Heldendaad in een paar kano's uitgevoerd door een kleine groep van de Royal Marines.
- Operatie Frankton: Britse commando's maken 6 schepen onklaar in de haven van Bordeaux. De operatie duurt van 7 tot 12 december. (At the age of 28 in 1942, Major Herbert Hasler planned and personally led Operation Frankton, for which he was subsequently awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO). He was also recommended for the Victoria Cross, but was not eligible because his actions were not "in the face of the enemy" as required for that decoration. There are conflicting opinions about the impact of this costly operation on the war effort, but the courage and enterprise of the participants is not in doubt.)