"War and Remembrance: Part 5" (1988) - The Epic World War II Mini-Series!

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[00:00:32]Oh my god. Bar, you got to tell me how on earth you did this. And what's that thing on your wrist?

[00:00:36]>> Don't worry, you'll hear it all. Now, where's the kid?

[00:00:38]>> Up here.

[00:00:49]there. That's your son.

[00:00:55]>> What do you think of him?

[00:00:59]>> I uh I guess he looks like me.

[00:01:02]>> God, does he ever He's a stamped out little miniature.

[00:01:06]>> He'd be afraid if I pick him up.

[00:01:09]Try it.

[00:01:30]Hi, boy.

[00:01:32]I'm your dad.

[00:01:36]He's a heavy little guy. What have you been feeding him?

[00:01:40]>> You wouldn't believe me if I told you.

[00:01:43]Octopus, blackbirds, anything.

[00:01:48]He's a traveling man, you know.

[00:01:55]Come on. You got to see Aaron and beat everybody.

[00:02:13]This is utterly kind of Aaron. Oh, >> everybody, I would like for you to meet my husband. My American husband Byron Henry's husband.

[00:02:31]Welcome.

[00:02:32]You are so welcome. Please, please come sit down. Of course, of course. And yes, sure. You must have tea. Oh, Lou, your papa is here. Oh, please have have some food. Louis is your papa. Papa is here.

[00:02:49]Oh, isn't this wonderful? Why don't you eat, please? You must be hungry.

[00:02:56]Lou, >> here. Here something. Please, please eat something. Your papa.

[00:03:05]>> Louis, look who's here. Your papa.

[00:03:11]>> Excuse me.

[00:03:14]>> How's the baby?

[00:03:15]>> Oh, he was very tired.

[00:03:17]>> Oh, what a shame. Oh, well.

[00:03:21]I'm afraid your uncle will have to sleep somewhere else tonight. Good job.

[00:03:28]>> Good night.

[00:03:29]>> Thanks.

[00:03:34]Now there is a fine woman.

[00:04:17]No.

[00:04:20]No.

[00:04:40]sweetie.

[00:04:42]>> He's up and he's watching us.

[00:04:46]>> Oh, it's all right. He's only a year old. He's just curious as a raccoon. Oh, raccoon hell.

[00:04:53]I think he's taking notes.

[00:04:58]>> That kid has got grown up eyes.

[00:05:03]Actually, honey, why don't I just put him back to bed? Huh? Would you mind that? Then we can talk and and I can get a little used to you.

[00:05:10]>> Sure. Go ahead.

[00:05:12]>> You know, you should be reassured, love.

[00:05:14]The procedure is obviously quite new to him.

[00:05:21]Does he really walk and talk?

[00:05:31]Walk to daddy. Walk to daddy.

[00:05:38]>> Walk to daddy.

[00:05:45]>> You're supposed to clap when he does that.

[00:05:49]Well done, Sprout. Now, how about saying something?

[00:05:56]>> Oh, you wouldn't understand him.

[00:05:59]It's all a jumble of Yiddish, Italian, French, and a little English.

[00:06:08]>> What about your father and Warren? Have you heard from them?

[00:06:14]>> Didn't the Red Cross forward my letters?

[00:06:18]I haven't known you later since May.

[00:06:34]Warren's dead.

[00:06:38]He was killed in the Battle of Midway.

[00:06:47]Oh my darling, >> you received theostimous Navy Cross.

[00:06:55]>> Byron.

[00:06:57]Pirate, I can't believe.

[00:06:58]>> Listen. Listen to me. The train for Lisbon leaves at midnight. You better start packing.

[00:07:03]>> Packing? You mean you mean we're leaving now? Tonight?

[00:07:06]>> Yeah. Now, Aaron will have to wait till the console general clears him, but I'm taking you and the baby with me.

[00:07:11]>> My god, Byron.

[00:07:13]Did the console general say you could?

[00:07:15]>> Not yet. We're going to his apartment now.

[00:07:50]But Lieutenant the Shajare and Vishi has the exit visas. The TLEX came in today confirming that we should be getting it any day now.

[00:07:58]>> Yes, sir. So, you told me at dinner, but I don't see why I just don't take Natalie and the baby along now. I'm convinced I can get him on a plane with me back to the States. He's good at that sort of thing.

[00:08:08]>> No doubt. But the problem, Mrs. Henry, is crossing the borders.

[00:08:12]>> Sir, my diplomatic passport cuts through immigration red tape like a hot knife through butter. You know that yourself.

[00:08:17]>> Not always.

[00:08:19]Suppose you run into a nasty French border inspector or a German agent.

[00:08:22]>> I'll have a story.

[00:08:25]I'd >> like to hear it.

[00:08:29]>> The baby got sick in Jibralter. We rushed him to Marseilles at night. Uh, we didn't bother with the visas.

[00:08:35]Look, I'll talk in broken French. I'll yell. I'll be the dumb American official. I'll make it stick.

[00:08:40]>> Unfortunately for your story, I've never seen a healthier looking baby.

[00:08:45]>> Mrs. Henry, are you willing to back up this story?

[00:08:48]>> Look, look, sir, once we're on the train, we'll have it rehearsed and down cold. Please don't worry.

[00:08:56]Lieutenant, I want to talk plainly to your wife.

[00:09:03]>> Go ahead.

[00:09:06]Mrs. Henry, as I said, there are Gestapo agents on the train and at the border, and they do exactly as they please. You may be pulled off the train.

[00:09:16]>> She won't be, and if she is, I'll go with her.

[00:09:21]>> And something else. Should this happen, it is entirely possible that your baby will be taken from you while you're questioned. That's how the Germans do things. And once you and the baby are in custody, I can't help you.

[00:09:34]We have a file of such cases pending now. People halted with questionable American documents. Some of them are already in reef salt.

[00:09:43]>> The concentration camp.

[00:09:45]>> You are trying to frighten her.

[00:09:49]>> I'm trying to be honest with her. Are you, young fellow?

[00:09:52]>> The risks are negligible. I'm willing to take them.

[00:09:55]>> It's not up to you.

[00:09:59]>> We're going to chance it.

[00:10:00]>> You are not.

[00:10:03]You are carrying top secret war documents.

[00:10:07]If you fail in your bluff, the Gestapo can arrest you and confiscate that pouch.

[00:10:13]I'm the senior American officer in this area. I'm warning you not to do this.

[00:10:18]Very sorry, >> Byron. It's only a few more days.

[00:10:25]Why take such a risk? Go. Please. Just wait for us in Lisbon.

[00:10:30]>> Damn it, Natalie. All hell's about to break loose in the Mediterranean. At the first sign of trouble, they'll close the borders. Good God, honey. We went from crack out of Warsaw in the middle of a war, and you never turned a hair.

[00:10:42]>> We have Lois now.

[00:10:51]>> What do you think of him?

[00:10:53]>> Are you asking me?

[00:10:55]>> Yeah.

[00:10:58]I've been taken off that train to Lisbon by the Germans.

[00:11:06]>> I guess that's why you told me to come here first.

[00:11:09]>> Yes, Byron.

[00:11:15]She needs the exit visas.

[00:11:19]I know what you're feeling, but please try not to worry. The visas will be here and everything will work out fine.

[00:11:31]>> I hope so.

[00:11:34]>> I'm sorry. I have to go now.

[00:11:52]I have Mrs. Henry's luggage brought in.

[00:11:55]Now that she's here, she better remain until the visas come. In the morning, I'll send for Dr. Jastro. As soon as they're ready, I'll escort them to the border myself.

[00:12:06]>> I'll have my driver take you to the train. Would you like some time alone with the family?

[00:12:11]>> Yeah, thanks.

[00:12:34]This You're terribly angry with me, aren't you?

[00:12:55]>> Well, not really, but I still think we could have made it.

[00:13:11]I'm sorry, Byron.

[00:13:14]I'm just too frightened for Louiswis.

[00:13:18]>> I know, honey. Don't worry. I've got 30 days leave. I'll just wait for you in Lisbon.

[00:13:24]I'll check with the embassy every day.

[00:13:31]I doubt I can book that honeymoon sweet.

[00:13:36]>> Try.

[00:13:37]>> I will.

[00:13:41]>> Well, I guess I better think about shoving off.

[00:13:53]I'm sorry.

[00:13:55]I'm sorry.

[00:13:57]I can't help it.

[00:14:01]I could not weakness.

[00:14:04]Wait for me.

[00:14:06]Forgive me.

[00:14:09]Love me for God's sakes.

[00:14:11]I'll love you till the day I die.

[00:14:19]>> Natalie, the two of us will never die. Don't you know that?

[00:14:55]So long, Sprout.

[00:15:04]I'm glad I got a look at you.

[00:15:20]November 3rd, 1942.

[00:15:24]A Grand Armada steams from the United States and the British Isles, 300 warships, 370 transports and support vessels, and over 100,000 troops.

[00:15:37]Destination: French North Africa.

[00:15:42]Originally scheduled for October 30th, the invasion has now been put back away to the night of November 7th when the combined forces will sweep ashore on the beaches of Alers, Iran, and Casablanca.

[00:15:57]The new world with all its power and might sailing forth to the rescue of the old.

[00:16:29]Hello, Mr. President. Hello, >> Midnight Swim. Mr. President, >> relaxes me like nothing else. I was having the kaliwaddles waiting for the returns. What's the news?

[00:16:52]Still too close to call, sir. There's another long cable from Churchill.

[00:16:59]>> Get me out.

[00:17:09]Any word from the Navy and the torch forces?

[00:17:22]>> They've got to keep radio silent, sir.

[00:17:25]>> Well, no news is good news, I suppose.

[00:17:28]We'd be hearing plenty of the Ubot attack.

[00:17:45]It's a miracle, Harry. The Ubolt sank nearly a million tons last month, and yet that gigantic torch sails out undetected.

[00:17:54]>> But it's still 5 days from Africa.

[00:17:58]>> You know, Eisenhower said that the decision on torch may go down as the blackest day in history. Generals get paid to worry. Harry, I've been reading through cidities.

[00:18:16]Athens launched a sea expedition against Sicily. Very much like torch. You know, it was a total disaster. And you know why? Because back home, political support fell apart.

[00:18:29]which is why it's so damn important that the Democrats hold on to their majority in the House.

[00:18:35]>> Well, what does Winston have on his mind?

[00:18:38]>> Oh, first, Montgomery is definitely forcing Rumble back at Lalam.

[00:18:44]>> We've been hearing that for 2 weeks.

[00:18:47]>> Two more thousand plane bombing raids are scheduled for November. Hamburg and Stoodgard.

[00:18:52]>> You win a war on the ground.

[00:18:54]>> And Churchill is very worried about Stalin's long silence. Well, I mean, Stalinrad picture is grim, and Churchill's always been concerned about a separate piece in the east.

[00:19:05]>> You know, Lenin gave away half of Russia to the Germans in 1917 to make a separate piece. We have to hang on to Stalin.

[00:19:19]>> Mr. Hopkins, for you, London.

[00:19:21]>> Excuse me, Mr. Per.

[00:19:30]Mr. President.

[00:19:31]>> Hello. What's the word from Democratic headquarters?

[00:19:34]>> Well, Senate's okay. Governorship's not so good. And they sure played hell with us in the House. All right.

[00:19:40]>> I don't like these off-year elections.

[00:19:43]How bad is it?

[00:19:45]>> They've gained tops 47 seats.

[00:19:48]>> 47? Then they didn't make it.

[00:19:49]>> We've held the House by 11 seats.

[00:19:52]>> By thunder, I've cut by Congress. Yes, sir. Not by much, but you still have your Congress.

[00:19:59]>> Absolutely. Oh, yeah. You know, I'll tell him right now. Of course. Thank you, Mr. President.

[00:20:07]That was General Alen Brookke calling from Churchill's war room. The eighth army has broken through at Lamagne.

[00:20:14]RML's forces are in full retreat.

[00:20:16]>> Well, splendid. You know what, Harry? I think we're going to rewrite Thusidities.

[00:20:30]The sun hangs huge and red above the far dust streaked horizon. The desert cold is already falling on Kidney Ridge.

[00:20:42]Here, not only did these German and British soldiers die who litter the ground in the fading red light, here at Elamine, the Africa core died.

[00:20:56]The core was a legend, a dashing, cleancut enemy, a menace, and at the same time a sort of glory. In churchillian rhetoric, a gallant foe worthy of our steel.

[00:21:13]We have won here in the great western desert, a victory to stand with Cressy, Ajinor, Blenham, and Waterloo.

[00:21:24]Lines from Sav's Battle of Lenin are haunting me here on Kidney Ridge.

[00:21:31]They say it was a shocking sight after the field was won. For many thousand bodies here lay rotting in the sun.

[00:21:43]But things like that, you know, must be after a famous victory.

[00:21:50]I am very tired.

[00:21:52]A voice that I don't want to listen to tells me that this is England's last triumph. That our military history ends here with a victory to stand with the greatest.

[00:22:03]If history is but the clash of arms, we leave the stage with honor.

[00:22:11]The sun going down on Kidney Ridge is setting on the British Empire. On which, so we learned to say as school boys, the sun never sets.

[00:22:22]I take a last look round at the dead of Elamine and matter a prayer for all these poor devils, German British who sang li in the cafes of Tbrook. Heat.

[00:22:54]Heat.

[00:23:22]and again from Sunny.

[00:23:24]It was a very wicked thing, said little Willamina.

[00:23:29]Nigh nigh my little girl. quote he >> Pamela Toddsbury.

[00:23:38]>> Oh, thank you, Colonel.

[00:23:40]>> Yes, he'll be very pleased.

[00:23:44]Good news. The interview with Monty is on. They're sending her a jeep for us now.

[00:23:50]>> Us?

[00:23:52]>> Well, yes. I've been cleared, too.

[00:23:55]Look impressed. Quite a landmark occasion for a female.

[00:24:00]Absolutely not. Out of the question.

[00:24:03]You're not going, Camela.

[00:24:06]>> Of course I'm going.

[00:24:08]>> Of course you're not. But too dangerous.

[00:24:12]>> Dangerous? We're only going to his field headquarters miles from the front.

[00:24:16]>> I don't want to hear another word about it.

[00:24:27]Ready, Mr. R.

[00:24:42]>> Father Pamela, go back inside.

[00:25:07]Heat. Heat.

[00:25:39]Bloody hell. Watch your step, man. Come on.

[00:25:55]Heat. Heat.

[00:26:04]Heat.

[00:26:19]Heat.

[00:26:37]No.

[00:26:45]>> Hey, ready.

[00:26:48]>> Preet.

[00:26:49]>> I'm writing this in my hotel room in Cairo.

[00:26:52]>> Hey, ready. As a World War I reserve officer, my father was buried with honors in the British military cemetery outside Alexandria.

[00:27:08]The London Observer asked me to complete the Kidney Ridge piece my father was working on when he was summoned to the Montgomery interview.

[00:27:17]I have tried, but I cannot.

[00:27:22]I can however complete Sadi's verse for him.

[00:27:32]It was a famous victory.

[00:27:50]Professor, Mrs. Henry, here we are.

[00:28:06]Your exit visas properly endorsed by the Vichi government as promised.

[00:28:12]>> Superb.

[00:28:14]Mr. Gaither, I assure you, my niece and I will be forever in your debt.

[00:28:18]>> Yes. I don't know how to thank you.

[00:28:20]>> It's not necessary, Mrs. Henry. And I've booked you both out to Barcelona tomorrow morning and then to Lisbon.

[00:28:26]Understand your husband's already arrived there.

[00:28:28]>> Yes, I'm to call him at the hotel when everything's arranged.

[00:28:30]>> By all means, use my phone.

[00:28:34]>> Professor, may I offer you a drink to celebrate?

[00:28:37]>> The greatest pleasure. Thank you, Mr. Gail.

[00:28:48]Natalie. Oh, honey, that's terrific.

[00:28:52]Yeah, tell Gaither I owe him one. All right. Now, listen. I'm trying to wangle some air priorities so we can get out of here in the next couple of days. You remember Bunky Thirsten?

[00:29:00]>> Yes, of course. Lesie's friend of the MC.

[00:29:03]>> Right. Well, I found out today he's still here. I'm going to go talk to him in the morning and see what he can do to help us. And honey, I called the hotel in Estral.

[00:29:11]>> I think I can get the honeymoon suite.

[00:29:14]Oh, Byron.

[00:29:16]>> Okay, tomorrow it is.

[00:29:19]>> And you better start teaching that kid of mine some American And all those convoys are singing Gibrala. The fuel knows about it. He is not concerned.

[00:29:50]>> Yeah, but where are they heading for?

[00:29:55]>> Intelligence says maybe it's a landing in Sardinia.

[00:29:59]Though the furer thinks it may be an attempt to put troops behind Raml.

[00:30:03]Therefore, I have ordered a heavy concentration of defenses around Triboly.

[00:30:08]>> Mussolini is quite sure that it will be French North Africa.

[00:30:12]>> Mussolini.

[00:30:14]His judgment is clouded by two things.

[00:30:17]His answer and his [ __ ] Unbelievable.

[00:30:43]At most a faint.

[00:30:47]Well, y I think you better show this to the furer immediately.

[00:30:54]You are the one who should tell him as headquarters commander-in-chief.

[00:30:59]>> No, no, no, no. The fer is busy with his party speech. Is it worth disturbing him?

[00:31:05]>> He should be told immediately. Of course, he must report this dispatch to the furer. But uh don't be alarmist or pessimistic.

[00:31:21]This is no big development.

[00:31:27]In all German history, our position has never been so powerful. Our new order rules all of Europe.

[00:31:36]My armies threaten the Vulga, the Caucuses, and despite momentary setbacks, the Nile and beyond.

[00:31:46]My hubot have sunk almost 8 million tons this year. The Atlantic is becoming impossible to the enemy.

[00:31:57]As for Stalingrad Yur, >> we have an urgent submarine report.

[00:32:17]Large sections of those Gibrala convoys have turned south.

[00:32:25]>> French North Africa. If it isn't a deception, one of our boats. No man here. Italian.

[00:32:34]>> Italian intelligence as about as reliable as Italian troops. Still, Kitle is to telephone French army headquarters in Vishi. report this intelligence and tell them I demand a full war alert of all Admiral Daran's land and sea forces in North Africa.

[00:32:53]>> To be fair, my view.

[00:32:54]>> Meanwhile, we will proceed on to Munich until this little nonsense takes clearer shape.

[00:33:10]French North Africa knock Italy out of the war. The weak opponent.

[00:33:18]Not a bad move.

[00:33:20]If that's it.

[00:33:23]Roosevelt.

[00:33:31]7:46 p.m.

[00:33:33]>> Adolf Hitler addresses the party faithful on the 19th anniversary of his famous deer halls.

[00:33:52]And then I'm House in Para and I feel deep.

[00:34:37]Zak speech you made in your political career.

[00:35:01]>> People will record the speech and play it to their grandchildren.

[00:35:16]Do you hear?

[00:35:17]>> I regret to report absolute betrayal.

[00:35:20]British and Americans awaiting ashore and Dalong has ordered ceasefire throughout French North Africa.

[00:35:27]>> Darling, our man, how could he suddenly turn so rotten? A treasure of swine.

[00:35:35]I understand that most forces there are obeying him, laying down their arms.

[00:35:40]Vichi apparently is impotent.

[00:35:42]>> Have ribbon notified Muslim and Laval.

[00:35:44]They've to come to Munich immediately.

[00:35:47]We confer tomorrow morning on the future of France.

[00:35:48]>> Yes, man. Fer title.

[00:35:51]>> My fer, >> prepare emergency plans for landing in Tunisia in force within 48 hours. The cowardly French will fight Roosevelt's rabb of green drafties. We will >> zip fail my fur. Also alert the necessary units for the execution of a plan and the highest urgency we occupy the rest of France.

[00:36:07]>> Yes, mine fer panas. I wantless panzas thrown into Tunisia. The deand the adult hit the live stand. Yes. And the herman bing panas too. That cowardly bloodthirsty lunatic Roosevelt and his drunken lap turtle have stepped into the quicksand.

[00:36:27]North Africa will be their political graveyard. And with Raml taking over all command, he'll push the Roosevelt sneaker troops back into the sea. And with those extra forces are all across, we'll push him right back this time to the Nile. Mine fuel the world's greatest military genius leading us. This is bound to be a very positive development.

[00:36:50]>> Oh yes.

[00:36:52]Oh turning point.

[00:36:56]Heat.

[00:37:15]Heat.

[00:37:34]to get out by Saturday. We know what you mean.

[00:37:39]>> Excuse me. Uh, where can I find Mr. Thirstston?

[00:37:42]>> First secretary, second floor.

[00:37:48]>> Excuse me, sir. Yeah, that's what it says. Uh-huh. Yeah. Mhm. Yeah. No, no, no. You guys got to deal with it, right?

[00:37:59]>> Byron. Henry.

[00:38:01]>> Hey, Bunky.

[00:38:02]>> What are you doing in Lisbon?

[00:38:03]>> Natalie and her uncle are coming in from Marseilles today.

[00:38:05]>> Marseilles? Yeah.

[00:38:06]>> Natalie? I thought she was still in Sienna.

[00:38:08]>> Well, a lot's happened since then.

[00:38:10]Listen, Bunk, I could really use a favor. I need air priorities for all of us on the next panam out of here.

[00:38:14]>> Byron, nobody's coming in from Marseilles today.

[00:38:18]>> Why not? What's going on? Haven't you heard? The Allies have invaded North Africa.

[00:38:22]>> What?

[00:38:22]>> The Fishi government's broken off relations with the United States. As of 5:00 a.m. this morning, the borders are closed.

[00:38:52]Ladies and gentlemen, I'm afraid I have some very serious news. I've just been informed that in violation of the armistice agreement, the German army this morning has crossed the borders to begin the occupation of Vichy, France.

[00:39:06]Furthermore, I was also informed that we are to be in turned by the Vichy government.

[00:39:14]Please let me finish.

[00:39:17]>> You are correct. Technically speaking, they have no right. Although they did break relations after the landings, we are not at war with Vichy, France.

[00:39:26]As a practical matter, however, we will be taken by bus to Lurs where we will be confined along with other Americans from the occupied region until the Vicha government decides what to do with us.

[00:39:38]As most of you are aware, the usual drill in these circumstances is for the belligerent countries to exchange interes.

[00:39:46]Many Vishi personnel are still in our country. Vichi wants to be sure they be sent back safely. So there's no reason, I repeat, no reason to assume this situation is in any way different. We will be going home and soon of that I can assure you. All right, that's it.

[00:40:04]The buses will leave tomorrow morning promptly at 8:00. If anyone has a specific problem, Mr. Jones would be glad to talk to you.

[00:40:14]>> Professor Chesterro, Mrs. Henry, may I see my office?

[00:40:24]>> I know how difficult these past few days have been for you, Mrs. Henry, for all of us, but I think Aram has some good news for a change.

[00:40:31]>> Is that true, A?

[00:40:32]>> Yes. I have documents for you forged that of excellent quality.

[00:40:39]>> I didn't tell you about this because I wasn't sure that a would be able to get them done up. It was very risky under the circumstances. Professor, these certify that you are now and have been for a number of years a credential correspondent for Life magazine.

[00:40:51]>> Well, I have written one or two pieces for them.

[00:40:54]>> And you, Mrs. Henry, are credentialed as Dr. Jastro's editorial assistant. As journalists, you qualify as interneees.

[00:41:00]>> But we're fugitives. How on earth could any document protect us? The Germans discovered we're here.

[00:41:05]>> Fortunately for all of us, the Germans are rather busy these days. What with North Africa and Stalingrad and our stay in Lords, as I told everybody, should be a brief one.

[00:41:16]>> But Mr. Gaither, >> besides, there'll be almost 200 Americans at Lords, and we will undoubtedly be dealing with very lowgrade Frenchmen and Germans. Not the kind of people that would be familiar with your reputation, professor.

[00:41:29]Therefore, I believe these papers will suffice.

[00:41:34]>> Ara, isn't there anywhere else we could go? Back to the Mendlessons until we find a way out of here.

[00:41:39]>> Was the Germans coming? Occupied France is no place for an alien Jew.

[00:41:44]>> It's just when I think of our names being on those lists and the Germans reading them.

[00:41:50]I should have gone with Byron. Oh god, why didn't I go with him?

[00:41:53]>> Natalie.

[00:42:01]Natalie, your best chance now is with the Americans.

[00:42:07]This exchange will be made.

[00:42:11]>> What will you do?

[00:42:12]>> Play hide and seek with the Germans for a while. Then I go back into business.

[00:42:19]Remember next year in Jerusalem.

[00:42:39]It was of course the most ghastly misfortune that we failed by only ours to leave Vichy France legally or route to lured November the 12th 1942.

[00:42:51]I write this entry as I sit on the bus with the other American internees.

[00:42:57]My only hope is that this pilgrimage town will hold for us the same miracles it supposedly has held for so many others down the years.

[00:43:26]Yet as my journey continues, I find myself thinking not of Lured, but strangely of a place of my youth, Oviet.

[00:43:39]During our stay in the Mendlesson apartment, we heard much grizzly talk about the rumored atrocities in the east. Mass shootings, gassings, death camps, and it was almost always the name of one place kept recurring, never uttered except in hushed tones of the most profound horror and dread, my Oviet.

[00:44:05]But now in its ugly Germanization, Ashvitz.

[00:44:12]So if these rumors are more than paranoid fears, the place where I studied as a boy, the place of so many fond childhood memories, may well be the center of the whole horror.

[00:44:27]And the ultimate menace that could be facing us is transportation to the mysterious and frightful camp at Ozichim.

[00:44:36]That would indeed be a neat closing of the circle.

[00:44:40]My one consolation is that our random existence on this petty planet does not move in such artistic patterns. We are a continent away from Osich and only 30 miles from Spain. I still have faith that we will end by going home.

[00:45:16]Heat. Heat.

[00:45:52]Heat.

[00:45:58]Heat.

[00:46:24]Uh, professor, could you step here a moment? I'd like you both to meet K. He is formerly our shine vichi now is responsible for all of us here at Lords [ __ ] Dr. Aaron Jestro and his niece Mrs. Natalie Henry. My pleasure professor Mrs. Henry is a fine looking young man you've got there.

[00:46:46]>> Thank you.

[00:46:48]>> Tell me Mr. Tuck, what exactly can we expect?

[00:46:51]>> Well, I got the official word this morning the Gishi government does intend to swap us for their personnel in the United States.

[00:46:57]>> That's rather encouraging news. Don't you think so, Natalie? Doctor, I'd like a moment for you, please.

[00:47:03]>> I must tell you in confidence that those Frenchmen in the United States may elect to stay there rather than return to the gentle rule of the hunt.

[00:47:11]>> That's rather alarming.

[00:47:13]But why tell me now?

[00:47:15]>> You're fairly senior among us, doctor in age and renowned. If you keep your spirits up, make no demands for actions at meetings that I can't take, bear yourself cheerfully in tight moments, you'll be a quiet, strengthening influence when we may need.

[00:47:29]>> Of course, I should be only too glad to be of any possible assistance that I can.

[00:47:32]>> Thank you very much, doctor. Shall we go in?

[00:47:46]I think down here.

[00:47:50]>> Oh, Tom, I want to see you downstairs in 5 minutes.

[00:47:58]>> Getting settled in.

[00:48:00]>> Yes, fine.

[00:48:04]>> Everything all right, Professor?

[00:48:05]>> Fine, thank you. As a matter of fact, I'm finding this mountaineer rather invigorating.

[00:48:10]>> How's the baby, Mrs. Henry?

[00:48:12]>> Sound asleep already.

[00:48:13]>> Well, it was a tiring trip.

[00:48:16]>> Professor, this afternoon, we'll be setting up our routine for the stay here. It will be helpful if you could um join me with some of the others and help organize.

[00:48:28]>> I'll be very glad to, of course.

[00:48:30]>> Good.

[00:48:31]>> Mr. Who are those men?

[00:48:42]>> I'm afraid they're Gustapo, Mrs. Henry.

[00:48:46]They're being posted at all four hotels.

[00:48:49]>> What if they start examining our papers?

[00:48:51]>> They have no right to.

[00:48:54]And those documents will hold up.

[00:48:57]Professor, this is a roster of the rooms uh in case you want to get in touch with anybody.

[00:49:01]>> Thank you so much.

[00:49:03]>> I'll contact you later.

[00:49:21]On the Eastern front, Adolf Hitler continues to feed whole armies into the meat grinder of Stalinrad's ruined streets.

[00:49:33]Meanwhile, Stalin grimly positions a million and a half fresh troops with masses of tanks and artillery north and south of the embattled city.

[00:49:44]Under the cover of a heavy blizzard in sub-zero weather, the Red Army attacks.

[00:50:16]I get it.

[00:50:19]>> Colonel General Court Sites, Hitler's replacement for Halder, the new chief of staff.

[00:50:31]This just came in. They must take it to the floor at once.

[00:50:35]>> Even so, Zidler, I strongly advise that you do not disturb the fur at this time.

[00:50:40]It is long after midnight. He did not sleep well on the train from back garden.

[00:50:45]>> The fate of the sixth army may be sealed in hours.

[00:50:48]>> Manstein and Going will be here in the morning.

[00:50:51]>> There's plenty of time then to discuss all of this at the situation conference.

[00:50:58]Cartle, I will see the fear at once. I am chief of staff. The whole of my southern front in Russia is threatened with collapse.

[00:51:17]>> Steady, Sidler. You're new to the job.

[00:51:20]We've been through tougher ones than this on the Eastern front.

[00:51:25]You'll prepare a full situation report tomorrow. Now, let us get some much needed rest.

[00:51:33]>> My fellow, this is extremely urgent. I must give Gennar Alpu's freedom of action now at once to fight his way out of Stalingrad to the vest.

[00:51:43]>> Leave the vulgar. You mean >> only if Palus decides it is necessary, Manfura, to save the sixth army. At least let him plan a breakout where the German soldier sets his foot. There he remains.

[00:52:03]I'm not leaving the folder.

[00:52:07]Tell that to Pol.

[00:52:13]Sure, it grieves me. But I must tell you this. The Sixth Army is almost encircled.

[00:52:20]300,000 men. Your most powerful mobile force tripped. Nonsense. What is this nonsense?

[00:52:29]>> It's true, man. Fury, the Russians have torn open the Romanian front on the north and are closing with a pinser attack. You yourself assured me by telephone, not 6 hours ago, Zeisler, that the 48th core was closing that bridge in the north.

[00:52:46]>> M. I said they were counterattacking.

[00:52:49]They fought hard, very hard. But they were cut off and surrounded overwhelming superior numbers.

[00:52:55]>> Hold the core. Cut off by the Russians.

[00:53:03]>> Who commands that core?

[00:53:07]>> General Ferdinandheim, a very capable officer.

[00:53:10]>> You will order General to report here to Rustenberg immediately. He will be called marshaled upon arrival and executed by firing squad.

[00:53:22]All right. Very surely an inquiry into the circumstances first.

[00:53:26]>> Gur will head the court marshall. He will uh he will choose his own court.

[00:53:32]>> To be fair fewer >> situation conference at 1000 hours.

[00:53:40]Yes. Come on. Hold it.

[00:53:58]You wanted to see him.

[00:54:02]You saw him.

[00:54:10]Then I don't have to leave the vulgar.

[00:54:14]>> My furer, I'd like to point out another advantage of this plan.

[00:54:19]>> There there speaks the conqueror of Sevastapole.

[00:54:24]>> Army Gunn will drive up from the southwest with powerful fresh forces to relieve Paul.

[00:54:32]Meanwhile, sixth army should form a hedgehog at Stalingrad.

[00:54:36]>> Field marshal Eric Fmanstein.

[00:54:39]>> Mastermind of the conquest of France.

[00:54:42]>> Germany's most brilliant and successful professional officer.

[00:54:45]>> That may be possible.

[00:54:48]But of course, all this absolutely depends on keeping the sixth army supplied by air until my relief columns break through four to six weeks.

[00:55:04]No problem.

[00:55:05]>> Right. I shall with all respect. An airlift of 500 tons a day in this weather. And with the Luftvafa already tied up in supplying Tunisia mine fur supply by air to Paula's army is a matter of life and death.

[00:55:29]My fur, I will supply the sixth army at Stalingraat.

[00:55:38]Then it is all decided.

[00:55:43]The sixth army will hedgehog where it stands.

[00:55:49]Kendra Pace command will henceforth be known as Fortress Stalenrad.

[00:55:57]The relief of forthrrist stalenrad will be the mission of army group dawn under fel marshal v one manstein.

[00:56:07]I will supply the necessary fresh powerful forces.

[00:56:42]Fortress Stallingrad Garing's airlift is nothing but empty talk. It's hopeless.

[00:56:50]>> He simply says whatever the furer wishes to hear.

[00:57:08]in only six of the Nazi concentration camps all in the Polish back country does the SS murder Jews in mass upon arrival with an elaborate hygienic hoax of disinfection.

[00:57:22]The German names for these places are Chelno, Belk, so Trebinka, Maiden, and Ashvitz.

[00:57:35]But Ashvitz is in a class by itself.

[00:57:38]At once the biggest asphyxiation center, the biggest corpse robbing center, and the biggest slave factory center in all of German ruled Europe.

[00:57:51]Heat. Heat.

[00:58:01]Yeah.

[00:58:22]All right.

[00:58:27]Of course, you can't see it now, but in the spring, all of this grass and flowers.

[00:59:00]Where's the chief engineer?

[00:59:04]Our chief engineer is with top air.

[00:59:11]>> Yeah.

[00:59:13]>> When do we fire?

[00:59:14]>> We'll start the blowers in an hour.

[00:59:16]Ignition shortly thereafter.

[00:59:29]I think ready for your approval over snowman for >> How many will this hold? 2 3,000.

[00:59:49]>> Yes. 210 square meters.

[00:59:54]>> And the other three installations >> approximately the same.

[00:59:59]Depending on the special requirements on a 24-hour basis, you could conceivably process as many as 60,000.

[01:00:14]The escape it's on.

[01:00:17]>> When?

[01:00:19]tomorrow night.

[01:00:24]>> Come.

[01:00:26]The cyclone becaps dropped in from above and the gas comes out through this wire netting.

[01:00:45]Very strong efficient examination and collection.

[01:01:06]Cold teeth, hair.

[01:01:14]Once finished in the other room, the disposables are taken here and inserted for combustion.

[01:01:22]Adults two or three at a time. Children four or five. Three-stage furnaces.

[01:01:29]Stage one powerful electric motors force air to stage two. Lumber and waste oil create such super heat that the disposables in stage three and burning turn to fuel themselves. and speed up the combustion time by a factor of three.

[01:01:48]>> The capacity >> theoretically in a 24-hour period 3,000 and in all four facilities between 8 or 9,000.

[01:01:59]Your chimney linings won't take such heat. Special super tested ceramic bricks. We guarantee the linings.

[01:02:07]>> Well, I do things differently. more simply, but uh >> those lows like an upland character.

[01:02:16]>> In actuality, the highest daily number ever to be gassed and cremated will occur in 1944 during the extermination of the Hungarian Jews. In one day, 24,000 men, women, and children.

[01:03:21]I take care of these pictures.

[01:03:27]>> The less you know, the better.

[01:03:42]>> That's wine engineer civilian idiot in his nice comfortable tweet over coat and English shoes. One month behind in delivery test postponed twice. All he needs is a few months in Awitz. Strike to the political block. The dirt is swine.

[01:04:33]Truly that flameth so inefficient so wasteful of these pits were dug in 1940s. Those old rotten bodies just won't burn away.

[01:04:43]Yet the orders from Berlin are to eradicate. Eradicate all traces of mass grace.

[01:04:49]>> My dear common, that is exactly what my commando 105 is doing all over Poland. And Russia, let me give you some tips. Thank you, Senator. You're a gentleman, a man of culture, not like those damn paper pushes from Berlin.

[01:05:07]>> I am an architect by profession.

[01:05:11]Well, let me at least give you a good dinner.

[01:05:15]>> Dinner?

[01:05:16]>> Maybe a little drop first?

[01:05:19]>> I thought you would never say it.

[01:05:35]My compliments fus.

[01:05:48]The finest wine.

[01:05:50]The best food I have eaten since before the war.

[01:05:54]>> Such a distinguished guest.

[01:05:56]Oh, what a lovely cake.

[01:06:00]>> Yes. Oh, yeah.

[01:06:02]>> Hannah is a wonderful cook, too.

[01:06:06]>> You like chocolate cake? E, Hans. Yeah.

[01:06:08]>> Yep.

[01:06:10]>> Special tweet. He got an A in German today.

[01:06:13]>> An A? That's very good. What for? sir for reciting Schiller's poem >> of all times.

[01:06:29]Excuse me.

[01:06:39]Well, why don't we all eat our dessert?

[01:06:44]Heat.

[01:06:58]Heat.

[01:07:24]I don't know.

[01:07:31]Sorry.

[01:07:46]Good Negan fighter.

[01:08:21]2 hours.

[01:08:27]Heads will roll. He said, "I'll catch you."

[01:08:35]This has been a continual problem, hasn't it, Woody?

[01:08:40]Right. Fiora Himmler has mentioned it on a number of occasions.

[01:09:14]Yes.

[01:09:18]Yes.

[01:09:22]Splendid, sir.

[01:09:25]Go.

[01:09:29]Well done.

[01:09:31]Well done.

[01:09:34]caught him. Wait, tell you this.

[01:09:39]He tried to get out in the luxury.

[01:09:42]>> No, three men had to take turns hosing him up.

[01:09:49]And Paul, I wish you could see what we do with these escape prisoners when we bring them back. We dress them up in an old clown suit or hang a sign on them.

[01:09:59]Hurrah! I'm back.

[01:10:04]Austin.

[01:10:40]Good touch.

[01:10:53]until again.

[01:11:06]An escape that fails is good for discipline.

[01:11:18]Hagen. Hague.

[01:11:21]I still can't get over it. Such luxury.

[01:11:25]20 more where it comes from. Paul, you should see what these Jews bring in with them.

[01:11:30]And um as a gift from me to you, case along with some decent brandy and a few boxes of Avana cigars will be delivered to your airplane.

[01:11:39]>> Fine. Rudy, fine. Thank you.

[01:11:41]Now Sudan, let's talk business.

[01:11:50]Avitz is supposed to supply my commando 105 with workers, correct?

[01:11:57]>> Yes, of course. Well, you have been sending me rubbish. They don't last 3 weeks. I need strongmen.

[01:12:07]500 able-bodied Jews in the next shipment. Rudy 500.

[01:12:13]Oh, the ice fer. And I will have to have another little talk.

[01:12:27]The crematorium. What about it?

[01:12:32]>> The guys who built it. Clinger gang.

[01:12:36]Best fellows I've got. four or 500 of them. You for immediate liquidation. You can get four five solid months work out of those guys before I get rid of them. Will that do?

[01:12:53]>> Fine, Ludy.

[01:12:56]That will be fine.

[01:12:59]>> Excellent.

[01:13:06]Hagen. Hey.

[01:13:35]I got you to do.

[01:14:20]Heat. Heat.

[01:14:39]Just another postponed sentence of death.

[01:14:43]The guy in the labor section told me escapes are easier from 10:05.

[01:14:49]Yeah.

[01:14:54]We got the film address in Prague.

[01:15:03]God be with us.

[01:15:06]Amen.

[01:15:22]The battle for Guadal Canal is in its fourth bloody month. And while the toll has been heavy on both sides, the United States is gradually gaining the upper hand.

[01:15:33]The Japanese have lost over 20,000 of their best troops, 500 aircraft, 15 warships, and large numbers of transports and troop carriers. the United States. 2,000 dead are missing.

[01:15:48]300 aircraft, 20 combat vessels, including the fleet carriers Hornet and Wasp. And like the Japanese, many more transports and troop ships.

[01:16:02]So many ships of both sides have been sunk that the Marines dug in on the island called the waters off Guaddle Canal Iron Bottom Sound.

[01:16:13]And the end is not yet in sight.

[01:16:15]>> We're zeroing in now, Captain. Our salvos are bracketing them.

[01:16:21]>> November 30th, 1942.

[01:16:25]American naval intelligence has learned that the Tokyo Express is steaming again.

[01:16:31]This time, a force of heavily escorted Japanese transports to reinforce with fresh troops. their starved, sick, doomed garrison the shore of Tasaphuranga Point. And Admiral Hally has ordered Task Force 67, five cruisers, six destroyers to intercept and destroy.

[01:16:52]Relatively new to the South Pacific, Admiral Wright, Task Force Commander, ignores hard information that the Japanese carry an engineering model, the long lance torpedo capable of striking with deadly accuracy at 20,000 y.

[01:17:09]He has closed to well within that range before opening fire.

[01:17:24]Caught by surprise, the Japanese have but one option, a desperation, murderous shotgun blast of longlast torpedoes.

[01:17:33]And within minutes, Tasaparanga turns into one of the worst disasters the American Navy will experience in the course of World War II.

[01:17:54]Right standard road. Right standard run sir.

[01:17:56]>> The new course is 090.

[01:17:59]>> 090. Hi sir.

[01:18:07]Oh my god.

[01:18:09]The Pensacola 2.

[01:18:13]Three heavy cruisers for one jet destroyer.

[01:18:17]Three magnificent ships.

[01:18:20]>> Flay that Santa. All ahead full pull.

[01:18:23]Left bull rudder.

[01:18:24]>> Zer head sir. Head full right. All right, sir.

[01:18:27]>> Sir.

[01:18:28]>> Hell yes. This is total disaster. We saddled those bastards with our left elbow. I've got him in my gun sight.

[01:18:45]showing 11,000 report 35 right here.

[01:19:05]If we swing fast enough, maybe we can come.

[01:19:32]This is the captain speaking. Flood magazines and number three turret jettison 5 in ready ammo. Repeat magazines and number three turret jettison 5 in ready ammo.

[01:20:03]892. Uh, >> all right, Jim, what do we got here?

[01:20:08]>> Not good, Captain. We got three propeller shafts stopped. We've got communication power failing. Oil and water the fourth and fifth deck flooding whole deck.

[01:20:16]>> Well, we've got to keep it together till we get to 18 miles.

[01:20:38]We've got to seal off the main fuel buck fire room. Secure all fuel and steam lines. Pump overboard all port water balance.

[01:20:50]>> Sir, the task force commander aboard Honolulu.

[01:21:04]I heard there was some flooding down.

[01:21:06]>> Griffin. Griffin, this is Hawkeye over.

[01:21:09]>> Thug, is that you?

[01:21:11]>> Yes, Admiral.

[01:21:12]>> How you doing, fella? You look pretty bad from over here.

[01:21:17]>> Well, I've got one engine and one propeller. Admiral, I think we've got a chance.

[01:21:21]>> Oh, good. Admiral Wright says he thinks his group can make sagi. They're all still making steam. We're affecting repairs or trying to as we go.

[01:21:30]>> We'll head for Tagi, too.

[01:21:31]>> That's one hell of a fire. You got a concern there.

[01:21:34]>> Yes, sir. We're fighting it.

[01:21:36]>> You require assistance.

[01:21:38]>> No, Admiral.

[01:21:39]>> Radar shows these bandits retiring westward.

[01:21:43]>> I'll uh sweep around Sabo Island with my destroyers and engage them beyond torpedo range.

[01:21:48]>> Now, listen. You need any help, holler.

[01:21:51]I'll send you over a couple of my small boys.

[01:21:53]>> Hi, sir. Good hunting. It's been one hell of a night.

[01:21:58]>> Yes, sir. It has.

[01:22:01]>> Good luck, Pug.

[01:22:04]>> Thank you, sir.

[01:22:29]What's the list now?

[01:22:32]>> 18°, sir.

[01:22:38]>> We better lie too, sir.

[01:22:39]>> Lie too. I just got her on course. If we can keep her afloat till dawn, we might make Tagi right behind the rest of them.

[01:22:46]The shoring is giving way on the fourth and fifth deck, sir. Now, >> what do we do, Jim? Just let her drift filling up with sea water. I'll take some turns off the engines.

[01:22:55]>> With any way on at all, we won't hold out the sea.

[01:23:00]>> Captain, the new supply to number four engine is failing. Pumps can't overcome the lifts. The bearings are burning out.

[01:23:06]>> I see. Maybe I will ask the admiral for a couple of destroyers.

[01:23:10]>> I guess you should, sir.

[01:23:12]>> I'm going below with Chief Clark and see for myself. You get on the horn. Ask Griffin for those destroyers. Tell him we're of fire. Dead in the water.

[01:23:19]Listing 18° and down hard by the stern.

[01:23:22]>> I sir.

[01:23:24]>> Griffin. Griffin. This is Hawkeye. Over.

[01:23:57]What do you got?

[01:24:03]Come over here.

[01:24:17]Jack up.

[01:24:31]Water over here.

[01:24:35]Get out of the way. Perfect.

[01:25:03]The destroys are on their way. Captain.

[01:25:05]>> Very well, Jim. Prepare to abandon the ship.

[01:25:09]>> Sir, >> we've done everything we can, Jim. She's not making it. Now, we better start getting the wounded off.

[01:25:16]>> I sir, now hear this.

[01:25:25]All hands, prepare to abandon ship. Repeat.

[01:25:32]Prepare to abandon ship.

[01:26:10]Get over there black Last of the logs and code, sir. Who is mustered at abandoned ship stations?

[01:26:31]Count is taken of killed, missing, wounded. Roster is complete. As complete as it can be, sir.

[01:26:38]>> Okay, Jim. Abandoned ship.

[01:26:42]>> My eyes, sir.

[01:26:47]>> Abandoned ship. Abandon ship.

[01:26:53]>> Pass the word forward.

[01:26:55]>> Abandon ship.

[01:26:58]>> Abandon ship.

[01:27:00]>> You, sir?

[01:27:00]>> No.

[01:27:02]>> Well, I'm not going down with her if that's what you think.

[01:27:05]>> I wouldn't be much good to the war effort under 400 fathoms. I rounded up a gang of volunteers under Chief Clark. If we can keep her afloat till dawn, we might be able to get a toll line on.

[01:27:15]>> I'd like to volunteer for that, duty, sir. Some of the pumps are still working now. If I could counter flood, I might be able to >> negative. Commander Greg, you're needed in the boat.

[01:27:26]>> Sir, what was that last count?

[01:27:29]>> 54. Captain >> dead missing.

[01:27:35]>> 217.

[01:27:37]For sure. Hau ass like the Honolulu.

[01:27:38]>> No, sir.

[01:27:40]>> No, sir.

[01:27:41]>> You couldn't have done anything else, Captain. You couldn't let the bastards get off scot-free.

[01:27:47]On your way, Jim.

[01:27:55]>> I'll miss the Nor on your next command.

[01:28:05]>> Yes, sir.

[01:28:07]>> Go ahead. Over the side with you.

[01:28:13]2 down the road.

[01:28:49]Hello.

[01:29:14]over here.

[01:29:19]>> Well, at least those destroyers have started fishing them in out of the water now, sir.

[01:29:23]>> Yeah.

[01:29:26]>> Jeez, she could capsize any minute.

[01:29:29]>> I'm afraid you're right, sir. Let's abandon ship.

[01:29:32]>> I can abandon ship. Let's go.

[01:29:39]Abandoned ship.

[01:29:41]Move it. Come on. Let's go.

[01:29:45]>> Captain moving.

[01:29:47]>> You're here. The boss, man. Let's go.

[01:29:49]Over the side.

[01:29:55]Ready.

[01:30:01]Next one.

[01:30:34]All right. Cast off.

[01:30:35]>> I sir cast off.

[01:30:36]>> Captain Heat. Heat.

[01:30:57]Heat.

[01:31:11]Heat.

[01:31:39]Yeah, looks like it's time to go.

[01:31:46]Heat. Heat.

[01:32:52]Heat. Heat.

[01:33:00]Yeah.

[01:33:10]Heat.

[01:33:23]Heat.

[01:33:44]Heat.

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