Although the team successfully destroyed three aircraft and several fuel dumps, the escape was catastrophic. Hunted by thousands of Italian and German troops, only two of the twelve men —Lieutenant David Sutherland and Marine John Duggan—successfully made it back to the pick-up submarine. 3. The 1954 Film: Artistic Interpretation
In August 1942, a small team of eight British commandos and four Greeks were landed by submarine. They spent days traversing mountainous, sun-scorched terrain to reach their targets. They Who Dare
To destroy two vital Axis airfields (Maritsa and Kalathos) on the occupied island of Rhodes that were threatening Allied supply lines to Egypt. Although the team successfully destroyed three aircraft and