Operation Abercrombie
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During World War II, Operation Abercrombie was an Anglo-Canadian reconnaissance raid on the area around the French coastal village of Hardelot, located south of Boulogne-sur-Mer, in the Pas-de-Calais.
Major Lord Lovat, giving orders to his men before setting out on a commando raid on the French coast near Boulogne, 21 April 1942
Men of No. 4 Commando after returning from a raid on the French coast near Boulogne, 22 April 1942
No. 4 Commando
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No. 4 Commando was a battalion-sized Commando unit of the British Army during the Second World War formed in 1940. Although it was intended to conduct small-scale raids and harass enemy garrisons alon
Operation Abercrombie
…to capture prisoners and destroy as much equipment as possible, including a searchlight battery. The force comprised B and C troops (about 100 men) of No. 4 Commando, 50 men from the Canadian Carleton and York Regiment (3rd Canadian Infantry Brigade) and some Royal Engineers, under the overall command of Major The…
Commandos watching the fish oil tanks burn.
Landing craft of No 4 Commando running in to land at Orange one beach, on the right flank of the main assault at Dieppe.