Smithsonian Channel - WWII's Most Daring Raids Series 1 (2016) Part 3 Churchill Strikes Back
WWII’s Most Daring Raids Series 1
They were U.S. paratroopers, Norwegian operatives, and British Commandos, Allied teams leading high-risk operations throughout Europe, Africa, and Asia to fight Hitler and turn the tide of the war. WWII's Most Daring Raids puts you in the heart of the action, giving you a minute-by-minute account of the most astonishing surprise attacks against the Third Reich. We forensically examine how exactly these assaults played out, through expert analysis and testimonies from the brave men who carried them out.
Part 3 Churchill Strikes Back
Just a few weeks after Pearl Harbor, over 500 British Commandos raided a Nazi stronghold in Norway on a daring do-or-die mission. Their duty to assault and destroy the Nazi fish oil factories being used to manufacture nitroglycerin, and to gather as much intelligence as possible. Relive the high-risk attack, as Britain used all three military services – the RAF, Royal Navy, and Army – in a combined assault that would serve as a blueprint for future Allied strikes on Nazi-occupied Europe.
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Episode One Shown Here