The Shellhouse Raid

Synopsis

On 21. March 1945, a mysterious accident transforms one of the Second World Wars most complex air strikes into a disaster when British bombers attack Shell House, the Gestapos Head Quarters in Copenhagen. The intension was to destroy the Gestapos archives which contained extensive information, enough for the Nazis to crush the Danish Resistance Movement. But by mistake, some of the British aircraft bomb a school in Frederiksberg where 86 children are killed; in total the attack costs the lives of nearly 200 people, the greatest loss of life on a day during the occupation. With the help from the Leading Navigator on the attack, Edward Sismore DSO, DFC, AFC, experts, eye witnesses and survivors, this documentary tries to recreate the event and determine what went wrong.

Main Cast

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Simon Bang Martin Sundstrøm
Sound	Music	Sune Martin
Production	Researcher	Martin Sundstrøm Simon Bang
Writing	Writer	Martin Sundstrøm Simon Bang
Camera	Camera Operator	Kim Hattesen
Department	Role	Name

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