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Attack on the Iron Coast (1968)
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5 July 1968 (France) moreTagline:
They turned a dead ship into a live bomb and sailed it down the throat of the enemy!User Comments:
Reason for the actual raid moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | Lloyd Bridges | ... | Major Jamie Wilson |
 | Andrew Keir | ... | Captain Owen Franklin |
| Sue Lloyd | ... | Sue Wilson |
| Mark Eden | ... | Lieutenant Commander Donald Kimberly |
| Maurice Denham | ... | Rear Admiral Sir Frederick Grafton |
| Glyn Owen | ... | Forrester |
| Howard Pays | ... | Lieutenant Graham |
| Walter Gotell | ... | Van Horst |
| John Welsh | ... | Admiral of the Fleet Lord William Cansley |
| George Mikell | ... | Captain Strasser |
| Ernest Clark | ... | Air Vice Marshall Woodbridge |
| Dick Haydon | ... | Pringle |
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Just wanted to add further to the comment about this movie being based on Operation Chariot.
The purpose of the raid was to disable the only dry dock on the French coast that was large enough for the German battleship Tirpitz, sister ship to the Bismark. During this stage of the war, this was a very important consideration as the Tirpitz could of created a great deal of havoc if it where to get into the North Atlantic and attack the vital convoys that where keeping England in the war. The actual raid was a success. The dry dock and associated equipment was damaged so thoroughly that it no longer was a viable option for the Germans to risk their last battleship in the North Atlantic.
It was also a very costly mission. A bombing raid that was supposed to provide a diversion actually had the opposite effect and alerted the Germans. The losses incurred where described as appalling, with most of the commandos killed, wounded or captured. To reflect the importance of this raid, 5 Victoria crosses and 68 additional awards where handed out to the some of the 600 particpants. Only the battle of Roakes drift saw more Victoria crosses awarded for a single action.