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WWII's Most Daring Raids

★10.0 2016 1 Season TV-MA

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.

Seasons & episodes

1 season · 6 episodes

Stealing Hitler's Radar

Episode 01

Stealing Hitler's Radar

Sep 18, 2016 · 60 min

The code name is Operation Biting, a planned British raid on Bruneval, in Nazi-occupied Northern France. The mission is to drop paratroopers behind enemy lines and capture a powerful German radar system, but there is an even greater goal to be achieved: show Hitler that they still have plenty of fight in them. But what the brave men of C Company are about to do has never been attempted before, and pulling it off will require sneaking past the very radar they are trying to capture.

Easy Company's First Assault

Episode 02

Easy Company's First Assault

Sep 25, 2016 · 60 min

Hours before the most ambitious amphibious invasion in history, Douglas C-47s drop a small group of American paratroopers from Easy Company, the 101st Airborne Division, behind enemy lines. The mission: to take out four German howitzers about to assault Utah Beach. Witness the moments before the D-Day invasion through the perspective of the men carrying out this daring raid, including commanding officer Lieutenant Winters, whose remarkable improvised assault against a much larger force would make history.

Churchill Strikes Back

Episode 03

Churchill Strikes Back

Oct 2, 2016 · 60 min

British Commandos raid two occupied Norwegian islands to wipe out fish oil factories used to make explosives.

Storming Mussolini's Island

Episode 04

Storming Mussolini's Island

Oct 9, 2016 · 60 min

The first invasion of the Italian Campaign of WWII: Operation Husky.

Cutting Rommel's Lifeline

Episode 05

Cutting Rommel's Lifeline

Oct 16, 2016 · 60 min

A secret British regiment in 1942 led a daring raid on a Nazi-occupied Libyan harbor.

Secret Weapon Sabotage

Episode 06

Secret Weapon Sabotage

Oct 23, 2016 · 60 min

An elite squad of Norwegians destroy a power plant in 1943 that the Nazis may have been using for nuclear weapons research.

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Synopsis

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.

DocumentaryWar & Politics

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Frequently asked

How many seasons does WWII's Most Daring Raids have?

WWII's Most Daring Raids has 1 season with 6 episodes in total.

Is WWII's Most Daring Raids still on the air?

WWII's Most Daring Raids is currently in production and returning for new episodes.

What network airs WWII's Most Daring Raids?

WWII's Most Daring Raids airs on Smithsonian Channel.

When did WWII's Most Daring Raids first air?

WWII's Most Daring Raids first aired on September 18, 2016.

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