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WWII's Greatest Raids
2014 7.5 (2 votes) 1 Seasons
Genres
Documentary War & Politics
Networks
National Geographic

WWII's Greatest Raids

Overview

WWII’s Greatest Raids is a series that takes you into the heart of an elite band of soldiers in the heat of a key action in their history, and follows them on the mission to show just how these men put their unique combination of skills, training and equipment to the test of combat. We’ll explore just how celebrated outfits such as the U.S. Army Rangers, the British Special Air Service and the Black Devil Brigade have changed the course of a battle, or perhaps even a war, through their courage, daring and commitment.

Seasons

Season 1 (2014)

No overview available.

6 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Rangers Lead The Way
2014-08-03

US Army Rangers spearhead the biggest amphibious landing in history - the allied Invasion of France. They must conquer vertical cliffs before taking on the determined enemy. Then destroy the guns that threaten to blow the Allied fleet out of the water.

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 2: Mountain Massacre
2014-08-10

The Black Devils, a joint US-Canadian elite mountain warfare unit, are about to go into action. They must mount a do-or-die night-time assault up a treacherous mountain, in extreme weather, to take on heavily-entrenched battle hardened German defenses.

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 3: Hitler's Last Bridge
2014-08-17

A brave band of regular GI’s are tasked with saving the last bridge and final gateway to the Third Reich at Remagen, Germany on the Rhine. They arrive just as the Germans attempt to blow it up.

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 4: Strike From The Sky
2014-08-24

British light infantry must crash land by glider in Northern France then take and hold two key bridges in the hands of a heavily armed enemy.

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 5: SAS vs. Rommel
2014-08-31

The SAS launches a daring raid behind enemy lines on a German airfield in the Sahara Desert. If they succeed in destroying Rommel’s supply planes, their action could turn the tide of war and allow the British to drive the Germans out of North Africa.

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 6: Commando Do Or Die
2014-09-07

British commandos attempt a head-on amphibious assault against a heavily-defended enemy port. Their mission: to take out the dock facilities of St.Nazaire, before they become a base for Germany's biggest battleship.

Runtime: 50 min

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