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192:and then garrison duties in
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1078:Royal Air Force Commandos
820:British Commandos 1940–46
717:Saunders 1959, pp. 58–60.
1201:Special Raiding Squadron
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960:No. 14 (Arctic) Commando
782:Army Commandos 1940–1945
746:"No 11 Commando History"
1211:Long Range Desert Group
1114:Special Service Brigade
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196:. Its final raid was
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514:St. Nazaire
499:Norway 1941
394:Argenta Gap
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295:Middle East
229:Roger Keyes
96:Engagements
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539:Syria 1941
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272:Achnacarry
268:cap badges
208:Background
125:commanders
118:Commanders
685:16 August
233:Gallipoli
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374:Adriatic
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279:brigades
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235:and the
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167:commando
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