Operation Gain, 1944 (originally issued as Operation Cain but corrupted in transmission and the latter adopted). Operation Defoe, July 1944, patrols in Normandy. Operation Barker, 1944, (originally issued as Operation Barkers as it is named for a famous London department store, but subsequently truncated). Operation Derry, 5/18 August 1944. Operation Hardy I, 27 July to 19 August 1944, Raids near Dijon, France. Amalgamated into Operation Wallace. Operation Wallace, 19 August to 19 September 1944, Raids near Dijon, France. Operation Gaff, July 1944, attempt to kill or capture Erwin Rommel. Operation Dunhill, August 1944, raid in support of the breakout from the Normandy beachhead. Operation Loyton, August 1944, operations near the Belfort Gap. Operation Pistol, September 1944, operations to blow railways south of Metz and east of Dieuze. Operation Moses, September 1944, Take over from the ‘Bulbasket’ mission and aid the local French resistance forces. Operation Haggard, (part of a series of randomly allocated cryptonyms derived from famous writers). Operation Newton, August 1944, attacks on German rear areas. Operation Noah II, 16 August/13 September 1944, attack on retreating Germans in Belgium. Operation Canuck, January 1945 operation in Northern Italy. Operation Cold Comfort, February 1945 failed SAS raid on railway targets near Verona. Operation Brake, (part of a series of operations named after parts of aircraft). Operation Tombola, March 1945, major operation around Bologna. Operation Archway, March 1945, reconnaissance in support of the crossing of the Rhine. Operation Amherst, In the night of 7 April 1945, more than 700 Free French SAS of the 3rd and 4th SAS were dropped in the Netherlands between Hoogeveen and Groningen. Operation Keystone, April 1945, operation near IJsselmeer. Operation Howard, April–May 1945, B and C Squadrons of 1 SAS, provided reconnaissance ahead of the Canadian 4th Armoured Division's drive towards northern Germany. Known Postwar Operations Immediately following the conclusion of the Second World War the SAS was disbanded; however the continued necessity for a commando unit was recognised and they were reformed again in 1947. In 1950 an SAS squadron trained to be deployed in the Korean War, however they were eventually transferred to Southeast Asia to serve in the ongoing Malayan Emergency. The SAS continued to serve successfully in a variety of theatres and roles throughout the Cold War, and following the September 11 attacks the SAS deployed in the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan, it has continued its diverse selection of roles to the present