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Great SAS Missions, 2, Destroying Hitler's Airfields
directed by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010; produced by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, in Great SAS Missions, 2 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2003, originally published 2003), 24 mins
After its initial and near-fatal problems the SAS changed its tactics - using its own heavily-armed jeeps to strike deep behind enemy lines attacking German and Italian airfields and supply lines. By the time the fighting in North Africa ended, the exploits of the unit were fast becoming legend, but it had lost it...
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directed by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010; produced by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, in Great SAS Missions, 2 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2003, originally published 2003), 24 mins
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After its initial and near-fatal problems the SAS changed its tactics - using its own heavily-armed jeeps to strike deep behind enemy lines attacking German and Italian airfields and supply lines. By the time the fighting in North Africa ended, the exploits of the unit were fast becoming legend, but it had lost its founder and was again struggling to survive. After its initial and near-fatal problems the SAS changed its tactics - using its own he...
After its initial and near-fatal problems the SAS changed its tactics - using its own heavily-armed jeeps to strike deep behind enemy lines attacking German and Italian airfields and supply lines. By the time the fighting in North Africa ended, the exploits of the unit were fast becoming legend, but it had lost its founder and was again struggling to survive. After its initial and near-fatal problems the SAS changed its tactics - using its own heavily-armed jeeps to strike deep behind enemy lines attacking German and Italian airfields and supply lines. By the time the fighting in North Africa ended, the exploits of the unit were fast becoming legend, but it had lost its founder and was again struggling to survive.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, Robert Powell, 1944-
Author / Creator
Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Great SAS Missions
Speaker / Narrator
Robert Powell, 1944-
Person Discussed
David Stirling, 1915-1990
Topic / Theme
Bombardment, Espionage, Military maneuvers, Military personnel, Military raids, Military strategy, Military units, Guerrilla warfare, Allied Invasion of Sicily, July 9-August 17, 1943, Battle of El Alamein, October 23-November 3, 1942, War and Violence, World History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Great SAS Missions, 3, Deception on D-Day
directed by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010; produced by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, in Great SAS Missions, 3 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2003, originally published 2003), 24 mins
As the Allies landed on D-Day to begin the liberation of Europe, the SAS used the skills it had honed in the desert in this new theatre of war. On the night before the landings, teams were parachuted in to create havoc and distract the German defenders. Then the armed jeeps ranged deep behind the enemy’s lines a...
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directed by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010; produced by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, in Great SAS Missions, 3 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2003, originally published 2003), 24 mins
Description
As the Allies landed on D-Day to begin the liberation of Europe, the SAS used the skills it had honed in the desert in this new theatre of war. On the night before the landings, teams were parachuted in to create havoc and distract the German defenders. Then the armed jeeps ranged deep behind the enemy’s lines attacking reinforcements and communications.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, Robert Powell, 1944-
Author / Creator
Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Great SAS Missions
Speaker / Narrator
Robert Powell, 1944-
Person Discussed
David Stirling, 1915-1990
Topic / Theme
Military company, Military maneuvers, Military personnel, Military raids, Military strategy, Sabotage, Guerrilla warfare, Paratroops, D-Day Invasion, June 6, 1944, War and Violence, World History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Great SAS Missions, 4, Hunting Hitler's Terror Weapons
directed by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010; produced by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, in Great SAS Missions, 4 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2003, originally published 2003), 25 mins
As the Allies broke out of their Normandy beachhead and swept towards the German border, the SAS continued its deep penetration role. But the regiment was also called on for other vital tasks: tracking down Hitler’s mobile and
elusive V-2 rocket launchers, and then hunting the Nazi war criminals that had killed...
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directed by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010; produced by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, in Great SAS Missions, 4 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2003, originally published 2003), 25 mins
Description
As the Allies broke out of their Normandy beachhead and swept towards the German border, the SAS continued its deep penetration role. But the regiment was also called on for other vital tasks: tracking down Hitler’s mobile and
elusive V-2 rocket launchers, and then hunting the Nazi war criminals that had killed members of the SAS in cold blood.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, Robert Powell, 1944-
Author / Creator
Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Great SAS Missions
Speaker / Narrator
Robert Powell, 1944-
Topic / Theme
Military maneuvers, Military personnel, Military raids, Military strategy, Military units, Weapons and ordnance, Prisoners of war, War crimes, Guerrilla warfare, Paratroops, World War II, 1939-1945, War and Violence, World History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Great SAS Missions, 6, Retaking the Falklands
directed by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010; produced by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, in Great SAS Missions, 6 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2003, originally published 2003), 24 mins
When the British Task Force sailed to take back the Falkand Islands from Argentine occupation, two squadrons of the SAS went with it. Over the next few weeks they were involved in a variety of surveillance missions, and a vital and brilliantly executed raid on an Argentine airstrip on Pebble Island which effective...
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directed by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010; produced by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, in Great SAS Missions, 6 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2003, originally published 2003), 24 mins
Description
When the British Task Force sailed to take back the Falkand Islands from Argentine occupation, two squadrons of the SAS went with it. Over the next few weeks they were involved in a variety of surveillance missions, and a vital and brilliantly executed raid on an Argentine airstrip on Pebble Island which effectively eliminated all enemy air power on the Falklands.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, Robert Powell, 1944-
Author / Creator
Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Great SAS Missions
Speaker / Narrator
Robert Powell, 1944-
Topic / Theme
Accidental deaths, Battles, Bombardment, Military maneuvers, Military personnel, Military strategy, Guerrilla warfare, Paratroops, Aircraft accidents, Falkland Islands War, 1982, War and Violence, World History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Memorandum from Willis D. Crittenberger to Commanding General, Fifth Army, May 14, 1945
written by Willis D. Crittenberger, 1890-1980, in Records of U.S. Army Operational, Tactical, and Support Organizations (World War II and Thereafter) (RG338), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (14 May 1945), French-Italian Border Dispute Correspondence, Franco-Italian Border Dispute, June - July 1945 , 1 page(s)
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written by Willis D. Crittenberger, 1890-1980, in Records of U.S. Army Operational, Tactical, and Support Organizations (World War II and Thereafter) (RG338), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (14 May 1945), French-Italian Border Dispute Correspondence, Franco-Italian Border Dispute, June - July 1945 , 1 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
14 May 1945, 1945
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Government/institutional document
Author / Creator
Willis D. Crittenberger, 1890-1980
Topic / Theme
France and its Borders, Military units, Political boundaries, Military maneuvers, Politics & Policy, Americans, French, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Nippon News, Number 016, Nippon News, No. 016, September 24, 1940
produced by Nippon News, in Nippon News, Number 016 (Tokyo Metropolis: NHK International Inc., 1940, originally published 1940), 10 mins
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produced by Nippon News, in Nippon News, Number 016 (Tokyo Metropolis: NHK International Inc., 1940, originally published 1940), 10 mins
Date Written / Recorded
1940
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Nippon News
Date Published / Released
1940-09-24, 1940
Publisher
NHK International Inc.
Series
Nippon News
Topic / Theme
Concerts, Artillery units, Swimming, Weddings, Bombardment, Patriotism, Political meetings, Royalty (Social class), Funerals, Second Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945, Battle of Britain, July-October 1940, War and Violence, World History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 1940. Used by permission of NHK International Inc.
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Nippon News, Number 088, Nippon News, No. 088, February 9, 1942
produced by Nippon News, in Nippon News, Number 088 (Tokyo Metropolis: NHK International Inc., 1942, originally published 1942), 16 mins
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produced by Nippon News, in Nippon News, Number 088 (Tokyo Metropolis: NHK International Inc., 1942, originally published 1942), 16 mins
Date Written / Recorded
1942
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Nippon News
Date Published / Released
1942-02-09, 1942
Publisher
NHK International Inc.
Series
Nippon News
Topic / Theme
Paratroops, Bombardment, Invasions, Japanese Invasion of the Philippines, December 8, 1941-April 9, 1942, Japanese invasion of Singapore, February 8-15, 1942, Japanese invasion of Burma, December 11, 1941, War and Violence, World History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 1942. Used by permission of NHK International Inc.
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Nippon News, Number 185, Nippon News, No. 185, December 20, 1943
produced by Nippon News, in Nippon News, Number 185 (Tokyo Metropolis: NHK International Inc., 1943, originally published 1943), 7 mins
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produced by Nippon News, in Nippon News, Number 185 (Tokyo Metropolis: NHK International Inc., 1943, originally published 1943), 7 mins
Date Written / Recorded
1943
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Nippon News
Date Published / Released
1943-12-20, 1943
Publisher
NHK International Inc.
Series
Nippon News
Topic / Theme
Civil defense, Bombardment, Factory workers, Mechanical repairs, Sewing, Women in workforce, Artillery units, Second Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945, War and Violence, World History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1943. Used by permission of NHK International Inc.
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Nippon News, Number 185, Nippon News, No. 185, December 20, 1943
produced by Nippon News, in Nippon News, Number 185 (Tokyo Metropolis: NHK International Inc., 1943, originally published 1943), 7 mins
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produced by Nippon News, in Nippon News, Number 185 (Tokyo Metropolis: NHK International Inc., 1943, originally published 1943), 7 mins
Date Written / Recorded
1943
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Nippon News
Date Published / Released
1943-12-20, 1943
Publisher
NHK International Inc.
Series
Nippon News
Topic / Theme
Civil defense, Bombardment, Factory workers, Mechanical repairs, Sewing, Women in workforce, Artillery units, Second Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945, War and Violence, World History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 1943. Used by permission of NHK International Inc.
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Note on the French Relief, June 7, 1945
in Records of U.S. Army Operational, Tactical, and Support Organizations (World War II and Thereafter) (RG338), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (07 June 1945), French-Italian Border Dispute Correspondence, Franco-Italian Border Dispute, June - July 1945 , 2 page(s)
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in Records of U.S. Army Operational, Tactical, and Support Organizations (World War II and Thereafter) (RG338), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (07 June 1945), French-Italian Border Dispute Correspondence, Franco-Italian Border Dispute, June - July 1945 , 2 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
07 June 1945, 1945
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Government/institutional document
Topic / Theme
France and its Borders, Military maneuvers, Military units, Politics & Policy, French, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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