Operation Hawthorn

{{About|the 1943 British operation in Italy|the 1966 US operation in Vietnam|Operation Hawthorne}}

Operation Hawthorn was the codename for a series of British Commando raids on Sardinia during the Second World War. The raids between June and July 1943 were carried out by L Detachment Special Boat Squadron. The raiders were landed either by parachute or submarine and most of those who landed were killed or captured and the detachment had to be reconstituted.{{cite web|access-date=23 June 2010|publisher=Naval History|title=Naval codewords|url=http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Ops-CodeNamesAlpha.htm}}

The operation was led by Captain John Verney who commanded the L Detachment of the Special Boat Squad.{{cite web |last1=Chant |first1=Christopher |title=Operation Hawthorn |url=https://codenames.info/operation/hawthorn/ |website=Codenames Operations of World War II |access-date=26 May 2023}} The operation was planned to span 3 days (from June 30 till July 2) yet was called off after the first day of battle.