The British/Norwegian attack on the heavy water facility in Norway.
The 1942 raid on the heavily defended Normandie dry dock at St Nazaire in France by the British #2 Commando and supporting units.
Five Victoria Crosses were awarded to personnel on this one raid. Many consider it to be one of the greatest of all times.
It eerily echoed the World War One Zeebrugge Raid in Belgium in 1918 which attempted to blockade that port by scuttling ships to block the harbor entrance. Eight VC’s were awarded in that one.