Devil's Brigade

In this unique history/reality series Modern Special Forces troops from both the United States military and the Canadian Armed Forces have been brought together to train using the same methods and equipment as the First Special Service Force in the 1940s. Upon completion of the training, only those who pass will be ordered to reenact one of the key European FSSF missions in the Second World War.  In Episode 1 Upon their arrival in Montana, the modern-day soldiers face the harsh training regimen of the original Devil's Brigade. The physical demands and lessons in hand-to-hand combat are a rude awakening for some and a combat mission doesn't go exactly as planned.

In this unique history/reality series Modern Special Forces troops from both the United States military and the Canadian Armed Forces have been brought together to train using the same methods and equipment as the First Special Service Force in the 1940s. Upon completion of the training, only those who pass will be ordered to reenact one of the key European FSSF missions in the Second World War.  In Episode 2 Devil's Brigade training continues with rock climbing, weapons training and target practice in Montana. One soldier is injured and forced to leave while another faces his demons while scaling sheer cliffs. The soldiers attempt another practice mission with a timed assault on a bridge.

In this unique history/reality series Modern Special Forces troops from both the United States military and the Canadian Armed Forces have been brought together to train using the same methods and equipment as the First Special Service Force in the 1940s. Upon completion of the training, only those who pass will be ordered to reenact one of the key European FSSF missions in the Second World War.  In Episode 3 Our team continues with hand-to-hand training and learns the history of booby traps and German mines. In high-altitude parachute training, the soldiers face the terrifying decision of whether or not to jump from a plane 11,000 feet above the ground. As their time in Montana comes to a close, the participants meet the real survivors — the FSSF veterans — and the soldiersʼ final mission overseas is revealed.

In this unique history/reality series Modern Special Forces troops from both the United States military and the Canadian Armed Forces have been brought together to train using the same methods and equipment as the First Special Service Force in the 1940s. Upon completion of the training, only those who pass will be ordered to reenact one of the key European FSSF missions in the Second World War.  In Episode 4 Our team takes on the mission that made the Devilʼs Brigade a legend. They must scale and capture an Italian mountain in the middle of the night where a battalion of real German soldiers awaits them. But the mountain itself is as much of an enemy as the Germans — the dangerous mission nearly kills one soldier as the group attempts the silent climb to the top while the vets recount the harrowing tale of the actual mission they experienced. At the conclusion of the exercise, soldiers on both sides discuss their experiences.