WWII Uncovered: Honouring Anders Lassen — The Raid Into the Darkness As night closed in over Lake Comacchio on April 8, 1945, Major Anders Frederik Emil Victor Schau Lassen of Copenhagen stepped quietly into legend. Serving with the Special Boat Section of the SAS, Lassen led a small patrol into enemy-held territory with no reconnaissance, no clear path, and little chance of return. Their mission was deception and destruction—to strike hard, sow chaos, and convince the enemy a full-
Anders Frederik Emil Victor Schau Lassen, of Copenhagen Denmark, joined the British Commandos in 1940, serving with No. 62 Commando. Anders was commissioned in the field and awarded an immediate …
WWII Uncovered: Honouring Anders Lassen — The Raid Into the Darkness As night closed in over Lake Comacchio on April 8, 1945, Major Anders Frederik Emil Victor Schau Lassen of Copenhagen stepped quietly into legend. Serving with the Special Boat Section of the SAS, Lassen led a small patrol into enemy-held territory with no reconnaissance, no clear path, and little chance of return. Their mission was deception and destruction—to strike hard, sow chaos, and convince the enemy a full- Read More
