St Nazaire Raid

Photo: HMS Campbeltown damaged in the port of Saint-Nazaire following Operation Chariot, the daring British commando raid on 28 March 1942. Photographer: Kramer. Source: German Federal Archives (Bundesarchiv, Bild 101II-MW-3722-03). Licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0 Germany.

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Goalhanger

18 May, 2020

WW2 Pod We Have Ways

52 mins

Royal Navy

Kriegsmarine

Battle of the Atlantic

Combined Operations

It was one of the most audacious raids of the Second World War. A combined Royal Navy and British Commando attack on the Normandie dry dock in German occupied France. But was it worth the high human cost to stop the German warship Tirpitz potentially breaking out into the Atlantic? Join the We Have Ways members’ club now for £5 a month using the link below: Patreon.com/wehaveways A Goalhanger Films production Produced by Joey McCarthy Exec Producer Tony Pastor Twitter: #WeHaveWays @WeHaveWaysPod Email: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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James Holland

Historian, writer, and podcaster, specialises in World War II and hosts "We Have Ways" podcast.

Al Murray

Al Murray, comedian, writer, and historian, co-hosts the WWII podcast We Have Ways of Making You Talk and writes on

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St Nazaire Raid

St Nazaire Raid

Meet the Speakers

James Holland

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