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World War II: Race to Victory

Stalin finally got his way. It was agreedthat battle would be joined on the Western...

Stalin finally got his way. It was agreed
that battle would be joined on the Western Front
in May 1944. British, American
and Commonwealth troops would invade France with the greatest amphibious
invasion force ever assembled. In return, Stalin agreed the Soviets
would declare war on Japan, however,
not until Germany was defeated. A formal agreement
had been reached, but in trying
to win over Stalin, Roosevelt had opened a rift
with Churchill. Roosevelt's sense of his relationship
with Churchill I think, is that by this point,
he's got Churchill in the bag

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Stalin finally got his way.
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It was agreed that battle would be joined
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on the Western Front in May 1944.
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British, American and Commonwealth troops
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would invade France
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with the greatest amphibious invasion force ever assembled.
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In return,
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Stalin agreed the Soviets would declare war on Japan,
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however, not until Germany was defeated.
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A formal agreement had been reached,
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but in trying to win over Stalin,
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Roosevelt had opened a rift with Churchill.
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Roosevelt's sense
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of his relationship with Churchill
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I think, is that by this point, he's got Churchill in the bag.
Duration
39 seconds
Views
36
Timestamp in Movie
00:32:10
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 • E03 The ammunition expenditure in built up areas is vast. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:07
The ammunition expenditure in built up areas is vast.
S01 • E03 They are different, different beasts. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:05
They are different, different beasts.
S01 • E01 [narrator] But why was Stalin, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:19
[narrator] But why was Stalin,
S01 • E01 He believed that he saw Hitler's motivations, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:22
He believed that he saw Hitler's motivations,
S01 • E04 He doesn't need to soft soap Churchill, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:07
He doesn't need to soft soap Churchill,
S01 • E01 He was also somewhat deluded by German deception plans, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:11
He was also somewhat deluded by German deception plans,
S01 • E06 There's a famous cartoon of him going to Yalta - World War II: Race to Victory 00:09
There's a famous cartoon of him going to Yalta
S01 • E02 It was the worst disaster in American military history. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:05
It was the worst disaster in American military history.
S01 • E05 Eisenhower, much to Montgomery's disgust, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:07
Eisenhower, much to Montgomery's disgust,
S01 • E06 It's one of the most unexpected things, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:17
It's one of the most unexpected things,
S01 • E02 Roosevelt could not have been less prepared. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:40
Roosevelt could not have been less prepared.
S01 • E05 And broad advancement meant that the line of advancement - World War II: Race to Victory 00:06
And broad advancement meant that the line of advancement
S01 • E05 Coming through the Ardennes, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:08
Coming through the Ardennes,
S01 • E06 The electorate was seen as being very grateful - World War II: Race to Victory 00:21
The electorate was seen as being very grateful
S01 • E05 It was largely the Americans' doing at very heavy costs. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:06
It was largely the Americans' doing at very heavy costs...
S01 • E05 The Americans lost more in the Battle of the Bulge - World War II: Race to Victory 00:09
The Americans lost more in the Battle of the Bulge
S01 • E03 The Russians executed 13,000 of their own men - World War II: Race to Victory 00:08
The Russians executed 13,000 of their own men
S01 • E05 [narrator] It shattered Allied complacency. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:50
[narrator] It shattered Allied complacency.
S01 • E03 The Russians were willing to send - World War II: Race to Victory 00:05
The Russians were willing to send
S01 • E04 [narrator] Churchill's mood, however, was bleak, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:17
[narrator] Churchill's mood, however, was bleak,