As Britain faced Nazi Germany alone in July 1940, Winston Churchill's response was to set up the Commandos, an elite fighting force to raid enemy coasts. In December 1941, on his orders, a major assault on Vaagso in northern Norway convinced Hitler that the country was a vital strategic target. Subsequently, more than 250,000 Nazi troops were pinned down there and rendered useless for the rest of the war.

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