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Behind Enemy Lines: The World’s Most Infamous Secret Military Operations

Darren June 29, 2025 8 min
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13. Operation Jericho (1944)

13. Operation Jericho (1944)
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Operation Jericho saw Allied aircraft undertake a daring, low-level raid on Amiens Prison in Nazi-occupied France. The mission aimed to free imprisoned resistance fighters and disrupt German operations. Through remarkable precision bombing, pilots breached the prison walls, allowing many captives to escape. This audacious operation became a symbol of Allied ingenuity and the extraordinary risks taken to support the resistance.

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