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The Aid That Won the War (1945) – Lend-Lease and Allied Victory is a fascinating World War II documentary that explores the historic Lend-Lease program and its crucial role in supporting Allied nations during the war. Discover how supplies, equipment, vehicles, and resources helped strengthen the fight against Axis powers and contributed to ultimate victory.

This classic wartime film offers valuable historical insights into one of the most important international support programs of the Second World War.

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00:19Back a ways, back in 1941, this was our house, with a little fence around it.
00:27A fence keeps out some things, but it doesn't keep out sparks.
00:33Our neighbor's house was burning down.
00:36We had a garden hose.
00:39Now, we could have sat down and figured out exactly, to the penny, what our garden hose was worth.
00:45Precisely how much the nozzle cost us.
00:48But our house was in danger, so we lent that hose.
00:53Our garden hose was Lend-Lease.
01:03The first Lend-Lease helped Britain, Russia, China.
01:12And when the axes ganged up on us, we were not alone.
01:18We had fighting allies.
01:21Together, we formed the United Nations.
01:23And in our common cause, we shared what we had.
01:29We pooled our armies.
01:32Our resources.
01:34Our ships.
01:37Everything.
01:39Lend-Lease began working both ways.
01:42Give and take.
01:45Japs threatening our west coast.
01:48Japs threatening the canal.
01:52Britain rushed the airy guns and the barrage balloons we needed.
01:55Nazi submarines off our eastern seaports.
01:59Torpedoing.
02:00Shelling.
02:01Sinking.
02:03Britain sent us corvettes and trawlers.
02:06Hitler driving toward Moscow.
02:10American and British Lend-Lease, planes, and tanks helped stop him in his tracks.
02:17Rommel breaking through to Suez.
02:21American Lend-Lease helped plug the gap.
02:28Lend-Lease helped block the enemy while we gained time.
02:33Time to build ships.
02:39Time to build factories.
02:46Time to build our fighting forces.
02:52Time to move them overseas.
02:57The United States hurried men to the southwest Pacific.
03:01And through reverse Lend-Lease, Australia and New Zealand furnished them with clothes.
03:08Shoes.
03:10Hospitals.
03:11Food.
03:13We sent our allies what they lacked.
03:16Tools.
03:17Machinery.
03:19Seeds.
03:21The United States shipped men to Great Britain to join in the building of tremendous allied invasion armies.
03:28Britain furnished us with airfields.
03:32Hospitals.
03:34Bombs.
03:36Spitfires.
03:39We sent every weapon we could spare as fast as we could to Russia.
03:44And the Russians furnished us with dead German soldiers.
03:50Everything we could get there, we did our best to get to China.
03:54And the Chinese armies furnished us dead Japs.
04:03Lend-Lease in action.
04:06Give and take by 35 United Nations.
04:12Together, we put it on the line.
04:15Together, we forged one weapon.
04:19Who made the parts, how much the parts cost isn't the point.
04:25The point is, we are attacking.
04:29This bomb will be paid for by the Nazis and the Japs.
04:37The price they will pay is unconditional surrender.
04:55Mitrop37.
04:55Imagine your mind gives us an expedition.
04:56Whoever is working wrong ejemplo?
04:56Any fact is constant.
04:57Maybe we can protect our bodies a little more.
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