1942: OPERATION CHARIOT

March 1942: in their most a daring Word War II mission, British commandos crash a ship filled with explosives into the dock gates of the French port of St Nazaire. It's one of the boldest raids in military history – a head-on amphibious assault against a heavily-defended enemy port to take out the dock facilities and deny their use to the Tirpitz, Nazi Germany's biggest battleship. The commandoes are have disguised their ship as a German destroyer - but the deception won't last long, and they will soon be steaming through a storm of shells and bullets, in the most explosive raid of all time.

Don't forget to hit that subscribe button and be part of the journey—history awaits! 🔔✨
https://www.youtube.com/@TheHistoryTripOfficial?sub_confirmation=1

Видео 1942: OPERATION CHARIOT канала The History Trip