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World War II: Race to Victory

The Soviet Unionwas on its knees, and Stalin was desperate for Churchilland the Western...

[narrator] The Soviet Union
was on its knees, and Stalin was desperate for Churchill
and the Western Allies to open up
a western front in Europe to ease the vast pressure
on his armies in the east. [Harshan] Stalin's demand
for a second front speaks to some
of the real tensions among the Big Three about their own
national interests, and also their visions
of what the war was for

Full Transcript

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[narrator] The Soviet Union was on its knees,
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and Stalin was desperate
00:00:04.072 --> 00:00:06.044
for Churchill and the Western Allies
00:00:06.056 --> 00:00:08.084
to open up a western front in Europe
00:00:08.096 --> 00:00:12.039
to ease the vast pressure on his armies in the east.
00:00:12.159 --> 00:00:14.879
[Harshan] Stalin's demand for a second front
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speaks to some of the real tensions
00:00:18.004 --> 00:00:20.052
among the Big Three
00:00:20.639 --> 00:00:22.028
about their own national interests,
00:00:22.004 --> 00:00:25.001
and also their visions of what the war was for.
Duration
25 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:03:16
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 • E05 [Peter] Stalin argued - World War II: Race to Victory 00:19
[Peter] Stalin argued
S01 • E02 2,403 U.S. service personnel dead. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:09
2,403 U.S. service personnel dead.
S01 • E06 And this frustrated him significantly. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:05
And this frustrated him significantly.
S01 • E04 This is important - World War II: Race to Victory 00:10
This is important
S01 • E06 Roosevelt still suspected Churchill - World War II: Race to Victory 00:11
Roosevelt still suspected Churchill
S01 • E02 Yet at the time of the attack on Pearl Harbour, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:46
Yet at the time of the attack on Pearl Harbour,
S01 • E03 For him as well, this was about his prestige in The Big Three. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:05
For him as well, this was about his prestige in The Big Thre...
S01 • E04 [narrator] German morale had been severely dented. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:29
[narrator] German morale had been severely dented.
S01 • E06 What had been a good working relationship - World War II: Race to Victory 00:09
What had been a good working relationship
S01 • E05 He wanted to be treated as a partner within this trio, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:10
He wanted to be treated as a partner within this trio,
S01 • E03 And so he wanted to be treated as an equal - World War II: Race to Victory 00:05
And so he wanted to be treated as an equal
S01 • E03 He was very frustrated about the fact - World War II: Race to Victory 00:09
He was very frustrated about the fact
S01 • E06 [Martin] I don't think one should underestimate - World War II: Race to Victory 00:09
[Martin] I don't think one should underestimate
S01 • E05 It comes down to personal relationships, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:05
It comes down to personal relationships,
S01 • E03 [intriguing music] - World War II: Race to Victory 00:24
[intriguing music]
S01 • E05 [narrator] In February 1943, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:40
[narrator] In February 1943,
S01 • E06 The American Armed Forces - World War II: Race to Victory 00:09
The American Armed Forces
S01 • E06 They have a massive strategic bomber force - World War II: Race to Victory 00:17
They have a massive strategic bomber force
S01 • E04 So it was designed to be a major battle - World War II: Race to Victory 00:09
So it was designed to be a major battle
S01 • E03 Now, of course, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:11
Now, of course,