On 28th March 1942 600 sailors and elite commandos led a daring raid against one of the most heavily defended ports in occupied Europe. Their mission? To infiltrate Saint-Nazaire and destroy the Normandie Dry-dock, the only facility large enough to repair the German battleship Tirpitz. That raid, known as Operation Chariot, whilst costly, did achieve its objective, and has gone down in history as one of the most famous raids of WW2.

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Written References:
R. Lyman, Into The Jaws of Death (2014)
S. Chant-Sempill, St Nazaire Commando (1985)
J. Cooksey, Operation Chariot - The Raid on St Nazaire (2004)
J. Dorrian, Storming St Nazaire (1998)

General Sources:
Bundesarchiv (German Federal Archive)
Imperial War Museum Sound Archive (IWMSA)
US National Archives (NARA)
British Newspaper Archive (BNA)
The National Archives, Kew (TNA)
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Image Sources:
D. Rowlands, ‘The Raid on St Nazaire’ (Painting)
Wowbuildings.net (3D Model of Saint-Nazaire)

Credits:
Research: Dr Robert Lyman & Dan Hill
Script & Narration: Dan Hill
Editing: Shane Greer
3D Model: wowbuildings.net
Thumbnail Design: Linus Klassen
Image Optimization: Linus Klassen
Music & Sound Effects: Shane Greer
Painting: David Rowlands


Video:
Die Deutsche Wochenschau Nr 605.1942, Source: Bundesarchiv, Bestand Film: K 142905-3
Occupation of St. Nazaire, France, (NARA: 111-ADC-4571 - NAID: 18373)

Images:
Bundesarchiv, Bild 101II-MW-3724-02 / Schaaf / CC-BY-SA 3.0
Bundesarchiv, Bild 101II-MW-3724-02 / Schaaf / CC-BY-SA 3.0
Bundesarchiv, Bild 101I-065-2302-31 / Koch / CC-BY-SA 3.0
Bundesarchiv, Bild 101I-065-2302-39 / Koch / CC-BY-SA 3.0
Bundesarchiv, Bild 101II-MW-3722-03 / Kramer / CC-BY-SA 3.0