Great Raids of World War II episode 6 - Arctic Commando Assaults
Great Raids of World War II episode 6 - Arctic Commando Assaults: As Britain faced Nazi Germany alone in July 1940, Winston Churchill's response was to set up the Commandos - an elite fighting force to raid enemy coasts. In December 1941 on his orders a major assault on Vaagso in northern Norway, convinced Hitler that the country was a vital strategic target. Subsequently more than 250,000 Nazi troops were pinned down there uselessly for the rest of the war.
Operation Archery was a World War II commando raid carried out by the British No. 3 and No. 4 Commandos on the German-occupied island of Vågsøy in Norway. The operation was conducted in December 1941 and was intended to disrupt German shipping and military operations in the area. The raid was carried out by a force of around 500 commandos, who were transported to the island by naval vessels and landed on the coast in the early hours of 27 December 1941. The commandos quickly overwhelmed the small German garrison on the island and began attacking shipping and military targets.
World War II was the greatest military confrontation the world has ever known. On land and sea and in the air the scale of the conflict was unprecedented. But amid the great campaigns were many smaller-scale operations which were vital to Allied success - occasions when small numbers of men could have an effect out of all proportion to their numbers; occasions when the course of the war hinged on their courage and daring.
This series looks at six such raids. With the use of veterans' accounts; carefully researched archive film; meticulous reconstructions and 3-D graphics the viewer is put right into the heart of the action - whether it was foiling Hitler's attempts to acquire an atomic bomb, or discovering the secrets of the air defences of the Nazi Reich. The recreated raids include the British and Norwegian mission to smash Hitler's nuclear programme; the canoe-borne commando assault on Bordeaux to disrupt supplies of raw materials essential for Hitler's war machine; and the paratroop capture of a key German radar installation at Bruneval, which brought back information vital to enable Britain's bombers to strike at the heart of Nazi Germany. All six episodes from the series are included on this set.
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