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871:Commando sized units of the Royal Marines
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674:No. 10 Inter-Allied Commando 1942–45
254:were formed in 1940 by the order of
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318:as part of the conversion of the
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1118:No. 42 (Royal Marine) Commando
1113:No. 41 (Royal Marine) Commando
1108:No. 40 (Royal Marine) Commando
1052:No. 10 (Inter-Allied) Commando
204:No. 46 (Royal Marine) Commando
19:No. 46 (Royal Marine) Commando
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649:Lord & Graham, pp.216–317
343:British 6th Airborne Division
779:. Indiana University Press.
473:Middle East 1941, 1942, 1944
1241:4th Special Service Brigade
1236:3rd Special Service Brigade
1231:2nd Special Service Brigade
1226:1st Special Service Brigade
672:van der Bijl, Nick (2006).
448:Landing at Porto San Venere
328:1st Special Service Brigade
224:4th Special Service Brigade
118:4th Special Service Brigade
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1313:No. 1 Demolition Squadron
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910:47 Commando Raiding Group
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771:Neilands, Robin (2005).
153:A Life on the Ocean Wave
1318:Long Range Desert Group
1221:Special Service Brigade
1042:No. 8 (Guards) Commando
801:The Special Air Service
729:Haining, Peter (2006).
691:Chappell, Mike (1996).
1291:Other Commando forces:
693:Army Commandos 1940–45
330:. It took part in the
320:Royal Marines Division
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260:British Prime Minister
210:size formation of the
1303:Special Boat Squadron
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230:and took part in the
97:Coastal raiding force
1092:Middle East Commando
885:30 Commando IX Group
493:North Africa 1941–43
351:advance into Germany
1298:Special Air Service
264:amphibious landings
136:Per Mare Per Terram
631:van der Bijl, p.12
558:Valli di Comacchio
508:Pursuit to Messina
358:3 Commando Brigade
313:Lieutenant Colonel
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138:(By Sea By Land) (
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900:43 Commando FPGRM
453:Landing in Sicily
332:Normandy landings
256:Winston Churchill
252:British Commandos
228:North-west Europe
216:British Commandos
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114:Part of
1282:Timberforce
1272:Layforce II
1262:Forfarforce
1157:Royal Navy:
951:48 Commando
946:47 Commando
941:46 Commando
936:44 Commando
931:41 Commando
926:30 Commando
905:45 Commando
895:42 Commando
890:40 Commando
622:Fowler, p.5
563:Westkapelle
533:Sicily 1943
528:Sedjenane 1
518:St. Nazaire
503:Norway 1941
398:Argenta Gap
383:Alethangyaw
124:Nickname(s)
1335:Categories
1277:Northforce
1210:Brigades (
737:. Robson.
570:References
543:Syria 1941
468:Madagascar
339:bridgehead
336:Orne River
298:Achnacarry
246:Background
172:commanders
165:Commanders
324:commandos
208:battalion
108:Battalion
31:Cap badge
1267:Layforce
428:Flushing
378:Adriatic
280:and the
278:Galipoli
182:Insignia
150:Quick –
132:Motto(s)
127:Four Six
88:Commando
548:Termoli
523:Salerno
347:Antwerp
284:in the
271:Admiral
240:Antwerp
170:Notable
157:Slow –
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413:Dieppe
258:, the
236:Ostend
206:was a
69:Branch
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513:Rhine
458:Leese
408:Crete
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388:Aller
322:into
147:March
140:Latin
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