Middle East Commando Explained

Unit Name:Middle East Commando
Dates:1942
Country: United Kingdom
Type:Commando
Role:Coastal raiding force
Assault Infantry
Size:Battalion
Command Structure:Combined Operations
Battles:Second World War
Identification Symbol Label:Combined Operations
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Middle East Commando was a battalion sized British Commando unit of the British Army during the Second World War. The Commando was formed in the Middle East from the survivors of the Layforce Commando unit partly to placate Winston Churchill who championed the commando idea. In December 1940 a Middle East Commando depot was formed with the responsibility of training and supplying reinforcements for the Commando units in the Middle East.[1] The Middle East Commando was disbanded in 1942.

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    1. Moreman, p.19