Greatest Raids

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  • Premiered: Jan 2003
  • Episodes: 12
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Season 1
1x2
The Entebbe Raid
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 05, 2003
Recalling the 1976 Entebbe Raid, during which the Israeli Defense Force rescued passengers aboard a hijacked Air France flight in Uganda.
1x9
Human Torpedo Raiders
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 12, 2003
During World War II, one- and two-man crews aboard minisubs threaten the largest battleships at anchor.
1x3
The Chindits
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 16, 2003
Recalling the WWII British unit called the Chindits, which specialized in jungle raids and was organized by Brig. Gen. Orde Wingate.
1x12 Show finale
The Adventures of Lawrence of Arabia
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 30, 2003
The military genius of T.E. Lawrence (1888-1935), better known as “Lawrence of Arabia,” is explored.
1x11
The Falklands Campaign
Episode overview
Air date
May 04, 2003
Battles of the 1982 Falklands War are recalled.
1x10
Free Cabanatuan
Episode overview
Air date
May 18, 2003
The 6th Ranger Battalion rescues more than 500 American soldiers being held in a 1944 prisoner-of-war camp.
1x8
Commandos in Norway
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 27, 2003
Winston Churchill demands a plan of harassment.
1x4
Bridge Over the River Gorgopotamos
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 25, 2003
Allies and resistance fighters destroy a bridge over which Nazi supply trains travel.
1x6
The Schweinfurt Disaster
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 01, 2003
Recalling the unsuccessful World War II raid on the industrial town of Schweinfurt, Germany, by the 8th U.S. Army Air Force, flying the B-17 Flying Fortress. Included: archival film footage.
1x7
The Adventures of Otto Skorzeny
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 15, 2003
A leader of Germany's Special Forces leads a glider assault on a hotel in order to rescue imprisoned Benito Mussolini.
1x1
Search and Rescue in the Balkans
Episode overview
Air date
Apr 23, 2004
The elite U.S. Air Force and Marine Corps pilot-rescue unit swings into action deep behind enemy lines.

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