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S01E13 - "L'évasion par la porte de l'enfer"
Diffusé le Dec 19, 2011, 5:00 PM
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L'incroyable odyssée des Chindits
The Chindits were British Special Forces that served in Burma and India in 1943 and 1944 during the Burma Campaign of World War II. Major General Orde Wingate formed and led them to implement his newly developed guerrilla warfare tactic of long-range penetration. The Chindits operated deep behind Japanese lines in the jungles of north Burma and fought for months at a time totally relying on airdrops for supplies.
Sep 26, 2011
60 min
Le raid d'Amiens
A gripping account of the most daring raids of WWII: a British squadron of low-flying Mosquito bombers freed French Resistance fighters from Amiens Prison. Operation Jericho occurred on February 18, 1944.
Oct 3, 2011
60 min
Le raid de Doolittle
America's astonishing first air raid on the Japanese archipelago, led by Colonel 'Jimmy' Doolittle. The offensive took place in retaliation for the devastating Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour.Ă‚Â
Oct 10, 2011
60 min
Le bataillon noir
The 333rd Field Artillery Battalion, a depleted unit of black soldiers, were surrounded and down to their last rounds. They risked everything to tenaciously fight off the Nazis at Bastogne and help win the Battle of the Bulge.
Oct 17, 2011
60 min
La fuite du colonel Laycock
This is the dramatic story of how the Germans captured Crete and how Major General Robert "Lucky" Laycock led his ill-equipped troops in a desperate rearguard action against crack German mountain troops.
Oct 24, 2011
60 min
La stratégie défensive selon Manstein
Thousands of German troops narrowly evade the surrounding Soviet Red Army. German General Erich Von Manstein devised one of the most brilliant escapes in military history. Military Schools still study his miraculous plan, which became the basis for NATO's defense.
Oct 30, 2011
60 min
Le siège de Kohima
In 1944, 1,500 outnumbered British troops amazingly held Japanese forces at the key Burmese town of Kohima.Ă‚Â
Nov 7, 2011
60 min
Un pont trop loin
Outnumbered British troops amazingly held Japanese forces at the key Burmese town of Kohima.
Nov 14, 2011
60 min
Les 242 jours de Tobrouk
The defense of Tobruk by Australian General Leslie Morshead.
Nov 21, 2011
60 min
Opération Hannibal
Operation Hannibal is the evacuation of two million East Prussians by the German Navy in early 1945.
Nov 28, 2011
60 min
L'enfer du désert
Dec 5, 2011
60 min
L'opération de la dernière chance
Dudley Mason plays a vital role in securing the island of Malta.
Dec 12, 2011
60 min
L'évasion par la porte de l'enfer
Leon Degrelle and a motley crew of Finns, Estonians and fellow Belgians held off the three million-strong Russian army, enabling 56,000 men to escape.
Dec 19, 2011
60 min
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