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World War II: Race to Victory

There were many misgivings about lining upwith the Bolsheviks, but he, on the very day,...

There were many misgivings about lining up
with the Bolsheviks, but he, on the very day, decided that he would make
a public broadcast pledging British support
for the Soviet Union, and he does so
in one of his greatest speeches, it was actually a TV broadcast,
he says that nobody's been as big an opponent
of communism as him, but this isn't about communism, it's about Russian people
defending their heartland, defending their women
and their children, and Britain
will march alongside them

Full Transcript

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There were many misgivings
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about lining up with the Bolsheviks,
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but he, on the very day,
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decided that he would make a public broadcast
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pledging British support for the Soviet Union,
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and he does so in one of his greatest speeches,
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it was actually a TV broadcast, he says that nobody's been
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as big an opponent of communism as him,
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but this isn't about communism,
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it's about Russian people defending their heartland,
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defending their women and their children,
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and Britain will march alongside them.
Duration
30 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:39:03
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 • E04 [narrator] It was Churchill who came up with the plan - World War II: Race to Victory 00:25
[narrator] It was Churchill who came up with the plan
S01 • E05 To Churchill, however, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:10
To Churchill, however,
S01 • E05 [narrator] In July 1945, Churchill wrote: - World War II: Race to Victory 00:33
[narrator] In July 1945, Churchill wrote:
S01 • E04 [narrator] But the landing force was too small and too slow. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:24
[narrator] But the landing force was too small and too slow.
S01 • E02 But it shocked Americans out of this sense - World War II: Race to Victory 00:09
But it shocked Americans out of this sense
S01 • E02 [narrator] Japan was already proving a deadly enemy. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:25
[narrator] Japan was already proving a deadly enemy.
S01 • E05 [Iwan] The Americans had advanced knowledge - World War II: Race to Victory 00:06
[Iwan] The Americans had advanced knowledge
S01 • E04 Monte Cassino falls in May 1944, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:09
Monte Cassino falls in May 1944,
S01 • E05 Could you have issued some warning - World War II: Race to Victory 00:12
Could you have issued some warning
S01 • E06 There was a theory that one of the reasons - World War II: Race to Victory 00:08
There was a theory that one of the reasons
S01 • E02 The Americans were not the only victims - World War II: Race to Victory 00:48
The Americans were not the only victims
S01 • E06 To cow them into being a bit more pliant. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:04
To cow them into being a bit more pliant.
S01 • E05 Because the military planners said, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:42
Because the military planners said,
S01 • E06 It has to be said. The Russians, as we know, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:10
It has to be said. The Russians, as we know,
S01 • E06 [narrator] A new Europe would have to be forged - World War II: Race to Victory 00:42
[narrator] A new Europe would have to be forged
S01 • E03 But here we were in 1944, apparently getting ready - World War II: Race to Victory 00:11
But here we were in 1944, apparently getting ready
S01 • E01 The important thing was to destroy the Red Army. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:04
The important thing was to destroy the Red Army.
S01 • E03 [narrator] Churchill's ambassador - World War II: Race to Victory 00:58
[narrator] Churchill's ambassador
S01 • E01 The problem that he experienced, however, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:40
The problem that he experienced, however,
S01 • E05 Bletchley Park was picking up messages - World War II: Race to Victory 00:13
Bletchley Park was picking up messages