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1. 322 relations: Achnacarry, Admiral, Adriatic Sea, Afrika Korps, Alderney, Algeria, Allied invasion of Italy, Allied invasion of Sicily, Allies of World War II, Ammunition boot, Anders Lassen, Antwerp, Arctic Circle, Argenta, Emilia–Romagna, Army Reserve (United Kingdom), Assault course, Attack on Mers-el-Kébir, Augustus Newman, Austrians, Battle honour, Battle of Anzio, Battle of Crete, Battle of France, Battle of Hill 170, Battle of Madagascar, Battle of the Argenta Gap, Battle of the Litani River, Battle of the Scheldt, BBC, BC-41, Beachhead, Belgium, Beret, Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, Berneval-le-Grand, Bioko, Boer commando, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Boxing, Boys anti-tank rifle, Braemar, Brass knuckles, Bren light machine gun, Brigade, Brigadier (United Kingdom), British Armed Forces, British Army, British Commando operations during the Second World War, British Expeditionary Force (World War II), Brodie helmet, ... Expand index (272 more) » « Shrink index

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3. British Army in World War II
4. Military units and formations of the British Army in World War II

Achnacarry

Achnacarry (Achadh na Cairidh) is a hamlet, private estate, and a castle in the Lochaber region of the Highlands, Scotland.

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Admiral

Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies.

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Adriatic Sea

The Adriatic Sea is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan Peninsula.

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Afrika Korps

The German Africa Corps (DAK), commonly known as Afrika Korps, was the German expeditionary force in Africa during the North African campaign of World War II.

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Alderney

Alderney (Aurigny; Auregnais: Aoeur'gny) is the northernmost of the inhabited Channel Islands.

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Algeria

Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to the northeast by Tunisia; to the east by Libya; to the southeast by Niger; to the southwest by Mali, Mauritania, and Western Sahara; to the west by Morocco; and to the north by the Mediterranean Sea.

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Allied invasion of Italy

The Allied invasion of Italy was the Allied amphibious landing on mainland Italy that took place from 3 September 1943, during the Italian campaign of World War II.

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Allied invasion of Sicily

The Allied invasion of Sicily, also known as the Battle of Sicily and Operation Husky, was a major campaign of World War II in which the Allied forces invaded the island of Sicily in July 1943 and took it from the Axis powers (Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany).

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Allies of World War II

The Allies, formally referred to as the United Nations from 1942, were an international military coalition formed during World War II (1939–1945) to oppose the Axis powers.

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Ammunition boot

Ammunition boots are a form of military footwear.

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Anders Lassen

Major Anders Frederik Emil Victor Schau Lassen, (22 September 1920 – 9 April 1945) was a Danish military officer who was the only non-Commonwealth recipient of the Victoria Cross during the Second World War.

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Antwerp

Antwerp (Antwerpen; Anvers) is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium.

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Arctic Circle

The Arctic Circle is one of the two polar circles, and the most northerly of the five major circles of latitude as shown on maps of Earth at about 66° 34' N. Its southern equivalent is the Antarctic Circle.

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Argenta, Emilia–Romagna

Argenta (Argentano: Arzènta) is a town and comune in the province of Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna.

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Army Reserve (United Kingdom)

The Army Reserve is the active-duty volunteer reserve force of the British Army.

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Assault course

An assault course (also called trim trail) is a trail (or course) that combines running and exercising.

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Attack on Mers-el-Kébir

The attack on Mers-el-Kébir (Battle of Mers-el-Kébir) on 3 July 1940, during the Second World War, was a British naval attack on neutral French Navy ships at the naval base at Mers El Kébir, near Oran, on the coast of French Algeria.

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Augustus Newman

Lieutenant Colonel Augustus Charles Newman, (19 August 1904 – 26 April 1972) was a British Army officer and recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

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Austrians

Austrians (Österreicher) are the citizens and nationals of Austria.

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Battle honour

A battle honour is an award of a right by a government or sovereign to a military unit to emblazon the name of a battle or operation on its flags ("colours"), uniforms or other accessories where ornamentation is possible.

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Battle of Anzio

The Battle of Anzio was a battle of the Italian Campaign of World War II that took place from January 22, 1944.

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Battle of Crete

The Battle of Crete (Luftlandeschlacht um Kreta, Μάχη της Κρήτης), codenamed Operation Mercury (Unternehmen Merkur), was a major Axis airborne and amphibious operation during World War II to capture the island of Crete.

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Battle of France

The Battle of France (bataille de France; 10 May – 25 June 1940), also known as the Western Campaign (German: Westfeldzug), the French Campaign (Frankreichfeldzug, campagne de France) and the Fall of France, during the Second World War was the German invasion of France, that notably introduced tactics that are still used.

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Battle of Hill 170

The Battle of Hill 170 was a battle between the British 3rd Commando Brigade and the Japanese 54th Division during the Second World War.

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Battle of Madagascar

The Battle of Madagascar (5 May – 6 November 1942) was an Allied campaign to capture the Vichy French-controlled island Madagascar during World War II.

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Battle of the Argenta Gap

The Battle of the Argenta Gap was an engagement which formed part of the Allied spring 1945 offensive during the Italian campaign in the final stages of the Second World War.

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Battle of the Litani River

The Battle of the Litani River (9 June 1941) took place on the advance to Beirut during the Syria-Lebanon campaign of the Second World War.

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Battle of the Scheldt

The Battle of the Scheldt in World War II was a series of military operations to open up the Scheldt river between Antwerp and the North Sea for shipping, so that Antwerp's port could be used to supply the Allies in north-west Europe.

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BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England.

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BC-41

The BC-41 was a combined knuckleduster and dagger weapon used by the British Commandos during World War II for close combat and ambushes.

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Beachhead

A beachhead is a temporary line created when a military unit reaches a landing beach by sea and begins to defend the area as other reinforcements arrive.

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Belgium

Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe.

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Beret

A beret (béret; txapel; boina) is a soft, round, flat-crowned cap, hand-knitted wool, crocheted cotton, wool felt, or acrylic fibre.

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Bergen-Belsen concentration camp

Bergen-Belsen, or Belsen, was a Nazi concentration camp in what is today Lower Saxony in northern Germany, southwest of the town of Bergen near Celle.

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Berneval-le-Grand

Berneval-le-Grand is a former commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

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Bioko

Bioko (historically Fernando Po,; Ëtulá a Ëri) is an island of Equatorial Guinea.

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Boer commando

The Boer Commandos or "Kommandos" were volunteer military units of guerilla militia organized by the Boer people of South Africa.

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Boulogne-sur-Mer

Boulogne-sur-Mer (Boulonne-su-Mér; Bonen; Gesoriacum or Bononia), often called just Boulogne, is a coastal city in Northern France.

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Boxing

Boxing is a combat sport and martial art.

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Boys anti-tank rifle

The Boys anti-tank rifle (officially Rifle, Anti-Tank,.55in, Boys, and sometimes incorrectly spelled "Boyes") was a British anti-tank rifle used during the Second World War.

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Braemar

Braemar is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, around west of Aberdeen in the Highlands.

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Brass knuckles

Brass knuckles (also referred to as brass knucks, knuckledusters, iron fist and paperweight, among other names) are a melee weapon used primarily in hand-to-hand combat.

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Bren light machine gun

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Brigade

A brigade is a major tactical military formation that typically comprises three to six battalions plus supporting elements.

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Brigadier (United Kingdom)

Brigadier (Brig) is a senior rank in the British Army and the Royal Marines.

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British Armed Forces

The British Armed Forces are the military forces responsible for the defence of the United Kingdom, its Overseas Territories and the Crown Dependencies.

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British Army

The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Naval Service and the Royal Air Force.

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British Commando operations during the Second World War

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 carry out raids against German-occupied Europe. Commandos (United Kingdom) and British Commando operations during the Second World War are British Army in World War II.

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British Expeditionary Force (World War II)

The British Expeditionary Force (BEF) was the contingent of the British Army sent to France in 1939 after Britain and France declared war on Nazi Germany on 3 September, beginning the Second World War.

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Brodie helmet

The Brodie helmet is a steel combat helmet designed and patented in London in 1915 by Latvian inventor John Leopold Brodie (Leopolds Janno Braude).

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Browning Hi-Power

The Browning Hi-Power is a single-action, semi-automatic pistol available in the 9×19mm Parabellum and.40 S&W calibers.

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Burma campaign

The Burma campaign was a series of battles fought in the British colony of Burma.

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Cap comforter

A capcomforter is a form of woollen military headgear originating in the British Army. Commandos (United Kingdom) and cap comforter are British Army in World War II.

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Channel Islands

The Channel Islands are an archipelago in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy.

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Chemical warfare

Chemical warfare (CW) involves using the toxic properties of chemical substances as weapons.

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Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom)

The Chief of the General Staff (CGS) has been the title of the professional head of the British Army since 1964.

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Colditz Castle

Colditz Castle (or Schloss Colditz in German) is a Renaissance castle in the town of Colditz near Leipzig, Dresden and Chemnitz in the state of Saxony in Germany.

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Comacchio

Comacchio (Cmâc') is a town and comune of Emilia Romagna, Italy, in the province of Ferrara, from the provincial capital Ferrara.

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Combat uniform

A combat uniform, also called field uniform, battledress or military fatigues, is a casual type of uniform used by military, police, fire and other public uniformed services for everyday fieldwork and combat duty purposes, as opposed to dress uniforms worn in functions and parades.

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Combined Operations Headquarters

Combined Operations Headquarters was a department of the British War Office set up during Second World War to harass the Germans on the European continent by means of raids carried out by use of combined naval and army forces. Commandos (United Kingdom) and combined Operations Headquarters are 1940 establishments in the United Kingdom and military units and formations established in 1940.

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Commanding officer

The commanding officer (CO) or commander, or sometimes, if the incumbent is a general officer, commanding general (CG) or general officer commanding (GOC), is the officer in command of a military unit.

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Commando

Royal Marines from 40 Commando on patrol in the Sangin area of Afghanistan are picturedA commando is a combatant, or operative of an elite light infantry or special operations force, specially trained for carrying out raids and operating in small teams behind enemy lines.

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Commando Basic Training Centre (United Kingdom)

The Commando Basic Training Centre was a British Army training establishment primarily for the training of British Commandos during the Second World War.

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Commando Memorial

The Commando Memorial is a Category A listed monument in Lochaber, Scotland, dedicated to the men of the original British Commando Forces raised during World War II.

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Commando Order

The Commando Order was issued by the OKW, the high command of the German Armed Forces, on 18 October 1942.

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Commandos Marine

The Commandos Marine, nicknamed Bérets Verts (Green Berets), are the special operation forces (SOF) of the French Navy, headquartered in Lorient, Brittany in western France.

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Convoy

A convoy is a group of vehicles, typically motor vehicles or ships, traveling together for mutual support and protection.

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Corporal

Corporal is a military rank in use by the armed forces of many countries.

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Cyrenaica

Cyrenaica or Kyrenaika (Barqah, Kurēnaïkḗ, after the city of Cyrene), is the eastern region of Libya.

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De Lisle carbine

The De Lisle carbine or De Lisle Commando carbine was a British firearm used during World War II that was designed with an integrated suppressor.

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Denison smock

The Denison smock was a coverall jacket issued to Special Operations Executive (SOE) agents, the Parachute Regiment, the Glider Pilot Regiment, Air Landing Regiments, air observation post squadrons, Commando units, and other Commonwealth airborne units, to wear over their Battle Dress uniform during the Second World War, remaining in service with the British Army until the early 1970s when it was replaced by a version in the Disruptive Pattern Material (DPM) smock.

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Dieppe Raid

Operation Jubilee or the Dieppe Raid (19 August 1942) was a disastrous Allied amphibious attack on the German-occupied port of Dieppe in northern France, during the Second World War.

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Distinguished Conduct Medal

The Distinguished Conduct Medal was a decoration established in 1854 by Queen Victoria for gallantry in the field by other ranks of the British Army.

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Distinguished Service Order

The Distinguished Service Order (DSO) is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, as well as formerly of other parts of the Commonwealth, awarded for operational gallantry for highly successful command and leadership during active operations, typically in actual combat.

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Dodecanese campaign

The Dodecanese campaign was the capture and occupation of the Dodecanese islands by German forces during World War II.

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Domburg

Domburg is a seaside resort on the North Sea, on the northwest coast of Walcheren in the Dutch province of Zeeland.

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Dudley Clarke

Brigadier Dudley Wrangel Clarke, (–) was an officer in the British Army, known as a pioneer of military deception operations during the Second World War.

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Dunkirk

Dunkirk (Dunkerque, Duunkerke, Duinkerke or Duinkerken) is a commune in the department of Nord in northern France.

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Dunkirk evacuation

The Dunkirk evacuation, codenamed Operation Dynamo and also known as the Miracle of Dunkirk, or just Dunkirk, was the evacuation of more than 338,000 Allied soldiers during the Second World War from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk, in the north of France, between 26 May and 4 June 1940.

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Eastern Europe

Eastern Europe is a subregion of the European continent.

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Eighth Army (United Kingdom)

The Eighth Army was a field army of the British Army during the Second World War.

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Enemy alien

In customary international law, an enemy alien is any native, citizen, denizen or subject of any foreign nation or government with which a domestic nation or government is in conflict and who is liable to be apprehended, restrained, secured and removed.

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European theatre of World War II

The European theatre of World War II was one of the two main theatres of combat during World War II.

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Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife

The Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife is a double-edged fighting knife resembling a dagger or poignard with a foil grip.

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France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.

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Frank Smythe

Francis Sydney Smythe, better known as Frank Smythe or F. S. Smythe (6 July 1900 – 27 June 1949), was an English mountaineer, author, photographer and botanist.

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Gallipoli campaign

The Gallipoli campaign, the Dardanelles campaign, the Defence of Gallipoli or the Battle of Gallipoli (Gelibolu Muharebesi, Çanakkale Muharebeleri or Çanakkale Savaşı) was a military campaign in the First World War on the Gallipoli peninsula (now Gelibolu) from 19 February 1915 to 9 January 1916.

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George Arthur Knowland

Lieutenant George Arthur Knowland VC (16 August 1922 – 31 January 1945) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross during the Second World War, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

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German Army (1935–1945)

The German Army (Heer) was the land forces component of the Wehrmacht, the regular armed forces of Nazi Germany, from 1935 until it effectively ceased to exist in 1945 and then was formally dissolved in August 1946.

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German invasion of Greece

The German invasion of Greece, also known as the Battle of Greece or Operation Marita (Unternehmen Marita), were the attacks on Greece by Italy and Germany during World War II.

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German-occupied Europe

German-occupied Europe (or Nazi-occupied Europe) refers to the sovereign countries of Europe which were wholly or partly militarily occupied and civil-occupied, including puppet governments, by the military forces and the government of Nazi Germany at various times between 1939 and 1945, during World War II, administered by the Nazi regime under the dictatorship of Adolf Hitler.

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Germans

Germans are the natives or inhabitants of Germany, or sometimes more broadly any people who are of German descent or native speakers of the German language.

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Glomfjord power plant

Glomfjord power plant is a hydroelectric power plant in the village of Glomfjord in the municipality of Meløy in Nordland county, Norway.

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Gold Beach

Gold, commonly known as Gold Beach, was the code name for one of the five areas of the Allied invasion of German-occupied France in the Normandy landings on 6 June 1944, during the Second World War.

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Guernsey

Guernsey (Guernésiais: Guernési; Guernesey) is the second-largest island in the Channel Islands, located west of the Cotentin Peninsula, Normandy.

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Guerrilla warfare

Guerrilla warfare is a form of unconventional warfare in which small groups of irregular military, such as rebels, partisans, paramilitary personnel or armed civilians including recruited children, use ambushes, sabotage, terrorism, raids, petty warfare or hit-and-run tactics in a rebellion, in a violent conflict, in a war or in a civil war to fight against regular military, police or rival insurgent forces.

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Hackle

The hackle is a clipped plume or short spray of coloured feathers that is attached to a military headdress, with different colours being associated with particular regiments.

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Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay

Hastings Lionel Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay (21 June 1887 – 17 December 1965) was a British politician, diplomat and general in the British Indian Army who was the first Secretary General of NATO.

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Haugesund

Haugesund is a municipality and town on the North Sea in Rogaland county, Norway.

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Henry Eric Harden

Henry Eric Harden (23 February 1912 – 23 January 1945) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

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Herm

Herm (Guernésiais: Haerme, ultimately from Old Norse arms 'arm', due to the shape of the island, or Old French eremite 'hermit') is one of the Channel Islands and part of the Parish of St Peter Port in the Bailiwick of Guernsey.

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HMS Campbeltown (I42)

HMS Campbeltown was a destroyer of the Royal Navy during the Second World War.

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HMS Glengyle

HMS Glengyle was a cargo ship that served in the Second World War as an infantry landing ship (large) of the Royal Navy.

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HMS Queen Emma

HMS Queen Emma was a commando troop ship of the Royal Navy during the Second World War.

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Hodder & Stoughton

Hodder & Stoughton is a British publishing house, now an imprint of Hachette.

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Hundredweight

The hundredweight (abbreviation: cwt), formerly also known as the centum weight or quintal, is a British imperial and United States customary unit of weight or mass.

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Independent company (British Army)

An independent company was originally a unit raised by the English Army, subsequently the British Army, during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries for garrison duties in Britain and the overseas colonies. Commandos (United Kingdom) and independent company (British Army) are 1940 establishments in the United Kingdom, military units and formations established in 1940 and military units and formations of the British Army in World War II.

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Indirect fire

Indirect fire is aiming and firing a projectile without relying on a direct line of sight between the gun and its target, as in the case of direct fire.

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Invasion of Yugoslavia

The invasion of Yugoslavia, also known as the April War or Operation 25, was a German-led attack on the Kingdom of Yugoslavia by the Axis powers which began on 6 April 1941 during World War II.

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Italian campaign (World War II)

The Italian campaign of World War II, also called the Liberation of Italy following the German occupation in September 1943, consisted of Allied and Axis operations in and around Italy, from 1943 to 1945.

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Italy

Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe.

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Jersey

Jersey (label), officially known as the Bailiwick of Jersey, is an island country and self-governing British Crown Dependency near the coast of north-west France.

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Jews

The Jews (יְהוּדִים) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites of the ancient Near East, and whose traditional religion is Judaism.

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John Dill

Field Marshal Sir John Greer Dill, (25 December 1881 – 4 November 1944) was a senior British Army officer with service in both the First World War and the Second World War.

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John Durnford-Slater

Brigadier John Frederick Durnford-Slater, DSO and bar (1909 – 5 February 1972) was a British Army officer who was credited with establishing the first Army commando unit during the Second World War.

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John Hunt, Baron Hunt

Henry Cecil John Hunt, Baron Hunt, (22 June 1910 – 7 November 1998) was a British Army officer who is best known as the leader of the successful 1953 British expedition to Mount Everest.

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John Inglis and Company

John Inglis and Company was a Canadian manufacturing firm which made weapons for the United Kingdom and British Commonwealth military forces during the World War II era, then later became a major appliance manufacturer.

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Juno Beach

Juno and or Juno Beach was one of five beaches of the Allied invasion of German-occupied France in the Normandy landings on 6 June 1944 during the Second World War.

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Korps Commandotroepen

The Korps Commandotroepen (KCT) (Commando Corps) is the elite special forces unit of the Royal Netherlands Army.

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Lance corporal

Lance corporal is a military rank, used by many English-speaking armed forces worldwide, and also by some police forces and other uniformed organisations.

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Landing Craft Assault

Landing Craft Assault (LCA) was a landing craft used extensively in World War II.

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Layforce

Layforce was an ad hoc military formation of the British Army consisting of a number of commando units during the Second World War.

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Le Touquet

Le Touquet-Paris-Plage (Picard: Ech Toutchet-Paris-Plache), commonly referred to as Le Touquet, is a commune near Étaples, in the Pas-de-Calais department, northern France.

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Lee–Enfield

The Lee–Enfield is a bolt-action, magazine-fed repeating rifle that served as the main firearm of the military forces of the British Empire and Commonwealth during the first half of the 20th century, and was the standard service rifle of the British Armed Forces from its official adoption in 1895 until 1957.

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Lieutenant colonel (United Kingdom)

Lieutenant colonel (Lt Col), is a rank in the British Army and Royal Marines which is also used in many Commonwealth countries.

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Light infantry

Light infantry refers to certain types of lightly equipped infantry throughout history.

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Lion-sur-Mer

Lion-sur-Mer (literally Lion on Sea) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

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Loch Arkaig

Loch Arkaig (Loch Airceig) is a body of freshwater in Lochaber, Scotland, to the west of the Great Glen.

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Lofoten

(Norwegian,; English pronunciation),, or is an archipelago and a traditional district in the county of Nordland, Norway.

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Lord Mountbatten

Admiral of the Fleet Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (born Prince Louis of Battenberg; 25 June 1900 – 27 August 1979), commonly known as Lord Mountbatten, was a British statesman, naval officer, colonial administrator and close relative of the British royal family.

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Louis Joubert Lock

The Louis Joubert Lock (Forme Ecluse Louis Joubert), also known as the Normandie Dockafter the large ocean liner that provided the impetus for the facility to be built, is a lock and major dry dock located in the port of Saint-Nazaire in Loire-Atlantique, northwestern France.

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Ludendorff Bridge

The Ludendorff Bridge (sometimes referred to as the Bridge at Remagen) was a bridge across the river Rhine in Germany which was captured by United States Army forces in early March 1945 during the Battle of Remagen, in the closing weeks of World War II, when it was one of the few remaining bridges in the region and therefore a critical strategic point.

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M1911 pistol

The Colt M1911 (also known as 1911, Colt 1911 or Colt Government in the case of Colt-produced models) is a single-action, recoil-operated, semi-automatic pistol chambered for the.45 ACP cartridge.

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Major (rank)

Major is a senior military officer rank used in many countries.

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Major general (United Kingdom)

Major general (Maj Gen) is a "two-star" rank in the British Army and Royal Marines.

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Marine Raiders

The Marine Raiders are special operations forces originally established by the United States Marine Corps during World War II to conduct amphibious light infantry warfare.

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Mark I trench knife

The Mark I trench knife is an American trench knife designed by officers of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) for use in World War I. It has a double-edged dagger blade useful for both thrusting and slashing strokes, unlike previous U.S. trench knives such as the M1917 and M1918.

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Medal bar

A medal bar or medal clasp is a thin metal bar attached to the ribbon of a military decoration, civil decoration, or other medal.

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Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II

The Mediterranean and Middle East Theatre was a major theatre of operations during the Second World War.

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Middle East

The Middle East (term originally coined in English Translations of this term in some of the region's major languages include: translit; translit; translit; script; translit; اوْرتاشرق; Orta Doğu.) is a geopolitical region encompassing the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, Turkey, Egypt, Iran, and Iraq.

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Middle East Commando

Middle East Commando was a battalion sized British Commando unit of the British Army during the Second World War. Commandos (United Kingdom) and Middle East Commando are military units and formations established in 1940.

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Military awards and decorations

Military awards and decorations are distinctions given as a mark of honor for military heroism, meritorious or outstanding service or achievement.

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Military campaign

A military campaign is large-scale long-duration significant military strategy plan incorporating a series of interrelated military operations or battles forming a distinct part of a larger conflict often called a war.

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Military Cross

The Military Cross (MC) is the third-level (second-level until 1993) military decoration awarded to officers and (since 1993) other ranks of the British Armed Forces, and formerly awarded to officers of other Commonwealth countries.

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Military Medal

The Military Medal (MM) was a military decoration awarded to personnel of the British Army and other arms of the armed forces, and to personnel of other Commonwealth countries, below commissioned rank, for bravery in battle on land.

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ML 3-inch mortar

The Ordnance ML 3-inch mortar was the United Kingdom's standard mortar used by the British Army from the early 1930s to the late 1960s, superseding the Stokes mortar.

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Motor torpedo boat

A motor torpedo boat is a fast torpedo boat, especially of the mid 20th century.

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Mountaineering

Mountaineering, mountain climbing, or alpinism is a set of outdoor activities that involves ascending mountains.

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Naval gunfire support

Naval gunfire support (NGFS), also known as naval surface fire support (NSFS), or shore bombardment, is the use of naval artillery to provide fire support for amphibious assault and other troops operating within their range.

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Nazi Germany

Nazi Germany, officially known as the German Reich and later the Greater German Reich, was the German state between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party controlled the country, transforming it into a totalitarian dictatorship.

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Netherlands

The Netherlands, informally Holland, is a country located in Northwestern Europe with overseas territories in the Caribbean.

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Nissen hut

A Nissen hut is a prefabricated steel structure originally for military use, especially as barracks, made from a 210° portion of a cylindrical skin of corrugated iron.

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No. 1 Commando

The No. Commandos (United Kingdom) and No. 1 Commando are 1940 establishments in the United Kingdom and military units and formations established in 1940.

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No. 10 (Inter-Allied) Commando

No.

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No. 11 (Scottish) Commando

No. Commandos (United Kingdom) and No. 11 (Scottish) Commando are 1940 establishments in the United Kingdom and military units and formations established in 1940.

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No. 12 Commando

No. Commandos (United Kingdom) and No. 12 Commando are 1940 establishments in the United Kingdom and military units and formations established in 1940.

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No. 14 (Arctic) Commando

No.

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No. 2 Commando

No. Commandos (United Kingdom) and No. 2 Commando are 1940 establishments in the United Kingdom, 1946 disestablishments in the United Kingdom, military units and formations disestablished in 1946 and military units and formations established in 1940.

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No. 3 Commando

No. Commandos (United Kingdom) and No. 3 Commando are 1940 establishments in the United Kingdom, 1946 disestablishments in the United Kingdom, military units and formations disestablished in 1946 and military units and formations established in 1940.

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No. 30 Commando

No. Commandos (United Kingdom) and No. 30 Commando are 1946 disestablishments in the United Kingdom and military units and formations disestablished in 1946.

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No. 4 Commando

No. Commandos (United Kingdom) and No. 4 Commando are 1940 establishments in the United Kingdom, 1946 disestablishments in the United Kingdom, military units and formations disestablished in 1946 and military units and formations established in 1940.

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No. 44 (Royal Marine) Commando

No.

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No. 46 (Royal Marine) Commando

No. Commandos (United Kingdom) and No. 46 (Royal Marine) Commando are 1946 disestablishments in the United Kingdom and military units and formations disestablished in 1946.

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No. 47 (Royal Marine) Commando

No. Commandos (United Kingdom) and No. 47 (Royal Marine) Commando are military units and formations disestablished in 1946.

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No. 48 (Royal Marine) Commando

No. Commandos (United Kingdom) and No. 48 (Royal Marine) Commando are 1946 disestablishments in the United Kingdom and military units and formations disestablished in 1946.

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No. 5 Commando

No. Commandos (United Kingdom) and No. 5 Commando are 1940 establishments in the United Kingdom, 1946 disestablishments in the United Kingdom, military units and formations disestablished in 1946 and military units and formations established in 1940.

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No. 50 Commando

No. Commandos (United Kingdom) and No. 50 Commando are 1940 establishments in the United Kingdom and military units and formations established in 1940.

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No. 51 Commando

No. Commandos (United Kingdom) and No. 51 Commando are 1940 establishments in the United Kingdom and military units and formations established in 1940.

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No. 52 Commando

No. Commandos (United Kingdom) and No. 52 Commando are 1940 establishments in the United Kingdom and military units and formations established in 1940.

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No. 6 Commando

No. Commandos (United Kingdom) and No. 6 Commando are 1940 establishments in the United Kingdom, 1946 disestablishments in the United Kingdom, military units and formations disestablished in 1946 and military units and formations established in 1940.

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No. 62 Commando

No. Commandos (United Kingdom) and No. 62 Commando are 1940 establishments in the United Kingdom and military units and formations established in 1940.

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No. 7 Commando

No. Commandos (United Kingdom) and No. 7 Commando are 1940 establishments in the United Kingdom and military units and formations established in 1940.

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No. 8 (Guards) Commando

No. Commandos (United Kingdom) and No. 8 (Guards) Commando are 1940 establishments in the United Kingdom and military units and formations established in 1940.

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No. 9 Commando

No. Commandos (United Kingdom) and No. 9 Commando are 1940 establishments in the United Kingdom, 1946 disestablishments in the United Kingdom, military units and formations disestablished in 1946 and military units and formations established in 1940.

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Normandy landings

The Normandy landings were the landing operations and associated airborne operations on 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during the Second World War.

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North African campaign

The North African campaign of World War II took place in North Africa from 10 June 1940 to 13 May 1943, fought between the Allies and the Axis Powers.

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North-West Europe campaign of 1944–45

North-West Europe 1944–1945 is a battle honour (more properly known as an honorary distinction) earned by regiments of the British Commonwealth forces during the Second World War that took part in the actions of the northern part of the war's Western Front.

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Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann; Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland that is variously described as a country, province or region.

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Norway

Norway (Norge, Noreg), formally the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula.

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Norwegian campaign

The Norwegian campaign (8 April 10 June 1940) involved the attempt by Allied forces to defend northern Norway coupled with the resistance of the Norwegian military to the country's invasion by Nazi Germany in World War II.

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Operation Ambassador

Operation Ambassador was an operation carried out by British Commandos on 14–15 July 1940 within the context of the Second World War.

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Operation Anklet

Operation Anklet was the codename given to a British Commando raid during the Second World War.

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Operation Aquatint

Operation Aquatint was the codename for a failed raid by British Commandos on the coast of occupied France during the Second World War.

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Operation Archery

Operation Archery, also known as the Måløy Raid, was a British Combined Operations raid during World War II against German positions on the island of Vågsøy, Norway, on 27 December 1941.

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Operation Basalt

Operation Basalt was a small British raid conducted during World War II on Sark during the German occupation of the Channel Islands.

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Operation Blackcock

Operation Blackcock was an operation to clear German troops from the Roer Triangle, formed by the towns of Roermond and Sittard in the Netherlands and Heinsberg in Germany during the fighting on the Western Front in the Second World War.

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Operation Branford

Operation Branford was a British Commando raid during the Second World War.

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Operation Checkmate (commando raid)

Operation Checkmate was the codename for a raid on shipping at Haugesund, Norway in April 1943 during the Second World War by British Commandos.

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Operation Claymore

Operation Claymore was a British/Norwegian commando raid on the Lofoten Islands of northern Norway during the Second World War.

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Operation Collar (commando raid)

Operation Collar was the codeword for the first commando raid conducted by the British forces during the Second World War.

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Operation Devon

Operation Devon was the codeword given to an amphibious landing by British Commandos at Termoli on the Adriatic coast of Italy during the Italian Campaign of World War II.

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Operation Dryad

Operation Dryad was a raid on the Casquets lighthouse in the Channel Islands by British Commandos during World War II.

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Operation Gauntlet

Operation Gauntlet was an Allied Combined Operation from 25 August until 3 September 1941, during the Second World War.

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Operation Hardtack (commando raid)

Operation Hardtack was the name of a series of British Commando raids during the Second World War.

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Operation Huckaback

Operation Huckaback was a British Commando raid during the Second World War.

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Operation Infatuate

Operation Infatuate was the code name given to an Anglo-Canadian operation in November 1944 during the Second World War to open the port of Antwerp to shipping and relieve logistical constraints.

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Operation J V

Operation J V was a British Commando raid over the night of 11/12 April 1942, during the Second World War.

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Operation Lustre

Operation Lustre was an action during the Second World War: the movement of British and other Allied troops (Australian, New Zealand and Polish) from Egypt to Greece in March and April 1941, in response to the failed Italian invasion and the looming threat of German intervention.

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Operation Musketoon

Operation Musketoon was the codeword of a British–Norwegian commando raid in the Second World War.

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Operation Overlord

Operation Overlord was the codename for the Battle of Normandy, the Allied operation that launched the successful liberation of German-occupied Western Europe during World War II.

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Operation Plunder

Operation Plunder was a military operation to cross the Rhine on the night of 23 March 1945, launched by the 21st Army Group under Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery.

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Operation Postmaster

Operation Postmaster was a British special operation conducted on the Spanish island of Fernando Po, now known as Bioko, off West Africa in the Gulf of Guinea, during the Second World War.

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Operation Roast

Operation Roast was a military operation undertaken by British Commandos, at Comacchio lagoon in north-east Italy, during the Spring 1945 offensive in Italy, part of the Italian Campaign, during the final stages of Second World War. Commandos (United Kingdom) and operation Roast are British Army in World War II.

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Operation Torch

Operation Torch (8–16 November 1942) was an Allied invasion of French North Africa during the Second World War.

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Operation Weserübung

Operation Weserübung (Unternehmen Weserübung,, 9 April – 10 June 1940) was the invasion of Denmark and Norway by Nazi Germany during the Second World War and the opening operation of the Norwegian Campaign.

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Operation Zipper

During World War II, Operation Zipper was a British plan to capture either Port Swettenham or Port Dickson, Malaya, as staging areas for the recapture of Singapore in Operation Mailfist.

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Orne (river)

The Orne is a river in Normandy, within northwestern France.

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Other ranks (UK)

Other ranks (ORs) in the Royal Marines (RM), the British Army, and the Royal Air Force (RAF), along with the navies, armies, and air forces of many other Commonwealth countries and the Republic of Ireland, are those personnel who are not commissioned officers, but usually include non-commissioned officers (NCOs).

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Ouistreham

Ouistreham is a commune in the Calvados department in Normandy region in northwestern France.

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Para-Commando Brigade

The Para-Commando Brigade was an elite force in the Belgian Land Component, consisting of two paracommando battalions, the Special Forces Group and a support unit of the Communication & Information Systems Group (CIS).

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Parachute

A parachute is a device used to slow the motion of an object through an atmosphere by creating drag or, in a ram-air parachute, aerodynamic lift.

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Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom)

The Parachute Regiment, colloquially known as the Paras, is the airborne and elite infantry regiment of the British Army.

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Patrick Anthony Porteous

Colonel Patrick Anthony Porteous VC (1 January 1918 – 9 October 2000) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

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Pegasus Bridge

Pegasus Bridge, originally called the Bénouville Bridge after the neighbouring village, is a road crossing over the Caen Canal, between Caen and Ouistreham in Normandy.

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Peter Young (British Army officer, born 1912)

Major General Peter George Francis Young, (15 July 1912 – 4 November 1976) was a senior British Army officer who served in the Second World War and later was General Officer Commanding Cyprus District from 1962 to 1964.

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PIAT

The Projector, Infantry, Anti Tank (PIAT) Mk I was a British man-portable anti-tank weapon developed during the Second World War.

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Po (river)

The Po is the longest river in Italy.

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Poland

Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe.

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Port-en-Bessin-Huppain

Port-en-Bessin-Huppain is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

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Portuguese Marine Corps

The Portuguese Marine Corps (Corps of Fusiliers) constitutes the Elite Marine Commandos (special operations capable) and the Special Operations Branch of the Portuguese Navy.

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Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

The prime minister of the United Kingdom is the head of government of the United Kingdom.

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Prisoner of war

A prisoner of war (POW) is a person who is held captive by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict.

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Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother

Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon (4 August 1900 – 30 March 2002) was Queen of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 to 6 February 1952 as the wife of King George VI.

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Queen's Regiment

The Queen's Regiment (QUEENS) was an infantry regiment of the British Army formed in 1966 through the amalgamation of the four regiments of the Home Counties Brigade.

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Raid (military)

Raiding, also known as depredation, is a military tactic or operational warfare "smash and grab" mission which has a specific purpose.

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Raid on Bardia

The Raid on Bardia was an amphibious landing at the coastal town of Bardia in North Africa by British Commandos over the night of 19/20 April 1941 during the Second World War.

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Remagen

Remagen is a town in Germany in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, in the district of Ahrweiler.

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Rhine

--> The Rhine is one of the major European rivers.

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Rhodes

Rhodes (translit) is the largest of the Dodecanese islands of Greece and is their historical capital; it is the ninth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.

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Robert Laycock

Major-General Sir Robert Edward Laycock, (18 April 1907 – 10 March 1968) was a senior British Army officer best known for his influential role in the establishment and command of British Commandos during the Second World War.

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Robert Sturges

Lieutenant-General Sir Robert Grice Sturges (14 July 1891 – 12 September 1970) was a senior Royal Marines officer who fought in both the First World War and Second World War.

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Roger Keyes, 1st Baron Keyes

Admiral of the Fleet Roger John Brownlow Keyes, 1st Baron Keyes, (4 October 1872 – 26 December 1945) was a British naval officer. As a junior officer he served in a corvette operating from Zanzibar on slavery suppression missions. Early in the Boxer Rebellion, he led a mission to capture a flotilla of four Chinese destroyers moored to a wharf on the Peiho River.

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Ronnie Tod

Brigadier Ronald John Frederick Tod (3 November 1905 – 5 April 1975) was a British Army officer who was instrumental in the development of the British Commandos during the Second World War.

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Royal Air Force Commandos

Royal Air Force Commandos were formed from units of the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War. Commandos (United Kingdom) and Royal Air Force Commandos are 1940 establishments in the United Kingdom, 1946 disestablishments in the United Kingdom, military units and formations disestablished in 1946 and military units and formations established in 1940.

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Royal Army Medical Corps

The Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) is a specialist corps in the British Army which provides medical services to all Army personnel and their families, in war and in peace.

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Royal Marines

The Royal Marines, also known as the Royal Marines Commandos, and officially as the Corps of Royal Marines, are the United Kingdom's amphibious special operations capable commando force, one of the five fighting arms of the Royal Navy, and provide a company strength unit to the Special Forces Support Group (SFSG).

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Royal Naval Commandos

The Royal Naval Commandos, also known as RN Beachhead Commandos, were a commando formation of the Royal Navy which served during the Second World War.

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Sachsenhausen concentration camp

Sachsenhausen or Sachsenhausen-Oranienburg was a German Nazi concentration camp in Oranienburg, Germany, used from 1936 until April 1945, shortly before the defeat of Nazi Germany in May later that year.

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Sacred Band (World War II)

The Sacred Band or Sacred Squadron (Ιερός Λόχος) was a Greek special forces unit formed in 1942 in the Middle East, composed mostly of Greek officers and officer cadets under the command of Col.

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Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer, Calvados

Saint Aubin-sur-Mer (literally Saint Aubin on Sea) is a commune in the Calvados department, in northwestern France.

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Saint-Nazaire

Saint-Nazaire (Gallo: Saint-Nazère/Saint-Nazaer) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France, in traditional Brittany.

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Sark

Sark (Sercquiais: Sèr or Cerq, French) is an island, part of the Channel Islands in the southwestern English Channel, off the coast of Normandy, France.

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Scotland

Scotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Scottish Highlands

The Highlands (the Hielands; a' Ghàidhealtachd) is a historical region of Scotland.

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Second-in-command

Second-in-command (2i/c or 2IC) is a title denoting that the holder of the title is the second-highest authority within a certain organisation.

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Section (military unit)

A section is a military sub-subunit.

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Sergeant

Sergeant (Sgt) is a rank in use by the armed forces of many countries.

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Sidecar

A sidecar is a one-wheeled device attached to the side of a motorcycle, scooter, or bicycle, making the whole a three-wheeled vehicle.

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Silencer (firearms)

A silencer, also known as a sound suppressor, suppressor, or sound moderator, is a muzzle device that suppresses the blast created when a gun (firearm or airgun) is discharged, thereby reducing the acoustic intensity of the muzzle report (sound of a gunshot) and jump, by modulating the speed and pressure of the propellant gas released from the muzzle.

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Simon Fraser, 15th Lord Lovat

Brigadier Simon Christopher Joseph Fraser, 15th Lord Lovat, (9 July 1911 – 16 March 1995) was a prominent British Commando during the Second World War and the 24th Chief of the Clan Fraser of Lovat.

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Slouch hat

A slouch hat is a wide-brimmed felt or cloth hat most commonly worn as part of a military uniform, often, although not always, with a chinstrap.

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South-East Asian theatre of World War II

The South-East Asian Theatre of World War II consisted of the campaigns of the Pacific War in the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Indochina, Burma, India, Malaya and Singapore between 1941 and 1945.

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Spean Bridge

Spean Bridge (Drochaid an Aonachain) is a village in the parish of Kilmonivaig, in Lochaber in the Highland region of Scotland.

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Special Air Service

The Special Air Service (SAS) is a special forces unit of the British Army. Commandos (United Kingdom) and special Air Service are army reconnaissance units and formations.

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Special Boat Service

The Special Boat Service (SBS) is the special forces unit of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy. Commandos (United Kingdom) and special Boat Service are 1940 establishments in the United Kingdom, military units and formations established in 1940 and military units and formations of the British Army in World War II.

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Special forces

Special forces or special operations forces (SOF) are military units trained to conduct special operations.

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Special Operations Executive

Special Operations Executive (SOE) was a British organisation formed in 1940 to conduct espionage, sabotage and reconnaissance in German-occupied Europe and to aid local resistance movements during World War II. Commandos (United Kingdom) and Special Operations Executive are 1940 establishments in the United Kingdom and 1946 disestablishments in the United Kingdom.

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Special Service Brigade

The Special Service Brigade was a formation of the British Army during the Second World War. Commandos (United Kingdom) and Special Service Brigade are 1940 establishments in the United Kingdom and military units and formations established in 1940.

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Squadron leader

Squadron leader (Sqn Ldr or S/L) is a senior officer rank used by some air forces, with origins from the Royal Air Force.

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St Nazaire Raid

The St Nazaire Raid or Operation Chariot was a British amphibious attack on the heavily defended Normandie dry dock at St Nazaire in German-occupied France during the Second World War.

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Sten

The STEN (or Sten gun) is a British submachine gun chambered in 9×19mm which was used extensively by British and Commonwealth forces throughout World War II and during the Korean War.

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Submachine gun

A submachine gun (SMG) is a magazine-fed automatic carbine designed to fire handgun cartridges.

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Sword Beach

Sword, commonly known as Sword Beach, was the code name given to one of the five main landing areas along the Normandy coast during the initial assault phase, Operation Neptune, of Operation Overlord.

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Syria–Lebanon campaign

The Syria–Lebanon campaign, also known as Operation Exporter, was the invasion of Syria and Lebanon (then controlled by Vichy France) in June and July 1941 by British Empire forces, during the Second World War.

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Tactical recognition flash

Tactical recognition flash (TRF) is the British military term for a coloured patch worn on the right arm of combat clothing by members of the British Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force.

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Tam o' shanter (cap)

A tam o' shanter (in the British military often abbreviated to ToS) or "tammie" is a name given to the traditional Scottish bonnet worn by men.

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Thomas Frank Durrant

Sergeant Thomas Frank Durrant VC (17 October 1918 – 28 March 1942) was a soldier in the British Army during the Second World War and a posthumous English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

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Thompson submachine gun

The Thompson submachine gun (also known as the "Tommy gun", "Chicago typewriter", or "trench broom") is a blowback-operated, selective-fire submachine gun, invented and developed by Brigadier General John T. Thompson, a United States Army officer, in 1918.

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Toggle rope

A toggle rope was part of the standard equipment of British commandos and the Parachute Regiment during World War II.

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Tom Hunter (VC)

Thomas Peck Hunter VC (6 October 1923 – 3 April 1945) was a British recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

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Troop

A troop is a military sub-subunit, originally a small formation of cavalry, subordinate to a squadron.

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Tunisian campaign

The Tunisian campaign (also known as the Battle of Tunisia) was a series of battles that took place in Tunisia during the North African campaign of the Second World War, between Axis and Allied forces from 17 November 1942 to 13 May 1943.

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Twenty-Eighth Army (Japan)

The was an army of the Imperial Japanese Army during the final days of World War II.

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Two-inch mortar

The Ordnance SBML two-inch mortar, or more commonly, just "two-inch mortar", was a British mortar issued to the British Army and the Commonwealth armies, that saw use during the Second World War and later.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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United States Army Rangers

The United States Army Rangers are elite U.S. Army personnel who have served in any unit which has held the official designation of "Ranger".

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United States Army Special Forces

The United States Army Special Forces (SF), colloquially known as the "Green Berets" due to their distinctive service headgear, is the special operations branch of the United States Army.

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Varengeville-sur-Mer

Varengeville-sur-Mer (literally Varengeville on Sea) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France.

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Vågsøy

Vågsøy is a former municipality in the old Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway.

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Vice admiral

Vice admiral is a senior naval flag officer rank, usually equivalent to lieutenant general and air marshal.

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Vichy France

Vichy France (Régime de Vichy; 10 July 1940 – 9 August 1944), officially the French State (État français), was the French rump state headed by Marshal Philippe Pétain during World War II.

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Vickers machine gun

The Vickers machine gun or Vickers gun is a water-cooled.303 British (7.7 mm) machine gun produced by Vickers Limited, originally for the British Army.

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Victoria Cross

The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious decoration of the British decorations system.

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Vlissingen

Vlissingen (Vlissienge), historically known in English as Flushing, is a municipality and a city in the southwestern Netherlands on the former island of Walcheren.

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Walcheren

Walcheren is a region and former island in the Dutch province of Zeeland at the mouth of the Scheldt estuary.

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Webley Revolver

The Webley Revolver (also known as the Webley Top-Break Revolver or Webley Self-Extracting Revolver) was, in various designations, a standard issue service revolver for the armed forces of the United Kingdom, and countries of the British Empire and the Commonwealth of Nations, from 1887 to 1970.

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Wesel

Wesel is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

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West Africa

West Africa, or Western Africa, is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo, as well as Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom Overseas Territory).Paul R.

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Western Allied invasion of Germany

The Western Allied invasion of Germany was coordinated by the Western Allies during the final months of hostilities in the European theatre of World War II.

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Westkapelle, Netherlands

Westkapelle (zeelandic: Weskappel, locally: Wasschappell) is a small city in the municipality of Veere on the island Walcheren, in the province Zeeland of the Netherlands.

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Willys MB

The Willys MB and the Ford GPW, both formally called the U.S. Army Truck, ton, 4×4, Command Reconnaissance, commonly known as the Willys Jeep, Jeep, or jeep, and sometimes referred to by its Standard Army vehicle supply nr. G-503,According to its United States Army Ordnance Corps Supply Catalog designation, 'G-number', or SNL nr.

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Winston Churchill

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (30 November 187424 January 1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who was twice Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, from 1940 to 1945 during the Second World War, and 1951 to 1955.

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World War I

World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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World War II combatives

World War II combatives encompass a diverse range of combat techniques designed for close-quarters combat scenarios.

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Zeebrugge Raid

The Zeebrugge Raid (Aanval op de haven van Zeebrugge) on 23 April 1918, was an attempt by the Royal Navy to block the Belgian port of Bruges-Zeebrugge.

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Zip line

A zip-line, zip line, zip-wire, flying fox, or death slideWho Really Benefits from Tourism, Publ.

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Zoutelande

Zoutelande (Zeelandic: Zóetelande) is a village in the southwestern Netherlands.

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15th (Scottish) Infantry Division

The 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army that served during the Second World War. Commandos (United Kingdom) and 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division are military units and formations disestablished in 1946.

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1st Battalion, Parachute Regiment

The 1st Battalion, Parachute Regiment (1 PARA), is a special forces battalion of the British Army's Parachute Regiment.

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1st Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment

The 1st Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment (1er Régiment de Parachutistes d'Infanterie de Marine) or 1er RPIMa is a unit of the French Army Special Forces Command, therefore part of the Special Operations Command.

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1st Raider–Paratrooper Brigade (Greece)

The 1st Raider–Paratrooper Brigade "El Alamein" (translit, abbrev. 1η ΤΑΞ ΚΔ-ΑΛ), is a brigade-sized formation of elite Greek light infantry and special operations forces.

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1st Ranger Battalion

The 1st Ranger Battalion, currently based at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah, Georgia, United States, is the first of three ranger battalions belonging to the United States Army's 75th Ranger Regiment.

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1st Special Service Brigade

The 1st Special Service Brigade was a commando (special operations capable) brigade of the British Army. Commandos (United Kingdom) and 1st Special Service Brigade are 1946 disestablishments in the United Kingdom and military units and formations disestablished in 1946.

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25th Indian Infantry Division

The 25th Indian Infantry Division was an infantry division of the Indian Army during World War II which fought in the Burma Campaign. Commandos (United Kingdom) and 25th Indian Infantry Division are military units and formations disestablished in 1946.

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2nd Canadian Division

The 2nd Canadian Division (2 Cdn Div; 2e Division du Canada) is a formation of the Canadian Army in the province of Quebec, Canada.

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2nd Canadian Division during World War II

The 2nd Canadian Division, an infantry division of the Canadian Army, was mobilized for war service on 1September 1939 at the outset of World War II.

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2nd Special Service Brigade

The 2nd Special Service Brigade was formed in late 1943 in the Middle East and saw service in Italy, the Adriatic, the landings at Anzio and took part in operations in Yugoslavia. Commandos (United Kingdom) and 2nd Special Service Brigade are military units and formations disestablished in 1946.

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3 Commando Brigade (United Kingdom)

3 Commando Brigade (3 Cdo Bde), previously called the 3rd Special Service Brigade, is a commando formation of the British Armed Forces.

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3rd (United Kingdom) Division

The 3rd (United Kingdom) Division, also known as The Iron Division, is a regular army division of the British Army.

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40 Commando

40 Commando RM is a battalion-sized formation of the British Royal Marines and subordinate unit within 3 Commando Brigade, the principal Commando formation, under the Operational Command of Commander in Chief Fleet.

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41 Commando

41 Commando or No.

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42 Commando

42 Commando is a fighting unit within the Royal Marines 3 Commando Brigade.

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43 Commando Fleet Protection Group Royal Marines

The 43 Commando Fleet Protection Group Royal Marines (43 Cdo FP Gp RM), formerly Comacchio Company Royal Marines (1980–1983), Comacchio Group Royal Marines (1983–2001) and Fleet Protection Group Royal Marines (2001–2012), is a 550-man unit of the Royal Marines responsible for guarding the United Kingdom's nuclear weapons.

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45 Commando

45 Commando Royal Marines (pronounced "four-five commando") is a battalion sized unit of the British Royal Marines and subordinate unit within 3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines, the principal Commando formation, under the Operational Command of the Fleet Commander.

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4th Special Service Brigade

The 4th Special Service Brigade was a brigade-sized formation of the British Commandos formed during the Second World War in March 1944 from battalion-sized units of the Royal Marines. Commandos (United Kingdom) and 4th Special Service Brigade are 1946 disestablishments in the United Kingdom and military units and formations disestablished in 1946.

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51st (Highland) Division

The 51st (Highland) Division was an infantry division of the British Army that fought on the Western Front in France during the First World War from 1915 to 1918.

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52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division

The 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army that was originally formed as the Lowland Division, in 1908 as part of the Territorial Force.

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5th Special Air Service

The 5th Special Air Service (5th SAS) was an elite airborne unit during World War II.

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6th Airborne Division (United Kingdom)

The 6th Airborne Division was an airborne infantry division of the British Army during the Second World War.

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82nd (West Africa) Division

The 82nd (West African) Division was formed under British control during the Second World War.

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9th Armored Division (United States)

The 9th Armored Division (the "Phantom Division") was an armored division of the United States Army during World War II.

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See also

1946 disestablishments in the United Kingdom

• 12th (Yorkshire) Parachute Battalion
• 13th (Lancashire) Parachute Battalion
• 1st Special Service Brigade
• 4th Special Service Brigade
• 798 Naval Air Squadron
• Al-Ādab wa-l-Fann (magazine)
• Amalgamated Union of Upholsterers
• BBC General Forces Programme
• Commandos (United Kingdom)
• Deputy First Sea Lord
• Gangrel (magazine)
• Hospital and Welfare Services Union
• Mental Hospital and Institutional Workers' Union
• Minister of Aircraft Production
• Ministry of Information (United Kingdom)
• Ministry of War Transport
• National Unemployed Workers' Movement
• No. 2 Commando
• No. 3 Commando
• No. 30 Commando
• No. 4 Commando
• No. 46 (Royal Marine) Commando
• No. 48 (Royal Marine) Commando
• No. 5 Commando
• No. 6 Commando
• No. 9 Commando
• Royal Air Force Commandos
• Special Operations Executive
• Wartime Social Survey
• Wilson Cup (football)

British Army in World War II

• Army Bureau of Current Affairs
• Assessment centre
• British Army during the Second World War
• British Commando operations during the Second World War
• British Expeditionary Force order of battle (1940)
• British First Army order of battle, 4 May 1943
• Cairo Forces Parliament
• Calling Blighty
• Cap comforter
• Civil Resettlement Units
• Commandos (United Kingdom)
• GHQ Liaison Regiment
• Lancers in Italy during the Second World War
• Layforce II
• Operation Pomegranate (SAS)
• Operation Roast
• Ops (B)
• Stricken Peninsula
• Structure of the British Army in 1939
• The British Way and Purpose
• War Office Selection Boards

Military units and formations of the British Army in World War II

• 10th (County of London) Battalion (Hackney), London Regiment
• 1st Airborne Task Force (Allied)
• 2nd Parachute Brigade in Southern France
• 30 Battery (Rogers's Company) Royal Artillery
• 6th Airborne Division advance to the River Seine
• 6th Beach Group
• 79th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery
• 9 Parachute Squadron RE
• Army Printing and Stationery Service
• British Hong Kong Garrison
• British Liberation Army
• British armoured formations of the Second World War
• Coats Mission
• Combeforce
• Commandos (United Kingdom)
• Gocol
• Habforce
• Home Guard (United Kingdom)
• Independent company (British Army)
• Iraqforce
• Jewish Parachutists of Mandate Palestine
• Jock column
• Kingcol
• List of British Commonwealth divisions in the Second World War
• Liverpool Irish
• Long Range Desert Group
• Mercol
• Middle East Command
• National Defence Companies
• Northforce
• Persia and Iraq Command
• R Force
• Royal Marines Armoured Support Group
• Special Boat Service
• T-Force
• Tyneside Scottish

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commandos_(United_Kingdom)

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