October 1944. During his service he fought in North-West Europe, North Africa, Crete, the Aegean islands, mainland Greece, Yugoslavia and Italy. He was awarded two further bars to his Military Cross on 27 September 1943 and 15 February 1944. On 24 April 1944, he led a successful SBS raid on Santorini, taking out the garrison on the island and blowing up the building housing the radio installation with time bombs. Lassen and the force, with only two casualties, successfully withdrew on two schooners. Victoria Cross Lassen, who was 24 years old, was serving as a temporary Major in the British Special Boat Section when he was awarded the Victoria Cross. The citation published in the London Gazette on 4 September 1945 gave the following details: Commemoration Lassen is buried at the Argenta Gap War Cemetery grave II, E, 11. His VC medal is on display at the Frihedsmuseet (Museum of Danish Resistance) in Copenhagen, Denmark. A bust of him was installed in the Churchill Park outside the museum in 1987. Awards and honours Gallery Further reading British VCs of World War 2 (John Laffin, 1997) Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999) The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997) Unge Anders Lassen, (Frithjof Sælen, Bergen, John Griegs Forlag, 1950) Harder, Thomas (2020):Anders Lassens krig, 9. april 1940-9. april 1945 (4th. revised edition, Gads Forlag, København) Harder, Thomas (2021): Special Forces Hero - Anders Lassen VC, MC** (Pen and Sword Yorkshire-Philadelphia) Anders Lassen – Sømand og soldat (Beretninger samlet af hans moder Suzanne Lassen, Gyldendal, København, 1949/ MeMeMedia, 2000) If I Must Die... : From "Postmaster" to "Aquatint"'' : Gerard Fournier and Andre Heintz, OREP Editions, 2006. References Notes Bibliography External links Anders Lassen Fonden – The Danish Anders Lassen Foundation Commonwealth War Graves Register Entry for Lassen Article on Anders Lassen by Thomas Harder, author of "Special Forces Hero: Anders Lassen VC, MC**" Video talks on Anders Lassen by Thomas Harder, author of "Special Forces Hero: Anders Lassen VC, MC**" Articles and other material on Anders Lassen by Thomas Harder, author of "Special Forces Hero: Anders Lassen VC, MC**" British Army Officers 1939−1945 1920 births 1945 deaths British Army Commandos officers British Army General List officers British Army recipients of the Victoria Cross British Army personnel killed in World War II Burials at Argenta Gap War Cemetery Danish recipients of the Victoria Cross Danish resistance members Danish sailors People