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No. 4 Commando was a battalion-sized British Army commando unit, formed in 1940 early in the Second World War. Although it was raised to conduct small-scale raids and harass garrisons along the coast of German occupied France, it was mainly employed as a highly trained infantry assault unit.The unit's first operation was the successful raid on the Lofoten Islands in March 4, 1941. The next two planned operations were both cancelled and it was not until April 22, 1942 that No.

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rdfs:comment	No. 4 Commando was a battalion-sized British Army commando unit, formed in 1940 early in the Second World War. Although it was raised to conduct small-scale raids and harass garrisons along the coast of German occupied France, it was mainly employed as a highly trained infantry assault unit.The unit's first operation was the successful raid on the Lofoten Islands in March 4, 1941. The next two planned operations were both cancelled and it was not until April 22, 1942 that No.
foaf:name	No. 4 Commando
foaf:nick	Cavalry Commando
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active years end year	1946-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
active years start year	1940-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
battle	Normandy landings Dieppe Raid Operation Abercrombie Operation Claymore Battle of the Scheldt World War II
command structure	1st Commando Brigade 4th Commando Brigade
identification symbol	100px\|alt=Insignia of Combined Operations units it is a combination of a red Thompson submachine gun, a pair of wings and an anchor on a black backing
military unit size	500 all ranks
notable commander	Simon Fraser, 15th Lord Lovat
role	Special Forces
thumbnail	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/No._4_Commando_22_April_1942.jpg?width=300
type	British Commandos
is military unit of	Patrick Anthony Porteous Peter King Millin,Bill

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