. . . . . . . . . "1943Z"^^ . . . . "1940Z"^^ . "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."@en . . . . "No. 12 Commando"@en . . . . . "~ 250 officers and men" . . . "150px|alt=Insignia 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" . . "Raiding" .