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History

Royal Marines Division No. 1 Commando No. 5 Commando No. 44 Commando North African

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Falklands War order of battle

Brigadier JHA Thompson Lt Col 105 mm L118 Light Guns Land Rover 101 Forward Control

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Commanders

Campbell Hardy Ian Riches Peter Hellings Norman Tailyour Ian Gourlay

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Battle honours

Battle honours Vaagso Norway 1941 St. Nazaire Dieppe

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Active: 14 February 1942 – present
Branch: Royal Marines British Army Royal Navy Royal Air Force
Brigade Commander: Brigadier James Norman
Country: United Kingdom
Engagements: Second World War · Jewish insurgency in Mandatory Palestine · 1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine · Korean War · Suez Crisis
Garrison/HQ: HQ: Stonehouse Barracks, Plymouth

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Overview

Special operations capable
Royal Marines
Royal Marine Commandos
Commando qualified All Arms Commando Course
Royal Navy
British Army
Royal Air Force
Second World War
Army Commando British Commando
Royal Marine Commando
South-East Asian Theatre of World War II
Imperial Japan
Burma Campaign
Royal Artillery
Royal Engineers
Suez Crisis
Falklands War
Gulf War
War in Afghanistan War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
40 Commando
RM Norton Manor
42 Commando
RM Bickleigh
43 Commando (Fleet Protection Group) 43 Commando Fleet Protection Group Royal Marines
HMNB Clyde
45 Commando
RM Condor
47 Commando (Raiding Group) 47 Commando (Raiding Group) Royal Marines
RM Tamar
539 Raiding Squadron 539 Raiding Squadron RM

History

Royal Marines Division
No. 1 Commando
No. 5 Commando
No. 44 Commando No. 44 (Royal Marine) Commando
North African North African campaign
Madagascar Madagascar campaign
Superficial similarity Folk etymology
Schutzstaffel
Gourock
India British India
Japanese forces Military of the Empire of Japan
South-East Asia theatre
Burma campaign
Peter Young Peter Young (historian)
Normandy campaign
Second-in-command
Campaign to recapture Arakan Burma campaign 1944–45
Battles of Myebon peninsula and Kangaw Battle of Hill 170
Operation Zipper
Atomic bombs against Japan Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Surrender of Japan
Hong Kong
Crown colony
Amphibious assault Amphibious warfare
Egyptian Egypt
Operation Musketeer Operation Musketeer (1956)
Helicopter-borne assault Air assault
Persian Gulf
Stonehouse Barracks
Plymouth

Falklands War order of battle

Brigadier
JHA Thompson Julian Thompson (Royal Marines officer)
Lt Col Lieutenant Colonel (UK)
105 mm L118 Light Guns L118 Light Gun
Land Rover 101 Forward Control
Land Rover 109 series III Land Rover series
Sapper Hill
NF Vaux Nick Vaux
Mount Kent Battle of Mount Kent
Mount Harriet Battle of Mount Harriet
Douglas Settlement
Two Sisters Battle of Two Sisters
2nd Battalion 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment
Parachute Regiment Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom)
H Jones H. Jones
^1 United Kingdom Commando Force
Goose Green Battle of Goose Green
Darwin Darwin, Falkland Islands
Wireless Ridge Battle of Wireless Ridge
Blowpipe Missile
Leyland 4-tonne truck
9 Parachute Squadron Royal Engineers 9 Parachute Squadron RE
3rd Battalion 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment
HWR Pike Hew Pike
Teal Inlet
Mount Longdon
Commando Logistic Regiment
Bedford MK
ROF Nottingham
Can-Am motorcycles

Current organisation

Korps Mariniers Netherlands Marine Corps
Brigadier Brigadier general
EOD Bomb disposal
33 Engineer Regiment (EOD)

Amphibious Task Group

HMS Ocean HMS Ocean (L12)
Sierra Leone
Albion class assault ships Albion class landing platform dock
Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carrier
Royal Fleet Auxiliary

Commando Helicopter Force

Fleet Air Arm
Joint Aviation Command
Merlin HC4/4A AgustaWestland AW101
Wildcat AH1 AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat
Helicopters Helicopter

Commanders

Campbell Hardy Campbell Hardy (general)
Ian Riches
Peter Hellings
Norman Tailyour
Ian Gourlay
Peter Whiteley Peter Whiteley (Royal Marines officer)
Patrick Ovens Patrick John Ovens
John Richards John Richards (Royal Marines officer)
Jeremy Moore
Michael Wilkins Michael Wilkins (Royal Marines officer)
Martin Garrod
Henry Beverley
Robin Ross Robin Ross (Royal Marines officer)
David Pennefather
Anthony Milton Tony Milton
Robert Fulton Robert Fulton (Royal Marines officer)
David Wilson David Wilson (Royal Marines officer)
Robert Fry
James Dutton James Dutton (Royal Marines officer)
Jeremy Thomas Jerry Thomas (Royal Marines officer)
David Capewell
Buster Howes
Gordon Messenger
Ed Davis Ed Davis (Royal Marines officer)
Martin Smith Martin Smith (Royal Marines officer)
Charles Stickland
Jim Morris Jim Morris (Royal Marines officer)
Gwyn Jenkins
Richard Cantrill Rich Cantrill
Duncan Forbes Duncan Forbes (Royal Marines officer)

Battle honours

Battle honours Battle honour
Vaagso Operation Archery
Norway 1941 Operation Claymore
St. Nazaire St Nazaire Raid
Dieppe Dieppe Raid
Normandy Landing
Dives Crossing Operation Overlord
Westkapelle Battle of the Scheldt
Rhine Operation Varsity
Aller Operation Plunder
North-West Europe 1942 '44–45 North-West Europe campaign of 1944–45
Litani Battle of the Litani River
Syria 1941 Syria–Lebanon campaign
Djebel Choucha Tunisian Campaign
Sedjenane 1 Tunisian campaign
North Africa 1941–43 North African Campaign
Sicily 1943 Allied invasion of Sicily
Italy 1943–45 Italian campaign (World War II)
Termoli Battle of Termoli
Salerno Allied invasion of Italy
Anzio Operation Shingle
Valli di Comacchio Operation Roast
Argenta Gap Battle of the Argenta Gap
Adriatic Dodecanese Campaign
Crete Battle of Crete
Madagascar Battle of Madagascar
Middle East 1941 '42 '44 Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II

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Engagements · 23

United Kingdom Commando Force → 1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine, Aden Emergency, Battle of Goose Green, Battle of Wireless Ridge, Bosnian War, Cyprus dispute Cyprus Emergency Turkish Invasion of Cyprus, Cyprus Emergency, Dhofar Rebellion, Falklands War Battle of Wireless Ridge Battle of Goose Green, Indonesia-Malaysia Confrontation, Iraq War, Jewish insurgency in Mandatory Palestine, Korean War, Kosovo War, Malayan Emergency, Operation Ellamy, Persian Gulf War, Second World War, Sierra Leone Civil War, Suez Crisis

related to 21st century · 11

United Kingdom Commando Force → Afghanistan, Air Assault Brigade, Al-Faw, Commando Brigade, In, Iraq, Operation Herrick, Operation Telic, Operation Veritas, The, UKCF

Active · 1

United Kingdom Commando Force → 14 February 1942 – present

Branch · 1

United Kingdom Commando Force → Royal Marines British Army Royal Navy Royal Air Force

Brigade Commander · 1

United Kingdom Commando Force → Brigadier James Norman

Country · 1

United Kingdom Commando Force → United Kingdom

Garrison/HQ · 1

United Kingdom Commando Force → HQ: Stonehouse Barracks, Plymouth

March · 1

United Kingdom Commando Force → Quick: "Sarie Marais"

Nickname · 1

United Kingdom Commando Force → The Commandos

Role · 1

United Kingdom Commando Force → Special operations-capable

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commando brigade royal force marines army british war lt air marine commandos second world units forces regiment amphibious support operation

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Subject	Predicate	Object	Confidence	Src
United Kingdom Commando Force	Active	14 February 1942 – present	1.00	infobox
United Kingdom Commando Force	Branch	Royal Marines British Army Royal Navy Royal Air Force	1.00	infobox
United Kingdom Commando Force	Brigade Commander	Brigadier James Norman	1.00	infobox
United Kingdom Commando Force	Country	United Kingdom	1.00	infobox
United Kingdom Commando Force	Engagements	Second World War	1.00	infobox
United Kingdom Commando Force	Engagements	Jewish insurgency in Mandatory Palestine	1.00	infobox
United Kingdom Commando Force	Engagements	1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine	1.00	infobox
United Kingdom Commando Force	Engagements	Korean War	1.00	infobox
United Kingdom Commando Force	Engagements	Suez Crisis	1.00	infobox
United Kingdom Commando Force	Engagements	Malayan Emergency	1.00	infobox
United Kingdom Commando Force	Engagements	Cyprus dispute Cyprus Emergency Turkish Invasion of Cyprus	1.00	infobox
United Kingdom Commando Force	Engagements	Cyprus Emergency	1.00	infobox
United Kingdom Commando Force	Engagements	Turkish Invasion of Cyprus	1.00	infobox
United Kingdom Commando Force	Engagements	Indonesia-Malaysia Confrontation	1.00	infobox
United Kingdom Commando Force	Engagements	Aden Emergency	1.00	infobox
United Kingdom Commando Force	Engagements	The Troubles	1.00	infobox
United Kingdom Commando Force	Engagements	Dhofar Rebellion	1.00	infobox
United Kingdom Commando Force	Engagements	Falklands War Battle of Wireless Ridge Battle of Goose Green	1.00	infobox
United Kingdom Commando Force	Engagements	Battle of Wireless Ridge	1.00	infobox
United Kingdom Commando Force	Engagements	Battle of Goose Green	1.00	infobox
United Kingdom Commando Force	Engagements	Persian Gulf War	1.00	infobox
United Kingdom Commando Force	Engagements	Bosnian War	1.00	infobox
United Kingdom Commando Force	Engagements	Kosovo War	1.00	infobox
United Kingdom Commando Force	Engagements	Sierra Leone Civil War	1.00	infobox
United Kingdom Commando Force	Engagements	Iraq War	1.00	infobox
United Kingdom Commando Force	Engagements	Operation Ellamy	1.00	infobox
United Kingdom Commando Force	Engagements	War in Afghanistan	1.00	infobox
United Kingdom Commando Force	Garrison/HQ	HQ: Stonehouse Barracks, Plymouth	1.00	infobox
United Kingdom Commando Force	March	Quick: "Sarie Marais"	1.00	infobox
United Kingdom Commando Force	Nickname	The Commandos	1.00	infobox

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