No. 12 Commando

No. 12 Commando
Active1940–1943
Country United Kingdom
Branch British Army
TypeCommando
RoleRaiding
Size250 officers and men
Part ofSpecial Service Brigade
EngagementsSecond World War
Insignia
Combined Operations Shoulder PatchInsignia of Combined Operations units it is a combination of a red Thompson submachine gun, a pair of wings, an anchor and mortar rounds on a black backing

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.

  1. ^ "No. 12 Commando". Commando Veterans Association. Archived from the original on 10 May 2010. Retrieved 3 June 2010.

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