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No. 11 (Scottish) Commando was a battalion-sized commando unit of the British Army during the Second World War. Formed in Scotland members of No. 11 (Scottish) Commando adopted the Tam o'shanter as their official headress. No. 11 (Scottish) Commando was sent to the Mediterranean as 'C' Battalion Layforce. It took part in operations in Syria and then garrison duties in Cyprus. Its final raid was Operation Flipper the attempt to capture the German commander Erwin Rommel. After the failure of this raid the Commando was disbanded.

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  • No. 11 (Scottish) Commando
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  • No. 11 (Scottish) Commando was a battalion-sized commando unit of the British Army during the Second World War. Formed in Scotland members of No. 11 (Scottish) Commando adopted the Tam o'shanter as their official headress. No. 11 (Scottish) Commando was sent to the Mediterranean as 'C' Battalion Layforce. It took part in operations in Syria and then garrison duties in Cyprus. Its final raid was Operation Flipper the attempt to capture the German commander Erwin Rommel. After the failure of this raid the Commando was disbanded.
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command structure
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  • Coastal raiding force
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  • 70(xsd:integer)
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  • United Kingdom
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  • Combined Operations
  • Shoulder Patch
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  • 1940(xsd:integer)
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  • No. 11 Commando
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  • ~ 500 officers and men
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  • No. 11 (Scottish) Commando was a battalion-sized commando unit of the British Army during the Second World War. Formed in Scotland members of No. 11 (Scottish) Commando adopted the Tam o'shanter as their official headress. No. 11 (Scottish) Commando was sent to the Mediterranean as 'C' Battalion Layforce. It took part in operations in Syria and then garrison duties in Cyprus. Its final raid was Operation Flipper the attempt to capture the German commander Erwin Rommel. After the failure of this raid the Commando was disbanded.
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