▁near ▁Ver ona . ▁ ▁Operation ▁Bra ke , ▁( part ▁of ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁operations ▁named ▁after ▁parts ▁of ▁aircraft ). ▁ ▁Operation ▁Tom bol a , ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁major ▁operation ▁around ▁Bolog na . ▁ ▁Operation ▁Arch way , ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁reconna issance ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁crossing ▁of ▁the ▁Rh ine . ▁ ▁Operation ▁Am her st , ▁In ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁ 7 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁more ▁than ▁ 7 0 0 ▁Free ▁French ▁S AS ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁and ▁ 4 th ▁S AS ▁were ▁dropped ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁between ▁Ho oge ve en ▁and ▁G ron ingen . ▁ ▁Operation ▁Ke yst one , ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁operation ▁near ▁I J ss el me er . ▁ ▁Operation ▁Howard , ▁April – May ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁ ▁B ▁and ▁C ▁Squad rons ▁of ▁ 1 ▁S AS , ▁provided ▁reconna issance ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁ 4 th ▁Arm oured ▁Division ' s ▁drive ▁towards ▁northern ▁Germany . ▁ ▁Kn own ▁Post war ▁Oper ations ▁Im medi ately ▁following ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁the ▁S AS ▁was ▁dis band ed ; ▁however ▁the ▁continued ▁necessity ▁for ▁a ▁comm ando ▁unit ▁was ▁recogn ised ▁and ▁they ▁were ▁reform ed ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁an ▁S AS ▁squad ron ▁trained ▁to ▁be ▁deployed