Commandos (United Kingdom)

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Formation

Special service British Expeditionary Force Evacuation from Dunkirk Battle of France British Prime Minister

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Organisation

No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 No. 5

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Training

Dunkirk Commando training depot Achnacarry Scottish Highlands Charles Haydon

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Operations

Ronnie Tod Boulogne-sur-Mer Le Touquet Operation Ambassador Guernsey

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Active: 1940–1946
Branch: British Army Royal Navy Royal Air Force
Country: United Kingdom
Engagements: Second World War
Notable commanders: Robert Laycock John Durnford-Slater Lord Lovat Ronnie Tod
Part of: Combined Operations

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Overview

Second World War World War II
Winston Churchill
Raids Raid (military)
German-occupied Europe
British Army
Special Service Brigade
British Armed Forces
Achnacarry Commando Basic Training Centre (United Kingdom)
Greece Sacred Band (World War II)
France 1st Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment
Belgium 5th Special Air Service
Netherlands No. 10 (Inter-Allied) Commando
United States Army Rangers
US Marine Corps Raiders Marine Raiders
Brigades Brigade
Arctic Circle
Europe European theatre of World War II
Mediterranean and Middle East Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II
South-East Asia South-East Asian theatre of World War II
3 Commando Brigade
Royal Marine Commandos Royal Marines
Parachute Regiment Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom)
Special Air Service
Special Boat Service
United States
Commandos Marine
Korps Commandotroepen
Special Operations Regiment Immediate Reaction Cell
1st Raider–Paratrooper Brigade 1st Raider–Paratrooper Brigade (Greece)
Green Berets United States Army Special Forces

Formation

Special service Special forces
British Expeditionary Force British Expeditionary Force (World War II)
Evacuation from Dunkirk Dunkirk evacuation
Battle of France
British Prime Minister Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Germans German Army (Wehrmacht)
Hastings Ismay Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay
Chief of the Imperial General Staff Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom)
John Dill
Lieutenant-Colonel Lieutenant colonel (United Kingdom)
Dudley Clarke
Boer commandos Boer Commando
Commando raid British Commando operations during the Second World War
Operation Collar Operation Collar (commando raid)
Independent Companies
Territorial Army Army Reserve (United Kingdom)
Norwegian campaign
Brigadier Brigadier (United Kingdom)
Joseph Charles Haydon Joseph Charles Haydon?action=edit&redlink=1
Commanding officer
Troops Troop
Sections Section (military unit)
Combined Operations Headquarters
Admiral
Roger Keyes
Gallipoli campaign
Zeebrugge Raid
First World War World War I
Vice Admiral
Lord Louis Mountbatten Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma

Organisation

No. 1 No. 1 Commando
No. 2 No. 2 Commando
No. 3 No. 3 Commando
No. 4 No. 4 Commando
No. 5 No. 5 Commando
No. 6 No. 6 Commando
No. 7 No. 7 Commando
No. 8 (Guards) No. 8 (Guards) Commando
No. 9 No. 9 Commando
No. 11 (Scottish) No. 11 (Scottish) Commando
No. 12 No. 12 Commando
No. 14 (Arctic) No. 14 (Arctic) Commando
No. 30 No. 30 Commando
No. 62 Commando
Middle East
No. 50 No. 50 Commando
No. 51 No. 51 Commando
No. 52 No. 52 Commando
Middle East Commando
Enemy aliens
France
Belgium
Poland
Norway
Netherlands
Jewish
German Germans
Austrian Austrians
Eastern European Eastern Europe
Nazi Germany

Training

Dunkirk
Commando training depot Commando Basic Training Centre
Achnacarry
Scottish Highlands
Charles Haydon Charles Haydon (British officer)?action=edit&redlink=1
Spean Bridge
Boxing
Assault courses Assault course
Zip-line
Loch Arkaig
Nissen huts Nissen hut
Braemar
Mountaineers Mountaineer
Squadron Leader
Frank Smythe
Major Major (rank)
John Hunt John Hunt, Baron Hunt
Naval gunfire Naval gunfire support
Lee–Enfield
Bren light machine gun
Thompson Thompson submachine gun
Submachine gun
Sten gun
Webley Revolver
Colt 45 pistol M1911 pistol
Browning Hi-Power
John Inglis and Company
De Lisle carbine
Silencer Suppressor
Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife

Operations

Ronnie Tod
Boulogne-sur-Mer
Le Touquet
Operation Ambassador
Guernsey
Operation J V
Operation Jubilee
Operation Gauntlet
Channel Islands
Operation Chariot
St Nazaire
Operation Aquatint
Operation Musketoon
Operation Claymore
Lofoten Islands
Operation Anklet
Operation Archery
Vågsøy Vågsøy (island)
Glomfjord hydroelectric power plant Glomfjord power plant
Colditz Castle
Sachsenhausen concentration camp Sachsenhausen (detention camp)
Commando Order
Motor Torpedo Boats Motor Torpedo Boat
Haugesund Haugesund (town)
Operation Checkmate Operation Checkmate (commando raid)
Bergen-Belsen Bergen-Belsen concentration camp
No. 14 Commando
Operation Dryad
Operation Branford
Alderney

Legacy

Ranger Regiment Ranger Regiment (United Kingdom)
1st Battalion 1st Ranger Battalion
Northern Ireland
Decorations Military awards and decorations
Distinguished Service Orders Distinguished Service Order
Bars Medal bar
Military Crosses Military Cross
Distinguished Conduct Medals Distinguished Conduct Medal
Military Medals Military Medal
Commando Memorial
Queen Mother Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
Category A listed Listed building
Scotland
Achnacarry Castle

Battle honours

Battle honours
Campaign Military campaign
Greece 1944–1945 Dodecanese Campaign
Monte Ornito Operation Shingle
Argenta Gap Battle of the Argenta Gap
Dieppe Dieppe Raid
Dives Crossing Operation Overlord
Steamroller Farm Tunisian Campaign
Litani Battle of the Litani River
Madagascar Battle of Madagascar
Middle East 1941, 1942, 1944 Mediterranean, Middle East and African theatres of World War II
Normandy Landings
North Africa 1941–1943 North African Campaign
North-West Europe 1942, 1944, 1945 North-West Europe 1944-45
Rhine Western Allied invasion of Germany
Salerno Allied invasion of Italy
Syria 1941 Syria-Lebanon Campaign
Termoli Battle of Termoli

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Nodes338

Edges337

Triples10

Avg. degree1.99

Density0.005917

Components1

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Commandos (United Kingdom)

Top relations

Active · 1

Commandos (United Kingdom) → 1940–1946

Branch · 1

Commandos (United Kingdom) → British Army Royal Navy Royal Air Force

Country · 1

Commandos (United Kingdom) → United Kingdom

Engagements · 1

Commandos (United Kingdom) → Second World War

Notable commanders · 1

Commandos (United Kingdom) → Robert Laycock John Durnford-Slater Lord Lovat Ronnie Tod

Part of · 1

Commandos (United Kingdom) → Combined Operations

Role · 1

Commandos (United Kingdom) → Coastal raiding Special operations Light infantry

Type · 1

Commandos (United Kingdom) → Commando

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Important terminology

commando commandos men british brigade operation troops special army units operations war raid service royal raids training force two formed

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

Subject	Predicate	Object	Confidence	Src
Commandos (United Kingdom)	Active	1940–1946	1.00	infobox
Commandos (United Kingdom)	Branch	British Army Royal Navy Royal Air Force	1.00	infobox
Commandos (United Kingdom)	Country	United Kingdom	1.00	infobox
Commandos (United Kingdom)	Engagements	Second World War	1.00	infobox
Commandos (United Kingdom)	Notable commanders	Robert Laycock John Durnford-Slater Lord Lovat Ronnie Tod	1.00	infobox
Commandos (United Kingdom)	Part of	Combined Operations	1.00	infobox
Commandos (United Kingdom)	Role	Coastal raiding Special operations Light infantry	1.00	infobox
Commandos (United Kingdom)	Type	Commando	1.00	infobox
Operation Postmaster on the Spanish island of Fernando Po off the coast of West Africa.In February 1941 the Commandos were reorganized in accordance with a new war establishment	instance of	They carried out raids planned by SOE	0.80	text
mortars or artillery	instance of	as they were lacking in indirect fire support weapons	0.80	text

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