No. 4 Commando was a battalion-sized British Army commando unit, formed in 1940 early in the Second World War. Although it was raised to conduct small-scale raids and harass garrisons along the coast of German occupied France, it was mainly employed as a highly trained infantry assault unit.The unit's first operation was the successful raid on the Lofoten Islands in March 4, 1941. The next two planned operations were both cancelled and it was not until April 22, 1942 that No.