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[narrator] Eisenhower replaced the lieutenant general in charge
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World War II: Race to Victory

Eisenhower replacedthe lieutenant general incharge with a more aggressivecommander would...

[narrator] Eisenhower replaced
the lieutenant general in
charge with a more aggressive
commander would come to be recognised as one of America's
greatest ever generals and battlefield tacticians,
General George S. Patton. Under Patton's
relentless command, the superior numbers
of the Allies won out, as they drove the Axis forces back into
a smaller and smaller area. Remember this: you don't have
to be a corpse to be a hero

Full Transcript

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[narrator] Eisenhower replaced the lieutenant general in charge
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with a more aggressive commander
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would come to be recognised
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as one of America's greatest ever generals
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and battlefield tacticians, General George S. Patton.
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Under Patton's relentless command,
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the superior numbers of the Allies won out,
00:00:19.399 --> 00:00:21.032
as they drove the Axis forces
00:00:21.439 --> 00:00:24.028
back into a smaller and smaller area.
00:00:25.199 --> 00:00:28.919
Remember this: you don't have to be a corpse to be a hero.
Duration
29 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:18:56
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...