Smithsonian Channel - WWII's Most Daring Raids Series 1 (2016) Part 5 Cutting Rommel's Lifeline

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 5 Cutting Rommel's Lifeliner

In the scorching North African desert in January 1942, the British Special Air Service is sent on a do-or-die mission. They must infiltrate a Libyan harbor and destroy Nazi Field Marshal Erwin Rommel's vital fuel supplies and other high-value targets. These men have the expertise, but do they have the experience to pull off this dangerous raid? Witness the action firsthand as we relive this daring raid, told through the testimony of commanding officer Colonel Stirling and other key members of his fearless force.

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