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    Atlas Commando was a light infantry regiment of the South African Army. It formed part of the South African Army Infantry Formation as well as the South...
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    Manxman and Dominator until superseded by 750 cc Atlas before being launched as the 750 cc Commando in 1967. The canted-forward engine retained the 73 mm...
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    The Commandos, also known as the British Commandos, were formed during the Second World War in June 1940, following a request from Winston Churchill, for...
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    The Norton Atlas was a Norton motorcycle made between 1962 and 1968, until it was replaced by the Norton Commando. The Mark 1 Atlas was launched as the...
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  • 40 Commando RM is a battalion-sized formation of the British Royal Marines and subordinate unit within 3 Commando Brigade, the principal Commando formation...
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  • 45 Commando Royal Marines (pronounced "four-five commando") is a battalion sized unit of the British Royal Marines and subordinate unit within 3 Commando...
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    The Commando System was a mostly voluntary, part-time force of the South African Army, but in their role as local militia the units were often deployed...
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  • Operation Atlas was the code name for an operation carried out by a special commando unit of the Waffen SS which took place in October 1944. It involved...
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    The Fusiliers Commandos de l'Air (English: Fusilier Commandos of the Air Force) of the French Air and Space Force are equivalent to the United Kingdom's...
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    members is classified. K-Commando is part of ATLAS, the European Union's network of special intervention units. K-Commando is known for its fearsome...
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    Special Reconnaissance (SR), and Tactical Air Control Party (TACP). 1st Air Commando Group: Late 1943 – November 1945 Operation Carpetbagger: Early 1944 – July...
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  • The Howling Commandos is the name of several fictional groups appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team also appears in the...
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    The Commando Memorial is a Category A listed monument in Lochaber, Scotland, dedicated to the men of the original British Commando Forces raised during...
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  • Beaufort Commando Part of Natal Command in late 1970s. Originally named Empangeni/Richards Bay Commando. The unit was renamed Insele Commando on March 2...
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    Lympstone Commando railway station serves the Lympstone Commando Camp on the Avocet Line, a branch line between Exeter and Exmouth in Devon, England. Whilst...
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    Commando raids were made by the Western Allies during much of the Second World War against the Atlantic Wall. The raids were conducted by the armed forces...
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    motorcycles over all periods of the marque from 1908 to the present day. Norton Commando models used "Isolastic" engine mounts (rubber mounted) and had 745 cc ("750")...
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    while Blazing Battle Tales imitated Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos. With the Atlas line losing money across the board and the already insufficient...
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    Commando Training Centre Royal Marines (CTCRM) is the principal military training centre for the Royal Marines. It is situated near the villages of Lympstone...
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    Norton Atlas was noted for its vibration. Rather than change engines Norton decided to change the frame, and the isolastic-framed Norton Commando 750 was...
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    Atlas Comics was the 1950s comic-book publishing label that evolved into Marvel Comics. Magazine and paperback novel publisher Martin Goodman, whose business...
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  • Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos is a comic book series created by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee and published by Marvel Comics from 1963 to 1981. The main...
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    British Commando raid during the Second World War. The raid on the Lofoten Islands was carried out in December 1941, by 300 men from No. 12 Commando and the...
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    Israel (category Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlas)
    hijacked in flight from Israel to France by Palestinian guerrillas; Israeli commandos rescued 102 out of 106 Israeli hostages. The 1977 Knesset elections marked...
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    AFSOC’s multimission fleet consolidation the MC-130J Commando II is replacing both EC-130J Commando Solo and Super-J. Between 1967 and 2005, nine MC-130...
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    until superseded by 750 cc Atlas before being launched as the 750 cc Commando in 1967. The revolutionary part of the Commando, compared to earlier Norton...
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    Kommando Spezialkräfte (category Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlas)
    large brigade-level unit of the German Army for special operations and commando warfare, reconnaissance, counterterrorism, combat search and rescue as...
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    Operation Postmaster (category World War II British Commando raids)
    ships' officers were attending a party arranged by an SOE agent, the commandos entered the port aboard two tugs, overpowered the ships' crews and sailed...
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    The Commando Basic Training Centre was a British Army training establishment primarily for the training of British Commandos during the Second World War...
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    converted to a special forces unit on 1 February 1997, and was renamed the 2nd Commando Regiment on 19 June 2009. On 18 January 1952, a Royal Australian Regiment...
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