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Really it was more like a sea crossing
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World War II: Race to Victory

Really it was morelike a sea crossing than a river crossing,and very effective

Really it was more
like a sea crossing than a river crossing,
and very effective

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Really it was more like a sea crossing
00:00:02.092 --> 00:00:05.036
than a river crossing, and very effective.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:18:42
Uploaded
Jun 04, 2025
Season
1
Episode
6
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 And the American high command realises - World War II: Race to Victory 00:12
And the American high command realises
S01 • E04 So he wasn't necessarily that anxious - World War II: Race to Victory 00:22
So he wasn't necessarily that anxious
S01 • E06 [narrator] On the 24th of March, an airborne assault - World War II: Race to Victory 00:49
[narrator] On the 24th of March, an airborne assault
S01 • E03 [narrator] Eisenhower replaced the lieutenant general in charge - World War II: Race to Victory 00:29
[narrator] Eisenhower replaced the lieutenant general in cha...
S01 • E01 So it's a remarkable moment when Winston Churchill changes - World War II: Race to Victory 00:06
So it's a remarkable moment when Winston Churchill chan...
S01 • E04 [narrator] But Roosevelt continued to push - World War II: Race to Victory 00:23
[narrator] But Roosevelt continued to push
S01 • E01 What you have in a sense is this whole secret world - World War II: Race to Victory 00:09
What you have in a sense is this whole secret world
S01 • E02 So he was hoping for a declaration of war - World War II: Race to Victory 00:10
So he was hoping for a declaration of war
S01 • E02 He, of course, was quite disappointed. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:05
He, of course, was quite disappointed.
S01 • E03 [narrator] On 13th of May 1943, surrounded by the Allied armies, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:53
[narrator] On 13th of May 1943, surrounded by the Allied arm...
S01 • E05 The Soviet Union would not have been able - World War II: Race to Victory 00:09
The Soviet Union would not have been able
S01 • E02 [narrator] It was the first - World War II: Race to Victory 00:25
[narrator] It was the first
S01 • E04 So the kind of places that they can actually meet - World War II: Race to Victory 00:05
So the kind of places that they can actually meet
S01 • E04 [Iwan] He would always use the excuse, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:14
[Iwan] He would always use the excuse,
S01 • E06 Certainly then, there wasn't a lot - World War II: Race to Victory 00:09
Certainly then, there wasn't a lot
S01 • E05 It also created the nightmare scenario - World War II: Race to Victory 00:14
It also created the nightmare scenario
S01 • E06 [narrator] There was, however, a tragic event - World War II: Race to Victory 00:44
[narrator] There was, however, a tragic event
S01 • E04 I cannot be too far from the front." - World War II: Race to Victory 00:42
I cannot be too far from the front."
S01 • E05 [Sir Mike] It finally brought Allied ground forces - World War II: Race to Victory 00:09
[Sir Mike] It finally brought Allied ground forces
S01 • E05 Up until now, Germany controlled vast swathes of Europe, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:15
Up until now, Germany controlled vast swathes of Europe,