The Greatest Raid of all time

[Mort]

I can think of no greater use of your broadband than this.

This is an awe-inspiring documentary covering the Commando raid on St Nazaire , France in World War 2. If you read it in a book you wouldn't believe it to be true.

Set aside an hour to watch one of the greatest tales of courage ever and be proud of these men.

The Greatest Raid of all time. (http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=E3A58ECF9E021AE8)


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[Swoop]

Absolutely brilliant.

What else can you say?

Why the fuck don't we have decent stuff like this on our television??

[MaxB]

My great Uncle Bert was killed in that raid. He was in an Army Commando unit. The losses were horrendous. In some sections no one made it back alive. Makes you think aye?

[Mikkel]

Very good documentary! Thanks for the link.

[marioc]

Stuff like that on the history channel all the time.
That is particulary epic however.

[The Pastor]

That was good.

[Magua]

That was bloody epic.

[Mikkel]

I couldn't help but chuckle a bit and recall a well known scene from Monty Python when they talked about the fella who, during the disembarkment from the destroyer, cheered the other guys on after he had one of his legs blown off...

...but then you think about it a bit... Nothing but respect for the men who put their lives on the line that night!

[Dave Lobster]

Wasn't there a film made about this?

[Oakie]

Stuff like that on the history channel all the time.


Um yeah. It was on about three Sunday mornings ago infact.

[Swoop]

Wasn't there a film made about this?

Yes........ (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062688/usercomments)

[Dave Lobster]

Anyone got a copy?

Only found one torrent.. and nobody seeding :(

[EJT]

My great Uncle Bert was killed in that raid. He was in an Army Commando unit. The losses were horrendous. In some sections no one made it back alive. Makes you think aye?

Yes and lessons learned after this helped out in the D-Day landings. Great doco.

[doc]

Yes and lessons learned after this helped out in the D-Day landings. Great doco.

If you are interested in the rehersals for "D Day" do some research on the 'Dieppe Raids" Frightening when you look at it from today's perspective.

[Swoop]

If you are interested in the rehersals for "D Day" do some research on the 'Dieppe Raids" Frightening when you look at it from today's perspective.
I read a book (Tumult in the clouds (http://www.amazon.com/Tumult-Clouds-James-Goodson/dp/0451211987/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1215033653&sr=1-1)) by an American fighter pilot who was involved with the air cover for that operation. He could not believe the waste and is of the opinion that an attack on the Channel Islands would have been wiser. This would have met the "needs" of intelligence gathering and also would have provided a forward base of operations in addition to an alternative airfield for damaged allied aircraft.

[TOTO]

watched it. Really cool docu man. :niceone:

[Mort]

I read a book (Tumult in the clouds (http://www.amazon.com/Tumult-Clouds-James-Goodson/dp/0451211987/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1215033653&sr=1-1)) by an American fighter pilot who was involved with the air cover for that operation. He could not believe the waste and is of the opinion that an attack on the Channel Islands would have been wiser. This would have met the "needs" of intelligence gathering and also would have provided a forward base of operations in addition to an alternative airfield for damaged allied aircraft.

That sounds a bit screwed to me - the raid prevented the Tirpitz (A Bismark class ship from taking part in the war and any airfield on the channel isles would have been bombed and have been of no strategic advantage anyway

[MisterD]

That sounds a bit screwed to me - the raid prevented the Tirpitz (A Bismark class ship from taking part in the war and any airfield on the channel isles would have been bombed and have been of no strategic advantage anyway

Crossed wires Morcs, he was referring to the Dieppe Raid (complete disaster) versus a CI attack...

[Swoop]

That sounds a bit screwed to me - the raid prevented the Tirpitz (A Bismark class ship from taking part in the war and any airfield on the channel isles would have been bombed and have been of no strategic advantage anyway
As MrD says, crossed wires.
Instead of wasting lives on the invade-then-retreat of Dieppe, the alternative of a Channel Island attack may have been better.

[Bend-it]

In terms of damage caused, surprise achieved and casualities suffered, Pearl Harbour would have to be up there among the greatest raids of all time! ;)

[98tls]

Agreed........another of note.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/500th_SS_Parachute_Battalion