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[narrator] To command this ghost army
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World War II: Race to Victory

To commandthis ghost army, the Allies selected one oftheirmost cunning and able generals,...

[narrator] To command
this ghost army, the Allies selected one of
their
most cunning and able generals, George S. Patton. Allied intelligence had
already identified Patton as the General most respected
by the Nazis, so his appointment was leaked to the Germans to bolster
the deception. [Jonathan]
They set Patton up in Kent with a whole supposed
army group

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[narrator] To command this ghost army,
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the Allies selected one of their most cunning and able generals,
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George S. Patton.
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Allied intelligence had already identified Patton
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as the General most respected by the Nazis,
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so his appointment was leaked
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to the Germans to bolster the deception.
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[Jonathan] They set Patton up in Kent
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with a whole supposed army group.
Duration
25 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:10:01
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 • E03 So the city had to be supplied basically by convoys of lorries - World War II: Race to Victory 00:09
So the city had to be supplied basically by convoys of lorri...
S01 • E03 [narrator] Strict rationing was brought in - World War II: Race to Victory 00:40
[narrator] Strict rationing was brought in
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 • 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 • 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,