4 real historical locations · France, United Kingdom
A 1967 action classic in which a maverick Army major trains twelve convicted criminals for a suicidal mission behind German lines. A counterculture classic that questioned military authority and the morality of using violence to fight violence — and an enduring template for the commando genre.
CinemaMapped has mapped 4 real historical locations where the story takes place, spanning France, United Kingdom.
American military misfits on a suicide mission to assassinate Nazi officers at a French chateau before D-Day.
Operation Nimrod-style missions targeting German officers in occupied France were conducted by Allied special forces throughout the war, though the specific mission depicted is fictional. The OSS and SOE ran dozens of...
View location →Major Reisman is ordered to turn twelve court-martialled soldiers into a combat-ready demolition team. The brutal training in the English countryside forges ...
The film is loosely based on the WWII OSS operation Rapport and the fictional novel by E.M. Nathanson. Pre-D-Day England hosted vast numbers of Allied troops preparing for the invasion.
View location →The team inserts into occupied France ahead of the Normandy invasion, moving through Brittany toward their target deep in the German rear.
OSS and SOE teams regularly inserted into occupied France before and after D-Day. Brittany was a major operational area; its ports were critical Allied objectives after the breakout.
View location →The mission objective: a fortified chateau used as a rest-and-recreation centre by senior German officers. The Dozen infiltrate, trap the officers in the bun...
The Loire Valley was behind the Normandy front and hosted German command facilities. The chateau assault sequence draws on OSS sabotage doctrine targeting high-value personnel.
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