Springs Commando was a light infantry regiment of the South African Army. It formed part of the South African Army Infantry Formation as well as the South...
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The Commando System was a mostly voluntary, part-time force of the South African Army, but in their role as local militia the units were often deployed...
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A commando is a combatant, or operative of an elite light infantry or special operations force, specially trained for carrying out raids and operating...
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The Commandos, also known as the British Commandos, were formed during the Second World War in June 1940, following a request from Winston Churchill, for...
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Royal Marines (redirect from Royal Marine Commando)
Marines provide the United Kingdom's amphibious special operations capable commando force, one of the five fighting arms of the Royal Navy, a company strength...
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Delmas Commando Nigel Commando Springs Commando Iscor Commando Krugersdorp Commando Meyerton Commando Vaal Commando Vanderbijl Park Commando Vereeniging...
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Operation Roast (category World War II British Commando raids)
military operation undertaken by British Commandos, at Comacchio lagoon in north-east Italy, during the Spring 1945 offensive in Italy, part of the Italian...
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SIG SG 550 (redirect from SIG 552 Commando)
that enables the use of rifle grenades and a bayonet. The compact SG 552 Commando (full designation as the 552-2P) carbine was released in July 1998. It...
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29 Commando Regiment, Royal Artillery is the Commando-trained unit of the British Army's Royal Artillery, based in Plymouth. The regiment is under the...
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Beaufort Commando Part of Natal Command in late 1970s. Originally named Empangeni/Richards Bay Commando. The unit was renamed Insele Commando on March 2...
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The 2nd Commando Regiment (2 Cdo Regt) is a special forces unit of the Australian Army and is part of Special Operations Command. The regiment was established...
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The Norton Commando is a British Norton-Villiers motorcycle with an OHV pre-unit parallel-twin engine, produced by the Norton Motorcycle company from 1967...
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Commandos 2: Men of Courage is a real-time tactics video game, developed by Pyro Studios, published by Eidos Interactive, and released on September 20...
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Para (Special Forces) (redirect from Para Commandos (India))
British Indian Army. 9 Para (SF) was raised in 1965 as the 9th Parachute Commando Battalion (as part of the Parachute Regiment) and is the oldest among the...
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Associated Air Transport Flight 1-6-6A (category Accidents and incidents involving the Curtiss C-46 Commando)
On January 7, 1953, a Curtiss C-46F Commando operating as Associated Air Transport Flight 1-6-6A crashed into terrain approximately 8 miles west of Fish...
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Commando For Action and Adventure, formerly known as Commando War Stories in Pictures, and colloquially known as Commando Comics, is a British comic book...
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The Afghan Commando Forces (Persian: نیروهای کماندوی افغانستان, Pashto: افغان کمانډو لړۍ), also referred to as the DRA Commando Forces from 1978 to 1992...
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"Gods and Monsters" which began in 2024 with the animated series Creature Commandos. Gunn and Safran consider the chapter's first film, Superman (2025), to...
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The 1st Commando Regiment (1 Cdo Regt) is an Australian Army Reserve special forces unit and is part of Special Operations Command. The regiment has an...
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Jan Sigurd Baalsrud, MBE (13 December 1917 – 30 December 1988) was a commando in the Norwegian resistance trained by the British during World War II. Jan...
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The Commandos formed during the Second World War, following an order from the British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in June 1940 for a force that could...
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Korps Commandotroepen (redirect from Korps Commando Troepen)
The Korps Commandotroepen (KCT) (English: Commando Corps) is the elite special forces unit of the Royal Netherlands Army. The KCT traces its origins to...
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Commando System. It was phased out in 2003-2008 along with the rest of the commando system due to its role in Apartheid. The Modderfontein Commando was...
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This is a list of surviving Curtiss C-46 Commandos, including both airworthy and on display or stored aircraft. As of Feb 2025, there are six airworthy...
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Red Army Faction (section RAF Commandos)
July Commando 2 June Commando Andreas Baader Commando Ciro Rizzato Commando George Jackson Commando Gudrun Ensslin Commando Holger Meins Commando Ingrid...
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Atlas Commando was a light infantry regiment of the South African Army. It formed part of the South African Army Infantry Formation as well as the South...
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Evelyn Waugh (category British Army Commandos officers)
avoided at the cost of honour." In November 1940, Waugh was posted to a commando unit, and, after further training, became a member of "Layforce", under...
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citizens by Belgian Para-Commandos during the Rwandan genocide in 1994. This task was carried out by special forces of the Para-Commando Brigade from Belgium...
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CIA activities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (section Cooperation with 5 Commando Mercenaries)
training. They did some reconnaissance and combat missions in Kwilu during spring 1964. Under local pressure to join combat in Eastern Congo, the pilots flew...
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Orania Commando was a light infantry regiment of the South African Army. It formed part of the South African Army Infantry Formation as well as the South...
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