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[narrator] Though Montgomery called the operation
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World War II: Race to Victory

Though Montgomerycalled the operation 90% successful, in reality,it was a valiant...

[narrator] Though Montgomery
called the operation 90% successful, in reality,
it was a valiant failure. The Allies had failed
to establish a bridgehead over the Rhine, and they would now
have to fight their way into the Reich on a broad
front. [Jonathan] Yes, the Allies
did underestimate German strength

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[narrator] Though Montgomery called the operation
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90% successful,
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in reality, it was a valiant failure.
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The Allies had failed to establish
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a bridgehead over the Rhine,
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and they would now have to fight their way
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into the Reich on a broad front.
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[Jonathan] Yes, the Allies did underestimate
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German strength.
Duration
21 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:26:25
Uploaded
Jun 04, 2025
Season
1
Episode
5
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 And if it means treading all over Winnie, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:08
And if it means treading all over Winnie,
S01 • E01 And he too, like Churchill, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:07
And he too, like Churchill,
S01 • E01 [narrator] Two years earlier, in the summer of 1939, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:42
[narrator] Two years earlier, in the summer of 1939,
S01 • E04 [Iwan] Roosevelt's record was one - World War II: Race to Victory 00:07
[Iwan] Roosevelt's record was one
S01 • E04 Two things Roosevelt wanted going into Tehran. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:04
Two things Roosevelt wanted going into Tehran.
S01 • E05 If they had been able to launch it - World War II: Race to Victory 00:07
If they had been able to launch it
S01 • E03 with war raging in the Pacific, North Africa, and Russia, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:19
with war raging in the Pacific, North Africa, and Russia,
S01 • E04 One was to reassure Stalin - World War II: Race to Victory 00:17
One was to reassure Stalin
S01 • E05 But by the time it was eventually launched, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:12
But by the time it was eventually launched,
S01 • E02 And Harry Hopkins comes back - World War II: Race to Victory 00:12
And Harry Hopkins comes back
S01 • E04 And B, to try to get Stalin to make - World War II: Race to Victory 00:10
And B, to try to get Stalin to make
S01 • E05 But even if it had all worked, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:15
But even if it had all worked,
S01 • E02 [military music] - World War II: Race to Victory 00:35
[military music]
S01 • E03 The British come hoping that the next operation - World War II: Race to Victory 00:07
The British come hoping that the next operation
S01 • E03 They managed to persuade the Americans to agree - World War II: Race to Victory 00:08
They managed to persuade the Americans to agree
S01 • E04 [narrator] The British Prime Minister was unhappy - World War II: Race to Victory 00:22
[narrator] The British Prime Minister was unhappy
S01 • E01 He saw Hitler on a march across Europe - World War II: Race to Victory 00:21
He saw Hitler on a march across Europe
S01 • E05 [narrator] After the debacle of Operation Market Garden, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:33
[narrator] After the debacle of Operation Market Garden,
S01 • E03 The Americans say that will be it, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:07
The Americans say that will be it,
S01 • E03 The British, I think hope that, well, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:09
The British, I think hope that, well,