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No. 2 Commando

No. 2 Commando was a battalion-sized British Commando unit of the British Army during the Second World War. The first No.2 Commando was formed on 22 June 1940 for a parachuting role at Cambrai Barracks, Perham Down, near Tidworth, Hants. The unit at the time consisted of four troops: 'A', 'B', 'C' and 'D'. Eventually 11 troops were raised. On 21…

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Active
1940–1946
Branch
British Army
Country
United Kingdom
Engagements
St Nazaire Raid · Salerno landings · Operation Devon · Battle of Lake Comacchio · Operation Mercerised
Notable commanders
Lieutenant Colonel Augustus Charles Newman VC OBE TD Lieutenant Colonel Jack Churchill DSO* MC* Lieutenant Colonel Francis West Fynn MC
Part of
Combined Operations

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related to Yugoslavia · 29
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related to Salerno · 26
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related to St Nazaire raid · 26
No. 2 Commando → Atlantic, Colonel Newman, Commando, Commando Commanding Officer Lieutenant, Cornwall, Demolition Parties, England, Falmouth, For, France, German, In, March, Nazaire, Newman, No, Of, Operation Chariot, Royal Navy, Sergeant Thomas Durrant
related to Albania · 24
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related to history · 24
No. 2 Commando → Adolf Hitler's Commando Order, After, Captain Graeme Black, Colditz Castle, Commando, December, From, Glomfjord, Lieutenant Colonel Augustus Charles, Lieutenant Colonel Jackson, MC, Newman, No, Norway, One, Operation Compass, Operation Musketoon, Sachsenhausen, SAS Battalion, September
related to Comacchio · 20
No. 2 Commando → Adriatic Sea, All, April, Brigade, Comacchio, Commando, Commando Brigade, Fighting, German, Germans, Italy, Italy No, Lake Comacchio, May, No, On, Operation Roast, Porto Garibaldi, The German, Their
related to Mediterranean theatre · 20
No. 2 Commando → Allied, April, August, British Eighth Army, Catania, Commando, German, Here, July, Lieutenant Colonel Jack Churchill, Lieutenant Colonel Newman, Mediterranean Theatre, Messina, No, Scaletta, Sicily, Special Service Brigade, St Nazaire, The, With
Engagements · 5
No. 2 Commando → Battle of Lake Comacchio, Operation Devon, Operation Mercerised, Salerno landings, St Nazaire Raid
Active · 1
No. 2 Commando → 1940–1946
Branch · 1
No. 2 Commando → British Army

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commando raid commandos men german troops nazaire st first force lieutenant colonel british war sicily salerno comacchio captured training formed

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No. 2 CommandoActive1940–19461.00infobox
No. 2 CommandoBranchBritish Army1.00infobox
No. 2 CommandoCountryUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
No. 2 CommandoEngagementsSt Nazaire Raid1.00infobox
No. 2 CommandoEngagementsSalerno landings1.00infobox
No. 2 CommandoEngagementsOperation Devon1.00infobox
No. 2 CommandoEngagementsBattle of Lake Comacchio1.00infobox
No. 2 CommandoEngagementsOperation Mercerised1.00infobox
No. 2 CommandoNotable commandersLieutenant Colonel Augustus Charles Newman VC OBE TD Lieutenant Colonel Jack Churchill DSO* MC* Lieutenant Colonel Francis West Fynn MC1.00infobox
No. 2 CommandoPart ofCombined Operations1.00infobox
No. 2 CommandoRoleCoastal raiding force Assault Infantry1.00infobox
No. 2 CommandoSizeBattalion1.00infobox
No. 2 CommandoTypeCommando1.00infobox

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