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World War II: Race to Victory

Strict rationing was brought in by the authoritiesin an attempt to conserve the very...

[narrator]
Strict rationing was brought in by the authorities
in an attempt to conserve the very limited supplies. Diaries from survivors
of the siege reflect the terrible effects
of the shortages. "There is no worse feeling
than when all your thoughts are on food," wrote Berta Zlotnikova,
a teenager. "I am becoming an animal." Another anonymous man wrote: "My stomach has caved in, my ribs stick out
from top to bottom." Ration cards became the only
useful currency in the city, with people stealing them
and even killing for them. [tense music] Food quickly ran out.
There was no electricity

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[narrator] Strict rationing was brought in
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by the authorities in an attempt to conserve
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the very limited supplies.
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Diaries from survivors of the siege
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reflect the terrible effects of the shortages.
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"There is no worse feeling than when all your thoughts
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are on food,"
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wrote Berta Zlotnikova, a teenager.
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"I am becoming an animal."
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Another anonymous man wrote:
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"My stomach has caved in,
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my ribs stick out from top to bottom."
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Ration cards became the only useful currency in the city,
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with people stealing them and even killing for them.
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[tense music]
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Food quickly ran out. There was no electricity.
Duration
40 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:10:17
Uploaded
Jun 04, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
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 This was a fighting man who loves fighting, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:06
This was a fighting man who loves fighting,
S01 • E06 One was to regain control of the eastern part of Poland - World War II: Race to Victory 00:17
One was to regain control of the eastern part of Poland
S01 • E05 They had him driving around inspecting troops, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:09
They had him driving around inspecting troops,
S01 • E04 Whereas I think Montgomery is a much more rational general. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:05
Whereas I think Montgomery is a much more rational general.
S01 • E04 The strength of that is that it means - World War II: Race to Victory 00:08
The strength of that is that it means
S01 • E05 They had inflatable tanks, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:10
They had inflatable tanks,
S01 • E06 But also, he was determined that Poland should have - World War II: Race to Victory 00:05
But also, he was determined that Poland should have
S01 • E04 And Patton was lucky, as well as good, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:10
And Patton was lucky, as well as good,
S01 • E06 And the only likely Polish government - World War II: Race to Victory 00:06
And the only likely Polish government
S01 • E02 [narrator] By late 1940, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:12
[narrator] By late 1940,
S01 • E05 They spent a lot of time convincing the Germans - World War II: Race to Victory 00:08
They spent a lot of time convincing the Germans
S01 • E06 [narrator] The only one of Churchill's objectives - World War II: Race to Victory 00:22
[narrator] The only one of Churchill's objectives
S01 • E04 The weakness, of course, is that it can mean you are either wrong - World War II: Race to Victory 00:12
The weakness, of course, is that it can mean you are either ...
S01 • E05 [narrator] For Patton himself, a man of action, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:22
[narrator] For Patton himself, a man of action,
S01 • E02 And as a result of being at war for more than a year, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:22
And as a result of being at war for more than a year,
S01 • E03 People of Leningrad were soon forced to start - World War II: Race to Victory 00:10
People of Leningrad were soon forced to start
S01 • E04 [theme music] of Axiss - World War II: Race to Victory 00:21
[theme music] of Axiss
S01 • E03 There were cases of cannibalism, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:09
There were cases of cannibalism,
S01 • E06 So he begins building up his own Polish government - World War II: Race to Victory 00:05
So he begins building up his own Polish government
S01 • E05 They also had another completely fictitious - World War II: Race to Victory 00:11
They also had another completely fictitious