator] The initial plans called for landings in the south - World War II: Race to Victory 00:55
[narrator] The initial plans called for landings in the sout...
S01 • E02 Yeah, I think people were very scared - World War II: Race to Victory 00:05
Yeah, I think people were very scared
S01 • E01 He thinks it's disinformation being spread by Churchill, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:09
He thinks it's disinformation being spread by Churchill...
S01 • E05 And you can't keep losing equipment, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:16
And you can't keep losing equipment,
S01 • E02 I'm ready to go, and I'm ready to get these guys." - World War II: Race to Victory 00:23
I'm ready to go, and I'm ready to get these guys.&...
S01 • E01 So he just chuckles to himself and thinks, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:54
So he just chuckles to himself and thinks,
S01 • E05 [narrator] The Siegfried Line was fatally compromised, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:50
[narrator] The Siegfried Line was fatally compromised,
S01 • E02 [narrator] Roosevelt's declaration of war - World War II: Race to Victory 00:22
[narrator] Roosevelt's declaration of war
S01 • E02 But what it does do, of course, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:19
But what it does do, of course,
S01 • E04 There had been years and years of careful intelligence, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:16
There had been years and years of careful intelligence,
S01 • E01 The Germans battle hardened in France, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:09
The Germans battle hardened in France,
S01 • E05 Now, sometimes this is explained - World War II: Race to Victory 00:05
Now, sometimes this is explained
S01 • E03 But again, it was a trade-off, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:09
But again, it was a trade-off,
S01 • E04 [narrator] In February 1944, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:25
[narrator] In February 1944,
S01 • E02 [narrator] At last, Churchill had got what he wanted. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:51
[narrator] At last, Churchill had got what he wanted.
S01 • E05 Churchill wanted this offensive started - World War II: Race to Victory 00:10
Churchill wanted this offensive started