Missions Commandos

On June 10, 1942, Major Georges Bergé's team landed in Crete to destroy Luftwaffe planes at Heraklion airfield. They faced a tough mission.

Ten British commandos, led by Major Hasler, leave the submarine Junon to paddle to Bordeaux and sabotage German warships.

On September 15, 1942, 12 commandos from the Special Operations Executive arrived in Northern Norway by submarine on a nearly suicidal mission.

Operation Raincoat, a 1943 mission conducted in Italy to break through the German defence line and open the way to and liberate Rome. Allied artillery was tasked with creating a diversion while the soldiers advanced.