Ramming a Disguised WW2 Ship Full of Explosives into a German Submarine Base

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Pictured: Little did the Germans know what secret awaited them inside the ship...

Operation Chariot has been considered the most significant raid in British military history. The amphibious attack had little chance of success. Still, the British Commandos assigned to the mission were confident in their abilities.

The objective was to destroy the heavily defended dry dock of St. Nazaire in Northern France. 600 commandos, accompanied by a modified WWI destroyer, that resembled a German vessel, made their way to the dock with a secret meticulously hidden from German eyes.

215 raiders would be captured, and the mission seemed like a failure...

But little did the Germans know that HMS Campbeltown was stuffed with tons of explosives, timed to go off only several hours later…

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