Logo
Unionpedia
Communication
Get it on Google Play
New! Download Unionpedia on your Android™ device!
Download
Faster access than browser!
 

Commandos (United Kingdom) and World War II

Shortcuts: Differences, Similarities, Jaccard Similarity Coefficient, References.

Difference between Commandos (United Kingdom) and World War II

Commandos (United Kingdom) vs. World War II

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. World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

Similarities between Commandos (United Kingdom) and World War II

Commandos (United Kingdom) and World War II have 42 things in common (in Unionpedia): Afrika Korps, Allied invasion of Italy, Allied invasion of Sicily, Allies of World War II, Antwerp, Attack on Mers-el-Kébir, Battle of Anzio, Battle of Crete, Battle of France, Battle of Greece, Battle of Madagascar, BBC, Burma Campaign, Chemical warfare, Commando, Dieppe Raid, Dunkirk evacuation, European theatre of World War II, Germans, Indirect fire, Invasion of Yugoslavia, Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II, Nazi Germany, Normandy landings, North African Campaign, Norway, Norwegian Campaign, Operation Plunder, Operation Torch, Operation Weserübung, ..., Prisoner of war, Remagen, Rhine, South-East Asian theatre of World War II, Submachine gun, Syria–Lebanon Campaign, Tunisian Campaign, United States, Vichy France, Western Allied invasion of Germany, Winston Churchill, World War I. Expand index (12 more) »

Afrika Korps

The Afrika Korps or German Africa Corps (Deutsches Afrikakorps, DAK) was the German expeditionary force in Africa during the North African Campaign of World War II.

Afrika Korps and Commandos (United Kingdom) · Afrika Korps and World War II · See more »

Allied invasion of Italy

The Allied invasion of Italy was the Allied amphibious landing on mainland Italy that took place on 3 September 1943 during the early stages of the Italian Campaign of World War II.

Allied invasion of Italy and Commandos (United Kingdom) · Allied invasion of Italy and World War II · See more »

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).

Allied invasion of Sicily and Commandos (United Kingdom) · Allied invasion of Sicily and World War II · See more »

Allies of World War II

The Allies of World War II, called the United Nations from the 1 January 1942 declaration, were the countries that together opposed the Axis powers during the Second World War (1939–1945).

Allies of World War II and Commandos (United Kingdom) · Allies of World War II and World War II · See more »

Antwerp

Antwerp (Antwerpen, Anvers) is a city in Belgium, and is the capital of Antwerp province in Flanders.

Antwerp and Commandos (United Kingdom) · Antwerp and World War II · See more »

Attack on Mers-el-Kébir

The Attack on Mers-el-Kébir (3 July 1940) also known as the Battle of Mers-el-Kébir, was part of Operation Catapult.

Attack on Mers-el-Kébir and Commandos (United Kingdom) · Attack on Mers-el-Kébir and World War II · See more »

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 (beginning with the Allied amphibious landing known as Operation Shingle) to June 5, 1944 (ending with the capture of Rome).

Battle of Anzio and Commandos (United Kingdom) · Battle of Anzio and World War II · See more »

Battle of Crete

The Battle of Crete (Luftlandeschlacht um Kreta, also Unternehmen Merkur, "Operation Mercury," Μάχη της Κρήτης) was fought during the Second World War on the Greek island of Crete.

Battle of Crete and Commandos (United Kingdom) · Battle of Crete and World War II · See more »

Battle of France

The Battle of France, also known as the Fall of France, was the German invasion of France and the Low Countries during the Second World War.

Battle of France and Commandos (United Kingdom) · Battle of France and World War II · See more »

Battle of Greece

The Battle of Greece (also known as Operation Marita, Unternehmen Marita) is the common name for the invasion of Allied Greece by Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany in April 1941 during World War II.

Battle of Greece and Commandos (United Kingdom) · Battle of Greece and World War II · See more »

Battle of Madagascar

The Battle of Madagascar was the British campaign to capture Vichy French-controlled Madagascar during World War II.

Battle of Madagascar and Commandos (United Kingdom) · Battle of Madagascar and World War II · See more »

BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster.

BBC and Commandos (United Kingdom) · BBC and World War II · See more »

Burma Campaign

The Burma Campaign was a series of battles fought in the British colony of Burma, South-East Asian theatre of World War II, primarily between the forces of the British Empire and China, with support from the United States, against the invading forces of Imperial Japan, Thailand, and the Indian National Army.

Burma Campaign and Commandos (United Kingdom) · Burma Campaign and World War II · See more »

Chemical warfare

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

Chemical warfare and Commandos (United Kingdom) · Chemical warfare and World War II · See more »

Commando

A commando is a soldier or operative of an elite light infantry or special operations force often specializing in amphibious landings, parachuting or abseiling.

Commando and Commandos (United Kingdom) · Commando and World War II · See more »

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.

Commandos (United Kingdom) and Dieppe Raid · Dieppe Raid and World War II · See more »

Dunkirk evacuation

The Dunkirk evacuation, code-named Operation Dynamo, and also known as the Miracle of Dunkirk, was the evacuation of Allied soldiers during World War II from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk, in the north of France, between 26 May and 4 June 1940.

Commandos (United Kingdom) and Dunkirk evacuation · Dunkirk evacuation and World War II · See more »

European theatre of World War II

The European theatre of World War II, also known as the Second European War, was a huge area of heavy fighting across Europe, from Germany's and the Soviet Union's joint invasion of Poland in September 1939 until the end of the war with the Soviet Union conquering most of Eastern Europe along with the German unconditional surrender on 8 May 1945 (Victory in Europe Day).

Commandos (United Kingdom) and European theatre of World War II · European theatre of World War II and World War II · See more »

Germans

Germans (Deutsche) are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe, who share a common German ancestry, culture and history.

Commandos (United Kingdom) and Germans · Germans and World War II · See more »

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.

Commandos (United Kingdom) and Indirect fire · Indirect fire and World War II · See more »

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.

Commandos (United Kingdom) and Invasion of Yugoslavia · Invasion of Yugoslavia and World War II · See more »

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.

Commandos (United Kingdom) and Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II · Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II and World War II · See more »

Nazi Germany

Nazi Germany is the common English name for the period in German history from 1933 to 1945, when Germany was under the dictatorship of Adolf Hitler through the Nazi Party (NSDAP).

Commandos (United Kingdom) and Nazi Germany · Nazi Germany and World War II · See more »

Normandy landings

The Normandy landings were the landing operations on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II.

Commandos (United Kingdom) and Normandy landings · Normandy landings and World War II · See more »

North African Campaign

The North African Campaign of the Second World War took place in North Africa from 10 June 1940 to 13 May 1943.

Commandos (United Kingdom) and North African Campaign · North African Campaign and World War II · See more »

Norway

Norway (Norwegian: (Bokmål) or (Nynorsk); Norga), officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a unitary sovereign state whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula plus the remote island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard.

Commandos (United Kingdom) and Norway · Norway and World War II · See more »

Norwegian Campaign

The Norwegian Campaign (9 April to 10 June 1940) was fought in Norway between Norway, the Allies and Germany in World War II after the latter's invasion of the country.

Commandos (United Kingdom) and Norwegian Campaign · Norwegian Campaign and World War II · See more »

Operation Plunder

Beginning on the night of March 23, 1945 the 21st Army Group under Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery launched Operation Plunder, as a part of a coordinated set of Rhine crossings.

Commandos (United Kingdom) and Operation Plunder · Operation Plunder and World War II · See more »

Operation Torch

Operation Torch (8–16 November 1942, formerly Operation Gymnast) was a Anglo–American invasion of French North Africa, during the North African Campaign of the Second World War.

Commandos (United Kingdom) and Operation Torch · Operation Torch and World War II · See more »

Operation Weserübung

Operation Weserübung was the code name for Germany's assault on Denmark and Norway during the Second World War and the opening operation of the Norwegian Campaign.

Commandos (United Kingdom) and Operation Weserübung · Operation Weserübung and World War II · See more »

Prisoner of war

A prisoner of war (POW) is a person, whether combatant or non-combatant, who is held in custody by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict.

Commandos (United Kingdom) and Prisoner of war · Prisoner of war and World War II · See more »

Remagen

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

Commandos (United Kingdom) and Remagen · Remagen and World War II · See more »

Rhine

--> The Rhine (Rhenus, Rein, Rhein, le Rhin,, Italiano: Reno, Rijn) is a European river that begins in the Swiss canton of Graubünden in the southeastern Swiss Alps, forms part of the Swiss-Liechtenstein, Swiss-Austrian, Swiss-German and then the Franco-German border, then flows through the German Rhineland and the Netherlands and eventually empties into the North Sea.

Commandos (United Kingdom) and Rhine · Rhine and World War II · See more »

South-East Asian theatre of World War II

The South-East Asian Theatre of World War II was the name given to the campaigns of the Pacific War in Burma, Ceylon, India, Thailand, Philippines, Indochina, Malaya and Singapore.

Commandos (United Kingdom) and South-East Asian theatre of World War II · South-East Asian theatre of World War II and World War II · See more »

Submachine gun

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

Commandos (United Kingdom) and Submachine gun · Submachine gun and World War II · See more »

Syria–Lebanon Campaign

The Syria–Lebanon campaign, also known as Operation Exporter, was the British invasion of Vichy French Syria and Lebanon from June–July 1941, during the Second World War.

Commandos (United Kingdom) and Syria–Lebanon Campaign · Syria–Lebanon Campaign and World War II · See more »

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.

Commandos (United Kingdom) and Tunisian Campaign · Tunisian Campaign and World War II · See more »

United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

Commandos (United Kingdom) and United States · United States and World War II · See more »

Vichy France

Vichy France (Régime de Vichy) is the common name of the French State (État français) headed by Marshal Philippe Pétain during World War II.

Commandos (United Kingdom) and Vichy France · Vichy France and World War II · See more »

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.

Commandos (United Kingdom) and Western Allied invasion of Germany · Western Allied invasion of Germany and World War II · See more »

Winston Churchill

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill (30 November 187424 January 1965) was a British politician, army officer, and writer, who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955.

Commandos (United Kingdom) and Winston Churchill · Winston Churchill and World War II · See more »

World War I

World War I (often abbreviated as WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.

Commandos (United Kingdom) and World War I · World War I and World War II · See more »

The list above answers the following questions

Commandos (United Kingdom) and World War II Comparison

Commandos (United Kingdom) has 312 relations, while World War II has 916. As they have in common 42, the Jaccard index is 3.42% = 42 / (312 + 916).

References

This article shows the relationship between Commandos (United Kingdom) and World War II. To access each article from which the information was extracted, please visit:

Hey! We are on Facebook now! »