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[narrator] El Alamein was seen as the gateway
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World War II: Race to Victory

El Alamein was seenas the gateway to Egyptand the Suez Canal beyond. At 10 p.m. on the...

[narrator] El Alamein was seen
as the gateway to Egypt
and the Suez Canal beyond. At 10 p.m. on the night
of October the 23rd, 1942, the British Eighth Army
launched their offensive on the Axis forces with a furious
15-minute bombardment by more than 1,000 guns

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[narrator] El Alamein was seen as the gateway
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to Egypt and the Suez Canal beyond.
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At 10 p.m. on the night of October the 23rd, 1942,
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the British Eighth Army launched their offensive
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on the Axis forces
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with a furious 15-minute bombardment
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by more than 1,000 guns.
Duration
19 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:12
Uploaded
Jun 04, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
Genres
history
Production
Ulrike Oettinger Filmproduktion,Pia Frankenberg Filmproduktion, Hamburg,ZDF

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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 But then, of course, the ramification of that - World War II: Race to Victory 00:14
But then, of course, the ramification of that
S01 • E06 [narrator] Before the Big Three met in Yalta - World War II: Race to Victory 00:58
[narrator] Before the Big Three met in Yalta
S01 • E02 [applause] - World War II: Race to Victory 00:45
[applause]
S01 • E04 [Warren] Increasingly, what happens is - World War II: Race to Victory 00:13
[Warren] Increasingly, what happens is
S01 • E05 A lot of people were wondering - World War II: Race to Victory 00:16
A lot of people were wondering
S01 • E03 Crucially, at this point, Rommel was not with his troops, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:29
Crucially, at this point, Rommel was not with his troops,
S01 • E04 And so the tie that bound them - World War II: Race to Victory 00:08
And so the tie that bound them
S01 • E05 [narrator] Allied troops - World War II: Race to Victory 00:08
[narrator] Allied troops
S01 • E04 [narrator] And it was already clear - World War II: Race to Victory 00:37
[narrator] And it was already clear
S01 • E01 But it's interesting to note - World War II: Race to Victory 00:11
But it's interesting to note
S01 • E01 Chamberlain remained leader of the Conservative Party, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:08
Chamberlain remained leader of the Conservative Party,
S01 • E02 But the interest and the attitude - World War II: Race to Victory 00:18
But the interest and the attitude
S01 • E01 The realities of British politics - World War II: Race to Victory 00:17
The realities of British politics
S01 • E02 [narrator] However, when Stalin finally emerged - World War II: Race to Victory 00:23
[narrator] However, when Stalin finally emerged
S01 • E04 He believed that he was more capable of doing so - World War II: Race to Victory 00:10
He believed that he was more capable of doing so
S01 • E01 [narrator] Churchill's position was precarious in the extreme. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:39
[narrator] Churchill's position was precarious in the e...
S01 • E02 This fit with his ideological view - World War II: Race to Victory 00:06
This fit with his ideological view
S01 • E02 But now he had to make a deal with capitalist powers - World War II: Race to Victory 00:05
But now he had to make a deal with capitalist powers
S01 • E02 [narrator] Roosevelt granted him - World War II: Race to Victory 00:22
[narrator] Roosevelt granted him
S01 • E01 Not of itself very large comparatively, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:08
Not of itself very large comparatively,