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No. 2 Commando and Thomas Frank Durrant

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Difference between No. 2 Commando and Thomas Frank Durrant

No. 2 Commando vs. Thomas Frank Durrant

No. 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 and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

Similarities between No. 2 Commando and Thomas Frank Durrant

No. 2 Commando and Thomas Frank Durrant have 18 things in common (in Unionpedia): Augustus Charles Newman, Battalion, British Army during the Second World War, Combined operations, Commandos (United Kingdom), Dry dock, Falmouth, Cornwall, German battleship Tirpitz, List of awards, No. 1 Commando, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Royal Navy, Saint-Nazaire, Sergeant, St Nazaire Raid, Victoria Cross, Winston Churchill, World War II.

Augustus Charles Newman

Lieutenant Colonel Augustus Charles Newman (19 August 1904 – 26 April 1972) was an 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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Battalion

A battalion is a military unit.

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British Army during the Second World War

The British Army was, in 1939, a volunteer army, that introduced limited conscription in early 1939, and full conscription shortly after the declaration of war with Germany.

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Combined operations

In current military use, combined operations are operations conducted by forces of two or more allied nations acting together for the accomplishment of a common strategy, a strategic and operational and sometimes tactical cooperation.

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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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Dry dock

A dry dock (sometimes dry-dock or drydock) is a narrow basin or vessel that can be flooded to allow a load to be floated in, then drained to allow that load to come to rest on a dry platform.

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Falmouth, Cornwall

Falmouth (Aberfala) is a town, civil parish and port on the River Fal on the south coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.

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German battleship Tirpitz

Tirpitz was the second of two s built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine (navy) during World War II.

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List of awards

A list of orders, medals, prizes, and other awards, of military, civil, and ecclesiastical conferees.

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No. 1 Commando

The No.

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Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is the head of the United Kingdom government.

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Royal Navy

The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force.

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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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Sergeant

Sergeant (abbreviated to Sgt and capitalized when used as a named person's title) is a rank in many uniformed organizations, principally military and policing forces.

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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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Victoria Cross

The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest award of the British honours system.

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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.

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World War II

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.

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No. 2 Commando and Thomas Frank Durrant Comparison

No. 2 Commando has 110 relations, while Thomas Frank Durrant has 42. As they have in common 18, the Jaccard index is 11.84% = 18 / (110 + 42).

References

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