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Middle East Commando
The Oxford Companion to World War II
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Middle East Commando, formed in October 1941 from L Detachment (see
Special Air Service), the remnants of
Layforce (No.3 Troop) and No. 51 Middle East Commando, and the
Special Boat Section. It was short-lived and was disbanded when Churchill agreed in August 1942 that all special operations should come under the
Special Air Service. Its only operation of note was when, in December 1941, Lt-Colonel Geoffrey Keyes, the son of
Admiral Keyes, led No. 3 Troop (which also called itself No. 11 Commando) in a raid on what was incorrectly thought to be
Rommel's living quarters. Keyes was killed and was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross (see
decorations).
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Commandos wear badge with pride
Newspaper article from: Plymouth Evening Herald, The; 9/11/2008; 501 words
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 "Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK)")
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Commandos seek payment Lawyer criticizes delay in $20m for Vietnamese who aided Army
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 4/2/1997; ; 700+ words
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 "Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)")
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VIETNAMESE COMMANDOS AWAIT BACK PAY.(NEWS)
Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); 4/20/1997; 700+ words
; ...government to pay each commando. But in its annual...regulations governing how the commandos would be paid, even...government declared all the commandos dead to avoid paying...even acknowledge the commando mission, but Mattes...systematically listed the commandos as being killed in action...
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Afghan Commandos Emerge; U.S.-Trained Force Plays Growing Role in Fighting Insurgents
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 4/19/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...fight alongside the commandos. The creation of...000-strong Afghan commando force marks a major...putting the Afghan commandos in the lead -- coaching...planned Afghan army commando battalions -- with 640 commandos each -- have begun...
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Commando killed in Afghanistan on final deployment
Newspaper article from: Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK); 3/10/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Michael Smith, 39, of 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery...was stalwart member of 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery having...respected by his peers and commandos. He epitomised the Army commando in body and spirit." Some...
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Game of commandos skills
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 4/1/2002; ; 700+ words
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Pakistan Commandos received little support from Kashmiris in 1965: Gohar
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 6/2/2005; 700+ words
; ...Gibraltar". But, when the commandos entered the Valley...be "doctored" and commandos were trapped. According to the book, every commando sent to Kashmir was...additional ammunition. Each commando was supposed to keep...once the Pakistani commandos entered Kashmir and...
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`Tough commando training vital'
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 5/17/2008; ; 521 words
; ...of Malaysia Veteran Commandos Club (Federal Territory...were tortured during commando training. He defended the methods used to train commandos, saying that Macang...journey to qualify as a commando. "What was published...a kindergarten for commandos. It's 100 per cent...
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TERRORISTS WERE 'REMORSELESS', WELL TRAINED: COMMANDOS (LEAD)
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 11/28/2008; 700+ words
; ...landmark. When the commandos entered the hotel...officer dressed in a black commando suit. Seated along...him were more masked commandos. "These people were...of Chinese make. The commando said the gunmen also...took so long for the commandos to flush out the terrorists...
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Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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Middle East Commando
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to World War II
Middle East Commando, formed in October 1941 from L Detachment...3 Troop) and No. 51 Middle East Commando, and the Special Boat Section . It...Troop (which also called itself No. 11 Commando) in a raid on what was incorrectly...
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Commando Order
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to World War II
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commandos
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to World War II
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Commando Hunt, Operation
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
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