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No. 3 Commando

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47 relations: Allied invasion of Italy order of battle, Allied invasion of Sicily, Battle of Bréville, Battle of Merville Gun Battery, Bill Etches, Commandos (United Kingdom), Dieppe Raid, Eric de la Torre, German occupation of the Channel Islands, HMS Princess Beatrix, John Durnford-Slater, Kendal Chavasse, Landing Craft Assault, Layforce, List of Allied forces in the Normandy Campaign, List of Commando raids on the Atlantic Wall, List of defunct special forces units, List of members of the British Free Corps, Lucian Truscott, No. 10 (Inter-Allied) Commando, No. 12 Commando, No. 2 Commando, No. 4 Commando, No. 47 (Royal Marine) Commando, No. 50 Commando, No. 52 Commando, No. 6 Commando, No. 8 (Guards) Commando, Operation Ambassador, Operation Archery, Operation Candytuft, Operation Claymore, Operation Devon, Operation Fustian, Operation Husky order of battle, Operation Jubilee order of battle, Operation Musketoon, Peter Young (historian), Raid on Bardia, Special Service Brigade, St Nazaire Raid, Sword Beach, Termoli, Vibo Marina, 1st Special Service Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (India), 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division.

Allied invasion of Italy order of battle

Allied Invasion of Italy Order of Battle is a listing of the significant Allied and Axis formations that were involved during the Allied invasion of Italy (the landings at Salerno, Reggio and Taranto) 3 September – 16 September 1943.

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Allied invasion of Sicily

The Allied invasion of Sicily, codenamed Operation Husky, was a major campaign of World War II, in which the Allies took the island of Sicily from the Axis powers (Italy and Nazi Germany).

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Battle of Bréville

The Battle of Bréville was fought by the British 6th Airborne Division and the German 346th Infantry Division, between 8 and 13 June 1944, during the early phases of the invasion of Normandy in the Second World War.

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Battle of Merville Gun Battery

The Battle of Merville Gun Battery occurred on 6 June 1944, as part of Operation Tonga, part of the Normandy landings, during the Second World War.

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Bill Etches

Colonel William Whitson "Bill" Etches, (15 May 1921 – 12 April 2015) was a senior British Army officer.

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Commandos (United Kingdom)

The Commandos also known as British Commandos were formed during the Second World War in June 1940, following a request from the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Winston Churchill, for a force that could carry out raids against German-occupied Europe.

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Dieppe Raid

The Dieppe Raid was an Allied assault on the German-occupied port of Dieppe, France on 19 August 1942, during the Second World War.

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Eric de la Torre

Luis Eric Rupert de la Torre (16 October 1918 – 22 August 2011), MBE, was a veteran of the St Nazaire Raid, a prison camp escapee, and the manager of a sports shop in north London.

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German occupation of the Channel Islands

The German occupation of the Channel Islands lasted for most of the Second World War, from 30 June 1940 until their liberation on 9 May 1945.

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HMS Princess Beatrix

HMS Princess Beatrix was a commando troop ship of the Royal Navy during 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 raising the first Army commando unit during the Second World War.

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Kendal Chavasse

Colonel Kendal George Fleming Chavasse, DSO and bar (born 28 September 1904 − 31 March 2001, Co. Waterford, Ireland), was an Irish-born British Army officer who saw service in World War II.

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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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List of Allied forces in the Normandy Campaign

This is a list of Allied forces in the Normandy Campaign between 6 June-25 August 1944.

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List of Commando raids on the Atlantic Wall

Commando raids were made by the Western Allies during much of the Second World War against the Atlantic Wall.

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List of defunct special forces units

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List of members of the British Free Corps

This is a list of members of the British Free Corps.

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Lucian Truscott

General Lucian King Truscott Jr. (January 9, 1895 – September 12, 1965) was a highly decorated senior United States Army officer, who saw distinguished active service during World War II.

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No. 10 (Inter-Allied) Commando

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No. 12 Commando

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No. 2 Commando

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No. 4 Commando

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No. 47 (Royal Marine) Commando

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No. 50 Commando

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No. 52 Commando

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No. 6 Commando

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No. 8 (Guards) Commando

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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 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 Candytuft

During World War II, Operation Candytuft was a British raid by 2nd Special Air Service launched on 27 October 1943.

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Operation Claymore

Operation Claymore was the code name for a British commando raid on the Lofoten Islands in Norway 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 Fustian

Operation Fustian was an airborne forces operation undertaken during the Allied invasion of Sicily in July 1943 in the Second World War.

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Operation Husky order of battle

Operation Husky Order of Battle is a listing of the significant military and air force units that were involved in the campaign for Sicily, July 10 – August 17, 1943.

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Operation Jubilee order of battle

Operation Jubilee was the Allied code name for the raid at Dieppe on the French coast on August 19, 1942.

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Operation Musketoon

Operation Musketoon was the codeword for an Anglo-Norwegian raid in the Second World War.

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Peter Young (historian)

Brigadier Peter Young, DSO, MC & Two Bars (28 July 1915 – 13 September 1988) was a British Army officer who, during the Second World War, served with distinction with the British Commandos.

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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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Special Service Brigade

The Special Service Brigade was a formation of the British Army during the Second World War.

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St Nazaire Raid

The St Nazaire Raid or Operation Chariot was a successful 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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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, the Allied invasion of German-occupied France that commenced on 6 June 1944.

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Termoli

Termoli (Molisano: Térmle) is a town and comune (municipality) on the Adriatic coast of Italy, in the province of Campobasso, region of Molise.

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Vibo Marina

Vibo Marina is a port town in the province of Vibo Valentia, in the Calabria region of southern Italy.

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1st Special Service Brigade

The 1st Special Service Brigade was a commando brigade of the British Army.

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25th Infantry Division (India)

The 25th Indian Infantry Division was an infantry division of the Indian Army during World War II which fought in the Burma Campaign.

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50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division

The 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army that saw distinguished service in the Second World War.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._3_Commando

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