Episode 18 - Behind Enemy Lines
Members of the Belgian and French Resistance risk everything to help Canadian airmen evade Nazi capture.
Royal Canadian Air Force bombing operations play a crucial role in disrupting German infrastructure ahead of the Normandy invasion of June 1944. In the process, dozens of Canadian airmen are forced to bale out over occupied Belgium and France.
The Germans ruthlessly track these airmen and punish any who assist them through imprisonment, torture, and summary execution. Thanks to the courageous efforts of the Resistance and escape networks like the Comet Line, a lucky few do not fall into Nazi hands.
