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World War II: Race to Victory

Churchill's ambassador to the Polish governmentin exile, Owen O'Malley, wrote his own...

[narrator]
Churchill's ambassador to the Polish government
in exile, Owen O'Malley, wrote his own report, which came to some
uncomfortable conclusions: "There is now available a good deal
of negative evidence, the cumulative effect of which is to throw serious doubt
on Russian disclaimers of responsibility
for the massacre." Churchill sent the full report
to Roosevelt with the following notes: "I should like to have it back
when you've finished with it, as we are not circulating it
officially." The people who ordered
and carried out this massacre were never brought to justice, but eventually in 1990, the eighth and last leader
of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev,
did accept responsibility for his country's role
in the tragedy. Solidarity is a universal value that is becoming fundamental for progress and human survival

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[narrator] Churchill's ambassador
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to the Polish government in exile, Owen O'Malley,
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wrote his own report,
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which came to some uncomfortable conclusions:
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"There is now available
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a good deal of negative evidence,
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the cumulative effect of which
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is to throw serious doubt on Russian disclaimers
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of responsibility for the massacre."
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Churchill sent the full report to Roosevelt
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with the following notes:
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"I should like to have it back when you've finished with it,
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as we are not circulating it officially."
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The people who ordered and carried out this massacre
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were never brought to justice,
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but eventually in 1990,
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the eighth and last leader of the Soviet Union,
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Mikhail Gorbachev, did accept responsibility
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for his country's role in the tragedy.
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Solidarity is a universal value
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that is becoming fundamental
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for progress and human survival.
Duration
58 seconds
Views
40
Timestamp in Movie
00:40:58
Uploaded
Jun 04, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
Genres
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...