Episode 425-Here Come the Commandos

The History of WWII Podcast

Ray Harris Jr

Society & Culture, Education, History

4.5 • 4.5K Ratings

🗓️ 7 July 2023

⏱️ 24 minutes

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In building up to Operation Sledgehammer, Mountbatten’s arrival is a whirlwind for Combined Operations. Their numbers will grow as will the number of their raids. But soon, the commandos are too few. Churchill wants larger raids, as does Mountbatten. The Canadians on the island are ready do anything to get this war over. Thus they will be tapped. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:57.6	Hello, and thank you for listening to the history of World War II podcast.
1:04.0	Episode 425. Here comes the commandos.
1:08.5	Last time General George Marshall, Chief of Staff for the US Army, was coming to London
1:14.1	to light a fire under the perceived sluggish British.
1:18.0	What's more, he was bringing a big plan for a cross-tannel invasion for the following year, 1943,
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