Operation Hawthorn

Operation Hawthorn was the codename for a series of British Commando raids on Sardinia during the Second World War. The raids between June and July 1943 were carried out by L Detachment Special Boat Squadron. The raiders were landed either by parachute or submarine and most of those who landed were killed or captured and the detachment had to be reconstituted.^[1]

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British Commando raids of the Second World War A Abstention Agreement Ambassador Anklet Archery Aquatint Aflame Anglo Amherst Archway Abercrombie Acid Drop Albumen Astrakan B Baobab Basalt Biting Bigamy Batman Begonia Bulbasket Brandy Barricade Bardia raid Battle of Hill 170 Bristle Branford Battle of the Litani River C Candytuft Chestnut Clawhammer Claymore Cold Comfort Collar Colossus Cartoon Chariot Canuck Crackers Chess Checkmate Chopper D Driftwood Dryad Defoe Dunhill Deep Cut Devon E Exporter F Flipper Frankton Freshman Fahrenheit Forfar Farrier Foxrock G Gaff Gauntlet H Hardtack Hawthorn Houndsworth Huckaback I Infatuate J Jaywick Jubilee J V K Kitbag Keystone L Loyton M Maple Menacle Musketoon Myrmidon N Narcissus Nelson Newton Nicety Noah O Opossum P Postmaster Partridge Pistol R Rimau Roast Roundabout Rumford S Saxifrage Savanna Sunstar Speedwell T Tarbrush Thistledown Tombola Twin Pimples raid British Commandos List of Commando raids on the Atlantic Wall