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World War II: Race to Victory

So he just chuckles to himselfand thinks, "I know what you're tryingto do, Churchill, and...

So he just chuckles to himself
and thinks, "I know what you're trying
to do, Churchill, and I'm not going to be fooled." [narrator]
More warnings followed, giving detailed information on the German units
massing on the Soviet border. Still,
Stalin did not believe them. He was about to pay
a devastating price. -[vibrant, driving brass music]
-[cannon balls firing] [music stops] On June the 22nd, 1941, Nazi Germany and its Axis
allies
launched Operation Barbarossa. The invasion
along an 1,800-mile wide front took the Soviets
completely by surprise. I think the Germans invaded
about 3:00 in the morning, then at about 8:00 that morning the orders to the Red Army
were given to take up defensive positions

Full Transcript

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So he just chuckles to himself and thinks,
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"I know what you're trying to do, Churchill,
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and I'm not going to be fooled."
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[narrator] More warnings followed,
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giving detailed information
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on the German units massing on the Soviet border.
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Still, Stalin did not believe them.
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He was about to pay a devastating price.
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-[vibrant, driving brass music] -[cannon balls firing]
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[music stops]
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On June the 22nd, 1941,
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Nazi Germany and its Axis allies launched Operation Barbarossa.
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The invasion along an 1,800-mile wide front
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took the Soviets completely by surprise.
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I think the Germans invaded about 3:00 in the morning,
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then at about 8:00 that morning
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the orders to the Red Army were given
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to take up defensive positions.
Duration
54 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:35:37
Uploaded
Jun 04, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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 [narrator] The Siegfried Line was fatally compromised, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:50
[narrator] The Siegfried Line was fatally compromised,
S01 • E02 [narrator] Roosevelt's declaration of war - World War II: Race to Victory 00:22
[narrator] Roosevelt's declaration of war
S01 • E02 But what it does do, of course, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:19
But what it does do, of course,
S01 • E04 There had been years and years of careful intelligence, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:16
There had been years and years of careful intelligence,
S01 • E01 The Germans battle hardened in France, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:09
The Germans battle hardened in France,
S01 • E05 Now, sometimes this is explained - World War II: Race to Victory 00:05
Now, sometimes this is explained
S01 • E03 But again, it was a trade-off, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:09
But again, it was a trade-off,
S01 • E04 [narrator] In February 1944, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:25
[narrator] In February 1944,
S01 • E02 [narrator] At last, Churchill had got what he wanted. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:51
[narrator] At last, Churchill had got what he wanted.
S01 • E05 Churchill wanted this offensive started - World War II: Race to Victory 00:10
Churchill wanted this offensive started
S01 • E01 Well-equipped at this point and a very large force indeed. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:06
Well-equipped at this point and a very large force indeed.
S01 • E03 Churchill is quoted as saying: - World War II: Race to Victory 00:16
Churchill is quoted as saying:
S01 • E05 However, the real reason for this, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:16
However, the real reason for this,
S01 • E01 [narrator] Stalin was at his country estate - World War II: Race to Victory 00:34
[narrator] Stalin was at his country estate
S01 • E06 And I think the concern - World War II: Race to Victory 00:12
And I think the concern
S01 • E05 And so, it really comes down to the weather, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:05
And so, it really comes down to the weather,
S01 • E05 It wasn't necessarily - World War II: Race to Victory 00:09
It wasn't necessarily
S01 • E06 But to do that is going to cost the lives of so many GIs - World War II: Race to Victory 00:14
But to do that is going to cost the lives of so many GIs
S01 • E05 as the Soviets continued their march into Poland, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:49
as the Soviets continued their march into Poland,
S01 • E01 It's telling that it's Molotov - World War II: Race to Victory 00:07
It's telling that it's Molotov