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1. Stopping Hitler's A-Bomb
  January 1, 2004
It was Hitler's deadliest secret - his scientists had promised him an atomic bomb. But the Germans needed one vital ingredient - heavy water - which was only produced in one factory - deep in occupied Norway. In 1943 Norwegian raiders was sent to destroy it - a mission that could decide the outcome of the war.
 
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2. Prison Busters
  January 1, 2004
In1943, Resistance operatives were being held in Amiens prison, facing interrogation, torture and execution. They must be rescued. The plan depended on a special aircraft - the Mosquito fighter-bomber - and the skill and courage of its pilots in flying low enough to breach the prison walls with their bombs.
 
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3. Radar Beam Raiders
  January 1, 2004
As RAF Bomber Command began to strike back at Nazi Germany, it suffered unsustainable losses from the Nazi air defence. At its heart were radar systems which urgently needed to be cracked. At last, a key radar station was located at Bruneval and a team of Britain's new paratroops were sent in to seize it.
 
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4. Storm at St. Nazaire
  January 1, 2004
The great dry dock at St Nazaire was the only one large enough to repair Germany's giant battleship Tirpitz. To reduce the chances of the Nazi raider threatening Britain's Atlantic lifeline it had to be put out of action. On 26 March 1942 HMS Campbeltown, packed with commandos and explosives set out to achieve this.
 
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5. Cockleshell Raiders
  January 1, 2004
The port of Bordeaux was vital to Hitler's war machine for the supply of vital materials needed to keep the Nazi armies fighting. But Bordeaux was 90 miles up the Gironde river and seemingly unassailable. Then Royal Marine Major 'Blondie' Hasler came up with the idea of a sending a special raiding force in canoes.
 
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6. Arctic Commando Assaults
  January 1, 2004
Churchill set up the Commandos - an elite fighting force to raid enemy coasts. In1941 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.
 
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Episode 5, "Cockleshell Raiders"
Synopsis: The port of Bordeaux was vital to Hitler's war machine for the supply of vital materials needed to keep the Nazi armies fighting. But Bordeaux was 90 miles up the Gironde river and seemingly unassailable. Then Royal Marine Major 'Blondie' Hasler came up with the idea of a sending a special raiding force in canoes.
Original air date: January 1, 2004
Runtime: 24 minutes
ASIN: B000Q7I3DI
Great Raids of World War II Season 1
Synopsis: WWII was the greatest military confrontation the world has ever known. On land, sea and in the air the conflict was unprecedented. But amid the great campaigns were many smaller operations vital to Allied success - when courageous men could have an effect out of all proportion to their numbers?
Creator: Nugus/MartinProductions Ltd
Network: Nugus/MartinProductions Ltd
ASIN: B000Q6T1J4
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