These four Brigades, each with their own command HQ, came under the auspices of a new HQ Special Services Group. In August 1943 all the Commandos were grouped together into four new Special Service Brigades. 42 through to 47, were raised by the disbanding of certain Royal Marines Bn's and redesignating them as Royal Marine Commando units. In March 1944 a need was seen for a further unit and No.48 RM Commando, Royal Marines, was raised. All went through the same rigorous Commando training as their Army counterparts. In August 1943 a further six RM Commandos, Nos. 41RM Commando would be the only two RM Commando Units raised initially from volunteers as with their Army Commando counterparts. Known briefly as The Royal Marine Commando, then 'A' Commando, and then No. It was not until February 1942 that the first Royal Marine Commando unit was raised. It should be noted that at this time these early Commandos were all Army Commandos rather than Royal Marines.Ī total of 12 Army Commando units were initially raised.
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However these larger Battalions were felt too unwieldly and they were returned a few months later to their Commando designations. In the Autumn of 1940 the Commandos and Independent Companies were organised into five Special Service Battalions under the command of a Special Service Brigade HQ. Further volunteers came from all sections of the Field Army. Thus the ‘Commandos’ were formed.Ī majority of volunteers for the Independent Companies went onto join the newly raised Army Commandos. His plan was approved and the name agreed on. Lt Col Dudley Clarke, who was then Military Assistant to the Chiefs of the Imperial General Staff, is generally credited with the initial outline plan of their formation. On their return Winston Churchill wanted his own Corps of ‘shock troops’ to start afresh. Many of these men went onto action in Norway almost immediately with little training. The first call for volunteers for ‘Service of a hazardous nature’ was in the early months of 1940 and for the new Independent Companies. If you have information or photos register and post the detail on our Forum Commando History
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