The Night Raiders of Normandy - a podcast by Bruce Crompton

from 2020-10-22T23:05:18

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In almost complete darkness, on the 27th February 1942, 120 men from the newly formed Parachute Regiment, went on a bold mission - to steal technology from a new German Radar installation that was causing heavy losses on Allied aircraft. This is the true story of 7 of the men who took part in that sensational operation. Sadly, not all of them would make it out unharmed-

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Contributors-

-Jon Baker- curator of Airborne Assault Museum & Paradata https://www.paradata.org.uk/

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-Lieutenant Colonel Richard Lewin https://www.army.mod.uk/

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