| Special Forces Operations in September 1941 |
| September 27th, 1941 – September 28th, 1941 |
| Operation Chopper |
| Commandos |
| Twelve men of No. 2 Section of No. 5 Troop of No. 1 Commando. Their Mission is to reconnoitre and capture prisoners in the Saint-Aubin-d’Arquenay area in France. While approaching the landing area the assault party realises that they are heading for the wrong beach. Time is short so they carry on in the hope of seizing a prisoner. While landing they are immediately under German machine gun fire. They try to attack the position but while they are overcoming the beach defences, two more machine guns open fire. The men realise they are outnumbered and retreat. They suffer one injured man and two of them are reported missing. Reports indicate later they died on the beach. |
| September 27th, 1941 – September 28th, 1941 |
| Operation Deep Cut |
| Commandos |
| Twelve men of No. 1 section of No. 5 Troop of No. 1 Commando, H.M.S. Prince Leopold. Their Mission is to reconnoitre and capture prisoners in the Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue area, East of Cherbourg in France. The men land in Saint Vaast Bay. Shortly after landing the run into a German bicycle patrol. They shoot three of them and disperse the others. Being discovered the men return to their landing craft under fire of machine gun fire. They miss the rendezvous with their Motor Gun Boat and their transport H.M.S. Prince Leopold but make it back on their own way to Portsmouth. They suffer two injuries. |