Attack on HYDRA Facilities

The Attack on HYDRA Facilities was a series of attacks carried out by the Howling Commandos against HYDRA throughout Europe in an effort to cripple their operations during World War II.
== Background ==
=== The Liberation of Allied Prisoners of War ===
On his way to rescue his friend Bucky Barnes from an isolation ward on the other side of HYDRA Base Camp C3, Captain America saw Arnim Zola running out from his office. When he started to give chase, he heard his friend grown and stopped to help him. While cutting him loose from his bonds, Rogers saw map on the wall with multiple HYDRA bases on it throughout Europe.
=== Reporting to Chester Phillips ===
: "The fifth one was here, in Poland, right near the Baltic. And the sixth one was about here, 30, 40 miles west of the Maginot Line. I just got a quick look."
: ―Steve Rogers to Peggy Carter[src]
Captain America returned from his rescue mission at HYDRA Base Camp C3 and reported his findings about the map to Chester Phillips and Peggy Carter. The SSR made a map of the locations given to them by Rogers, and Phillips then offered him the opportunity to take the fight to HYDRA with his own hand-picked team of soldiers.
=== Recruitment of the Howling Commandos ===
: "Hell I'll always fight. But you got to do one more thing for me.""What's that?""Open a tab."
: ―Dum Dum Dugan and Captain America[src]
Steve Rogers, with permission from Chester Phillips to put together his own team, went to the Whip & Fiddle to ask Bucky Barnes, Dum Dum Dugan, Gabe Jones and Jim Morita to join his Howling Commandos. They all replied with a yes, on the condition that Rogers opened a tab.
=== Acquiring the Shield ===
: "What about this one?""No, no, that's just a prototype.""What's it made of?""Vibranium. It's stronger than steel and third of the weight."
: ―Steve Rogers and Howard Stark[src]
Steve Rogers went to go visit Howard Stark in his lab, in order to check the equipment he would be wearing in battle. Having him look through different shields, Rogers picked one from underneath the table instantly taking a liking to it. When he showed the shield to Peggy Carter, Carter fired a gun at him, half to test the shield, and half out of rage after seeing him kiss another woman. The shield worked and as Carter walked away, Rogers handed Stark some ideas for his uniform, which Stark took and made for him.
== Attacks ==
=== HYDRA Facilities ===
: "I'm sure the Captain has some unfinished business."
: ―Howard Stark[src]
During the attacks, Captain America and his Howling Commandos raided multiple HYDRA facilities all across Europe. They attacked facilities in France, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Russia, and Portugal, as well as an attack on a HYDRA U-Base leaving them all demolished by the time Red Skull arrived.
=== Taking them One by One ===
While Captain America and his Howling Commandos were raiding HYDRA facilities, Peggy Carter and Chester Phillips remained at the Strategic Scientific Reserve Headquarters. Every time Rogers and his Howling Commandos destroyed a HYDRA facility, Carter and Phillips would remove it from a map they kept on a table. The Howling Commandos missions were also recorded and later watched by Phillips and Carter where Carter observed her picture in Rogers' Compass.
== Aftermath ==
Captain America and his Howling Commandos finished their attacks, and Red Skull arrived at one of his facilities and yelled at Arnim Zola for failing to stop them. Schmidt then ordered him to finish his mission and Zola got on a train to HYDRA Headquarters.
The Howling Commandos mounted an attack on the train in order to capture him that, while successful in capturing Zola, lead to the apparent demise of Bucky Barnes.