Operation Chopper (commando raid)
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Operation Chopper was a British Commando raid by No. 1 Commando
during the Second World War.
The raid, over the night of 27/28 September 1941, targeted Saint-Aubin-d'Arquenay
in France
; a troop of No. 1 Commando spent a day ashore.
No. 1 Commando
The No. 1 Commando was a unit of British Commandos and part of the British Army during the Second World War. It was raised in 1940 from the ranks of the existing independent companies. Operationally they carried out a series of small scale cross channel raids and spearheaded the Operation Torch...
during the Second World War.
The raid, over the night of 27/28 September 1941, targeted Saint-Aubin-d'Arquenay
Saint-Aubin-d'Arquenay
Saint-Aubin-d'Arquenay is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
; a troop of No. 1 Commando spent a day ashore.