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Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook Giving a Speech in Support of the USSR, Birmingham, 1942. Britain during the Second World War. 'What of Britain and America's mightiest ally? Well, Lord Beaverbrook is not likely to be quite as Pro-Russian again as he seemed in 1942. "We believe in the skill of the Russian generals. We believe in the equipment of the Russian divisions. And we believe in the fighting power and the courage of the Russian soldiers. And we believe in Stalin's leadership. And this is the day to proclaim our faith. Let us give fierce battle to our enemy. Battle in their own lands, battle on the second front".' From "Time To Remember - The End Of The Beginning", 1942 ( Reel 2); documentary film about events of 1942 and America's entry into the war.