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World War II: Race to Victory

Of Axiss escaped across the waterto Italy, the invasion of Sicilybecame a race between...

[theme music] of Axiss escaped across the water
to Italy, the invasion of Sicily
became a race between the American
and British generals. ‐[explosion]
‐ Both wanted their troops to be the first into Messina, the vital port
on the northeast tip of Sicily. [Jonathan]
Patton did not play the game the way that Montgomery
expected it to be played

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[theme music] of Axiss
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escaped across the water to Italy,
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the invasion of Sicily became a race
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between the American and British generals.
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‐[explosion] ‐ Both wanted their troops
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to be the first into Messina,
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the vital port on the northeast tip of Sicily.
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[Jonathan] Patton did not play the game
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the way that Montgomery expected it to be played.
Duration
21 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:10:59
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 There were cases of cannibalism, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:09
There were cases of cannibalism,
S01 • E06 So he begins building up his own Polish government - World War II: Race to Victory 00:05
So he begins building up his own Polish government
S01 • E05 They also had another completely fictitious - World War II: Race to Victory 00:11
They also had another completely fictitious
S01 • E06 And that, I think, becomes the prime concern. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:04
And that, I think, becomes the prime concern.
S01 • E02 But by the end of 1940 - World War II: Race to Victory 00:08
But by the end of 1940
S01 • E06 Particularly for the British - World War II: Race to Victory 00:06
Particularly for the British
S01 • E04 In Montgomery's mind, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:10
In Montgomery's mind,
S01 • E05 They had all sorts of fun, and all kinds of schemes, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:12
They had all sorts of fun, and all kinds of schemes,
S01 • E06 Poland had been one of Britain's most solid allies - World War II: Race to Victory 00:14
Poland had been one of Britain's most solid allies
S01 • E02 Churchill begins to pressure Roosevelt - World War II: Race to Victory 00:13
Churchill begins to pressure Roosevelt
S01 • E04 And Patton, at a pretty early stage, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:11
And Patton, at a pretty early stage,
S01 • E02 And that of course, as Churchill knew, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:16
And that of course, as Churchill knew,
S01 • E06 [narrator] Stalin was now playing hardball. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:23
[narrator] Stalin was now playing hardball.
S01 • E04 [narrator] Advancing up the east coast, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:30
[narrator] Advancing up the east coast,
S01 • E02 [narrator] Between September 1940 and May 1941, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:30
[narrator] Between September 1940 and May 1941,
S01 • E01 [narrator] Churchill would not fare much better - World War II: Race to Victory 00:49
[narrator] Churchill would not fare much better
S01 • E04 It was a clear marker - World War II: Race to Victory 00:12
It was a clear marker
S01 • E04 [Jonathan] What it did do was demonstrate, number one, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:10
[Jonathan] What it did do was demonstrate, number one,
S01 • E03 If Britain controlled the Suez Canal - World War II: Race to Victory 00:15
If Britain controlled the Suez Canal
S01 • E02 You can have perhaps - World War II: Race to Victory 00:07
You can have perhaps