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[narrator] When Churchill and Roosevelt arrived
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World War II: Race to Victory

When Churchilland Roosevelt arrived, they were presentedwith shocking information from...

[narrator] When Churchill
and Roosevelt arrived, they were presented
with shocking information from Soviet intelligence. Agents had uncovered a plot
to assassinate the Big Three while they were in Tehran. German commandos
were allegedly in the city and preparing
for the opportunity to strike. The story has become legend
in Russia, the subject of books and films. But Western historians
are more sceptical about whether the
Germans' "Operation Long Jump" ever existed. [theme music] isk in T

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[narrator] When Churchill and Roosevelt arrived,
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they were presented with shocking information
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from Soviet intelligence.
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Agents had uncovered a plot to assassinate the Big Three
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while they were in Tehran.
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German commandos were allegedly in the city
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and preparing for the opportunity to strike.
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The story has become legend in Russia,
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the subject of books and films.
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But Western historians are more sceptical
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about whether the Germans' "Operation Long Jump"
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ever existed.
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[theme music]
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Duration
37 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:24:57
Uploaded
Jun 04, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
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 • E01 Stalin was an ideological person. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:04
Stalin was an ideological person.
S01 • E01 He believed in a major clash - World War II: Race to Victory 00:06
He believed in a major clash
S01 • E01 This had informed his thinking for two decades. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:05
This had informed his thinking for two decades.
S01 • E02 [Jonathan] The Atlantic Charter was what we're fighting for. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:05
[Jonathan] The Atlantic Charter was what we're fighting...
S01 • E01 Churchill, in particular, was the leader - World War II: Race to Victory 00:06
Churchill, in particular, was the leader
S01 • E06 And at the very end of the war Hitler's top scientists, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:10
And at the very end of the war Hitler's top scientists,
S01 • E02 And although America was not yet in the war, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:14
And although America was not yet in the war,
S01 • E01 And they'd been portrayed in Soviet propaganda - World War II: Race to Victory 00:09
And they'd been portrayed in Soviet propaganda
S01 • E05 The Americans accepted a plan drawn up largely by the British - World War II: Race to Victory 00:50
The Americans accepted a plan drawn up largely by the Britis...
S01 • E01 So, it's not surprising - World War II: Race to Victory 00:10
So, it's not surprising
S01 • E06 to get his handste - World War II: Race to Victory 00:22
to get his handste
S01 • E02 [narrator] But despite the success of the meeting, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:09
[narrator] But despite the success of the meeting,
S01 • E04 While The British and Soviet Embassies were side by side - World War II: Race to Victory 00:52
While The British and Soviet Embassies were side by side
S01 • E01 [narrator] But Stalin continued to ignore the allies' warnings. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:35
[narrator] But Stalin continued to ignore the allies' w...
S01 • E02 Supporters saw it as ground-breaking - World War II: Race to Victory 00:21
Supporters saw it as ground-breaking
S01 • E06 The Soviets had their own nuclear programme - World War II: Race to Victory 00:07
The Soviets had their own nuclear programme
S01 • E06 So another reason why Stalin - World War II: Race to Victory 00:09
So another reason why Stalin
S01 • E06 They targeted the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute - World War II: Race to Victory 00:05
They targeted the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute
S01 • E02 [narrator] Getting 12 nations to sign an agreement - World War II: Race to Victory 00:16
[narrator] Getting 12 nations to sign an agreement
S01 • E06 Importantly, they managed to seize - World War II: Race to Victory 00:10
Importantly, they managed to seize