No. 12 Commando

No. 12 Commando
No. 12 Commando
Active	1940–1943
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Type	Commando
Role	Raiding
Size	250 officers and men
Part of	Special Service Brigade
Engagements	Second World War Operation Chess; Operation Kitbag; Operation Anklet; Operation Biting; Operation Brandy; Operation Chariot; Operation Aflame; Operation Basalt; Operation Fahrenheit; Operation Batman; Operation Cartoon; Operation Crackers; Operation Roundabout; Operation Carey; Operation Forfar; Operation Hardtack;
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No. 12 Commando was a battalion-sized commando unit of the British Army during the Second World War. Formed in 1940 in Northern Ireland, they carried out a number of small-scale raids in Norway and France between 1941 and 1943 before being disbanded and its personnel dispersed to other commando units.

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