10 Daring Raids of World War II

World War Two was fought on a colossal scale. Battles could last for months and involve millions of combatants. Major gains were rarely made without a vast expenditure of manpower and resources. However, there were rare occasions where a few men accomplished extraordinary things. With the advantage of surprise, preparation, and no small amount of luck, it was possible for a small force to inflict damage out of all proportion to its size.

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10. The Battle of Fort Eben-Emael
9. Saint Nazaire Raid
8. Operation Frankton
7. Alexandra Raid
6. The Doolittle Raid
5. The Telemark Raid
4. Operation Vengeance
3. Dambusters
2. Rescuing Mussolini
1. Sinking the Tirpitz

Source/Further reading:

https://youtu.be/k1JiksLGtb0
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Nazaire_Raid
http://ww2today.com/18th-october-1942-hitlers-order-summary-death-for-commandos
https://www.warhistoryonline.com/instant-articles/raid-alexandria-military-history-italy-ww2.html
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/james-h-doolittle
http://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-heavy-water-2013-11?IR=T
http://www.slate.com/blogs/quora/2013/11/20/u_s_in_world_war_ii_how_the_navy_broke_japanese_codes_before_midway.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/wallis_neville_barnes.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-30571335
http://nation.time.com/2013/04/08/search-and-destroy-mission-hitlers-warship/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Approaching_Omaha.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:African-americans-wwii-015.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wacht_am_Rhein_map_(Opaque).svg
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:E-E_Modell.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kpbz1TTdhKQ
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:DFS_230.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:St_Nazaire_1942_aerial.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Campeltown_being_converting.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_101II-MW-3722-03,_St._Nazaire,_Zerst%C3%B6rer_%27HMS_Campbeltown%27.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/21/Bundesarchiv_Bild_101II-MW-3721-20%2C_St._Nazaire%2C_britische_Kriegsgefangene.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/61/Bundesarchiv_Bild_101II-MW-3722-19%2C_St._Nazaire%2C_Zerst%C3%B6rer_%22HMS_Campbeltown%22.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_101II-MW-3721-20,_St._Nazaire,_britische_Kriegsgefangene.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oper_frankton_cockle.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuyCToW0III
https://media.defense.gov/2007/Apr/19/2000497829/780/780/0/070419-F-1234P-029.JPG

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