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760:British Commando units of the Second World War
244:in July 1940 and in October 1940 were sent to
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854:No. 62 Commando (Small Scale Raiding Force)
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252:on the 31st January 1941. On arrival in
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189:himself a veteran of the landings at
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260:– a commando formation commanded by
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417:North-West Europe 1942, 1944–1945
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622:. Commando Veterans Association
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910:No. 47 (Royal Marine) Commando
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900:No. 45 (Royal Marine) Commando
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890:No. 43 (Royal Marine) Commando
885:No. 42 (Royal Marine) Commando
880:No. 41 (Royal Marine) Commando
875:No. 40 (Royal Marine) Commando
819:No. 10 (Inter-Allied) Commando
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715:. London: Four Square Books.
240:No. 7 Commando was formed in
216:. They were sub divided into
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1008:4th Special Service Brigade
1003:3rd Special Service Brigade
998:2nd Special Service Brigade
993:1st Special Service Brigade
367:Landing at Porto San Venere
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1013:Special Air Service Troops
824:No. 11 (Scottish) Commando
673:Haskew, Michael E (2007).
1080:No. 1 Demolition Squadron
952:Royal Air Force Commandos
694:British Commandos 1940–46
600:Saunders 1959, pp. 52–67.
582:Chappell 1996, pp. 15–16.
1075:Special Raiding Squadron
936:British commando frogmen
834:No. 14 (Arctic) Commando
656:Army Commandos 1940–1945
620:"No. 7 Commando history"
1085:Long Range Desert Group
988:Special Service Brigade
809:No. 8 (Guards) Commando
654:Chappell, Mike (1996).
210:Special Service Brigade
1058:Other Commando forces:
256:they were assigned to
79:~ 500 officers and men
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931:Royal Naval Commandos
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692:Moreman, Tim (2006).
591:Chappell 1996, p. 46.
573:Saunders 1959, p. 52.
859:Middle East Commando
609:Moreman 2006, p. 19.
412:North Africa 1941–43
264:– as 'A' Battalion.
121:Combined Operations
1065:Special Air Service
158:. Committed to the
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477:Valli di Comacchio
427:Pursuit to Messina
214:lieutenant colonel
142:was a unit of the
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482:Westkapelle
452:Sicily 1943
447:Sedjenane 1
437:St. Nazaire
422:Norway 1941
317:Argenta Gap
302:Alethangyaw
250:Middle East
187:Roger Keyes
154:as part of
152:Middle East
94:Engagements
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462:Syria 1941
387:Madagascar
254:Alexandria
242:Felixstowe
230:Achnacarry
226:cap badges
166:Background
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347:Flushing
297:Adriatic
258:Layforce
246:Scotland
222:sections
193:and the
191:Galipoli
156:Layforce
116:Insignia
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63:Commando
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236:History
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183:Admiral
71:Raiding
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27:Active
626:6 May
494:Notes
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377:Leese
327:Crete
312:Anzio
307:Aller
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