42 Commando
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42 Commando is a battalion-sized unit of the Royal Marines specializing in amphibious and expeditionary warfare as part of the United Kingdom’s elite commando forces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 42 Commando canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Marines unit
ⓘ
commando unit ⓘ |
| allegiance |
British Armed Forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
His Majesty’s Naval Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capability |
littoral strike
ⓘ
maritime interdiction operations ⓘ raiding operations ⓘ rapid deployment ⓘ specialist boarding operations ⓘ |
| conflict |
Falklands War
ⓘ
Gulf War ⓘ Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation NERFINISHED ⓘ Iraq War ⓘ Korean War ⓘ Malayan Emergency NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
surface form:
War in Afghanistan
operations against the Islamic State ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| equipmentType |
amphibious assault equipment
ⓘ
light infantry weapons ⓘ |
| formedAs | infantry battalion of the Royal Marines ⓘ |
| garrison | Bickleigh Barracks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisonLocation |
Devon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
England NERFINISHED ⓘ near Plymouth ⓘ |
| motto | Fortitudine ⓘ |
| notableOperation |
Operation Corporate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Operation Herrick NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Shader NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Telic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTheatre |
Central Asia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ South Atlantic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentFormation | United Kingdom Commando Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
3 Commando Brigade
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Marines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
commando
ⓘ
light infantry ⓘ |
| serviceBranchRole | Royal Navy amphibious warfare arm ⓘ |
| size | battalion ⓘ |
| specialization |
amphibious warfare
ⓘ
expeditionary warfare ⓘ |
| trainingStandard | All ranks are commando-trained ⓘ |
| typeOfUnit | standalone commando unit ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Jeremy Moore