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A retrospective that begins in 1942, when Adolf Hitler was still at the height of his power and the Allies began envisioning a cross-channel invasion of Europe. By combining film footage, period music, and radio broadcasts from around the world, this film illuminates the strategies and deceptions of the combatants on all sides.
Transcript
00:05The German army invaded Holland and Belgium early this morning.
00:11Then he was their conquering hero who could do no wrong.
00:21There were 48,000 Jews still living in Berlin.
00:25They already feel the inevitable harshness of physical extermination.
00:30They know with deadly certainty they will be packed off to the east and delivered up to a murderous fate.
00:37And here's the letter V, the sign of victory in Morse.
00:44Your sign, the sign of resistance to tyranny.
00:48Leaflets of the Dutch underground appeared throughout Amsterdam.
00:50Whoever remains glued to his chair will have to explain himself after the liberation.
00:58Therefore they harm the Reich whenever possible.
01:01We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets.
01:06We shall never surrender.
01:07I have the feeling that friends are approaching.
01:10Send a word, send a word over there.
01:13That the Yanks are coming, the Yanks are coming.
01:17The thought of friends and delivery fills us with confidence.
01:21We'll be over, we're coming over.
01:25And we won't come back till it's over over there.
01:29Morcellini was overthrown and arrested.
01:32What's the surprise for the Duce?
01:34The Duce would add off his navy.
01:36It was now only a matter of time before the dreaded symbol of the swastika itself was brought down.
01:42The navy's in trim, so I hope they can swim.
01:47And now we are marching to get away from the killing that went on night and day.
01:54Let the world hear us come down the road.
01:58Let the world listen to our tale of blood.
02:02We shall not let you rest again.
02:17The End
02:17The End

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