Operation Deep Cut

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title: "Operation Deep Cut" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["conflicts-in-1941", "british-commando-operations-during-the-second-world-war", "1941-in-france", "september-1941-in-europe", "military-history-of-manche", "amphibious-operations-of-world-war-ii", "amphibious-operations-involving-the-united-kingdom"] description: "British Commandos during the Second World War" topic_path: "history" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Deep_Cut" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary British Commandos during the Second World War ::

Operation Deep Cut was a raid by British Commandos during the Second World War. It was carried out by No. 1 Section of 5 Troop No. 1 Commando at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue east of Cherbourg in September 1941.

5 Troop were split up into two sections. No 1 Section commanded by Lieutenant Scaramanga landed as planned at Saint Vaast Bay where they encountered a German bicycle patrol, which they shot up. However the Germans did manage to return fire and wounded two men.

References

References

1. "Operation Deepcut". Commando Veterans Association.
2. "Naval codewords". Naval History.

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