Commando Missions

5:00 AM to 6:00 AM

Sunday 11 May

Raincoat Operation

Season 1 Episode 4 of 4

Operation Raincoat, a 1943 mission conducted in Italy to break through the German defence line and open the way to and liberate Rome. Allied artillery was tasked with creating a diversion while the soldiers advanced

Commando Missions airs on Sky History at 5:00 AM, Sunday 11 May. (Subtitles.)

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