British Commandos

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The British Commandos were elite special operations forces of the British Army formed during World War II to conduct raids, reconnaissance, and other high-risk missions behind enemy lines.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II special forces
military formation
special forces unit
branch British Army
Royal Air Force
Royal Marines
Royal Navy
conflict Falklands War
Borneo Confrontation
surface form: Indonesian Confrontation

Iraq War
Korean War
Malayan Emergency
World War II
surface form: Second World War

Suez Crisis
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
surface form: War in Afghanistan
country United Kingdom
era World War II
garrison Achnacarry
hasPart Army Commandos
Commandos of the Royal Air Force
Commandos of the Royal Navy
No. 1 Commando
No. 10 (Inter-Allied) Commando
No. 2 Commando
No. 3 Commando
No. 30 Commando
No. 4 Commando
No. 5 Commando
No. 6 Commando
No. 62 Commando
Royal Marines Commandos
surface form: Royal Marine Commandos

Special Air Service
Special Boat Service
surface form: Special Boat Section
inception 1940
influenced Belgian Special Operations Forces
surface form: Belgian Special Forces Group

Korps Commandotroepen
surface form: Dutch Korps Commandotroepen

French Naval Special Forces
surface form: French Commandos Marine

Norwegian Special Operations Command
surface form: Norwegian Forsvarets Spesialkommando

Military Unit GROM
surface form: Polish GROM

United States Army Rangers
motto United We Conquer
notableCommander Vice‑Admiral Sir Roger Keyes
surface form: Admiral Sir Roger Keyes

Brigadier Charles Haydon
Brigadier Dudley Clarke
surface form: Lieutenant Colonel Dudley Clarke

Simon Fraser, 11th Lord Lovat
surface form: Lord Lovat
notableMember Blondie Hasler
Jack Churchill
Simon Fraser, 11th Lord Lovat
surface form: Lord Lovat

Paddy Mayne
notableOperation D-Day landings in Normandy
Dieppe Raid
Operation Archery
Operation Chariot
Operation Claymore
Allied invasion of Sicily
surface form: Operation Husky

Operation Overlord
Operation Torch
Raid on St Nazaire
surface form: St Nazaire Raid
notableTactic amphibious assault
behind-the-lines operations
covert reconnaissance
demolition operations
hit-and-run raid
sabotage
partOf British Army
primaryEnemy Fascist Italy
Imperial Japan
Nazi Germany
role raiding force
reconnaissance unit
special operations force
symbol Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife
green beret
trainingLocation Achnacarry Commando Basic Training Centre
surface form: Achnacarry Commando Training Centre

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No. 4 Commando partOf British Commandos
Raid on St Nazaire combatant British Commandos
Norwegian heavy water sabotage executedBy British Commandos
this entity surface form: Norwegian commandos
Commando Memorial at Spean Bridge commemorates British Commandos
this entity surface form: British Commandos of World War II
No. 12 Commando partOf British Commandos
1st Special Service Brigade branch British Commandos
1st Special Service Brigade partOf British Commandos