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		In March 1944, the "4th Troop" is in Yugoslavia on the island of Vis where it takes part in the defence of the island, in the harassing of the enemy on the neighbouring islands and in attacks with boarding on enemy supply ships.
		Since June 4, 1972, the Battalion is sponsored by the municipality of Han-on-Lesse in the entity of Rochefort.
		Second lieutenants de Heusch and Liénard were charged to organise a commando camp in Marche-les-Dames of which the surroundings are appropriate for the criteria of this particular training: rocks, stretches of smooth water, wooded and hilly area.
	www.cdomuseum.be /ANGLAIS/09_uk.htm (2348 words)

	History for 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines
		The 4th Marines formed the core of the brigade and at that time was the only infantry regiment in the Marine Corps to retain the World War II organization of three rifle battalions.
		One of the infantry regiments assigned to the newly reactivated division was the 4th Marines.
		The 3d Battalion upon its arrival in Vietnam was deployed to Hue and assigned the mission of occupying and defending the TAOR (Tactical Area of Responsibility) in the Hue/Phu Bai area.
	www.military.com /HomePage/UnitPageHistory/1,13506,500021\|703502,00.html (18350 words)

	Commando at AllExperts
		During the court martial of Breaker Morant, the commando strategy of the Boer resistance- clearly a concept both new and startling to British military thought- was cited as mitigation for the summary execution by Morant and his comrades as prisoners of war.
		Italy's Commandos of World War I, the Arditi, were not reformed in World War II, and their most renowned Commandos became the Decima Flottiglia MAS who, from mid-1940, were responsible for the sinking and damage of a considerable tonnage of Allied ships in the Mediterranean.
		Commandos from 4RAR have recently been deployed to several theatres of war including Iraq and Afghanistan where they continue to perform their jobs successfully alongside the Special Air Service Regiment.
	en.allexperts.com /e/c/co/commando.htm (1745 words)

	My Outfit2
		The Battalion was ready to begin the hard, demanding, exhausting training and conditioning required of Marine Raiders.
		From Battalion to Squad everyone would be kept fully informed of current plans, whether training movement or combat missions.
		On 31 May 43,the battalion embarked aboard the USS Penn., departed Espiritu Santo and arrived 2 June, at Tetere Guadalcanal.
	www.usmcraiders.com /my_outfit2.htm (2075 words)

	Regiments and Battalions:
		An example being the 1st Battalion of The Parachute Regiment which like the 2nd Battalion and the 3rd Battalion contains an identical structure and number of posts.
		Royal Regiment of Artillery (RA) - 4th Regiment Royal Artillery
		Royal Regiment of Artillery (RA) - 29th Commando Regiment Royal Artillery
	www.army.mod.uk /unitsandorgs/regiments_battalions.htm (491 words)

	1st Ranger Battalion at AllExperts
		Dispersed among the Canadians and the British commandos, these men were the first American ground soldiers to see action against the Germans in the famed Dieppe Raid.
		In efforts to prevent German occupation of seaports in North Africa, the 1st Ranger Battalion spearheaded an invasion at the Port of Arzew in Algeria.
		The 6th Battalion carried on in the Pacific Theater as they fought in the jungles of the Philippines.
	en.allexperts.com /e/0/1st_Ranger_Battalion.htm (933 words)

	Assam Police -- IRBn and Commando
		The Battalion shifted to its permanent Hqrs, Eraligool in Sept, 2001 when Shri Abdul Quddus, APS was the Commandant of the Battalion.
		Thereafter the Hqr of this Battalion was shifted to its present location at Bormonipur in the district of Morigaon on 01-07-99 vide Govt.
		The unit personnel were initially selected from different Assam Police Battalions, and Executive Forces and a total of 489 personnel of different ranks were sent to the Commando training centre, PRTC Jahenkhelum, Punjab, for acquiring training in sophisticated weapons and advance tactics for a period of two months.
	assampolice.com /departments/batta/irbncomm.htm (720 words)

	4 RAR including 4RAR/NZ (ANZAC)
		The decision to raise the Fourth Battalion of The Royal Australian Regiment was made in 1963.Consequently, instructions for the raising of the Battalion were issued on 13 January 1964.
		In April 1966, the Battalion was deployed to the Bau District.
		The 2nd/4th Battalion was unlinked by the Chief of the General Staff, LTGEN J.C. Grey, AO on a parade at Samichon Lines, Lavarack Barracks, Townsville at 1500 hrs on 1 Feb 95.
	www.diggerhistory.info /pages-army-today/rar-sasr/4_rar.htm (2395 words)

	Situation Reports: Great Lakes, Burundi: Escalating violence demands attention - HRW briefing paper
		Only two of the three companies of the 4th battalion were sent to Itaba, but apparently all three companies of the 33rd participated in the operation.
		The soldiers from the 4th battalion did as ordered, met up with soldiers and their commanding officer from the displaced persons camp, and then moved to attack Itaba.
		But the next morning the two companies of the 4th battalion were abruptly sent to Bukirasazi commune where, they were told, FDD combatants had been sighted.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/rwb.nsf/AllDocsByUNID/eb5e3eca5000bce449256c8300048225 (7183 words)

	Psychological Operations
		Each Regional Battalion consists of a Headquarters Support Company, a PSYOP Development Company which is further broken down into a Plans Programs Detachment, a Target Audience Analysis Detachment and a Test Evaluation Detachment, and a Strategic Studies Detachment which includes civilians with language and cultural expertise in the region supported by the unit.
		The 9th Psychological Operations Battalion (POB) is the Tactical Support Battalion for the 4th PSYOP Group.
		In addition to the 4th Psychological Operations Group (Airborne), there are two Psychological Operations Groups (the 2nd and 7th PSYOP Groups) in the U. Army Reserve which are under the command of the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command.
	www.psywarrior.com /psyop.html (2140 words)

	Special Operations.Com
		The Commando Training Centre is situated along the river Meuse at about 6 km from the town of Namur and is surrounded by straight 80 m high rocks.
		The Belgian commando troops were created in 1942 in England and trained in the famous Commando Training Centre of Achnacarry in Scotland.
		In 1947, on request of the Commando Regiment, the Training Centre for Commandos was created at the same place and tasked with the commando instruction.
	www.specialoperations.com /Foreign/Belgium/CTC/CTC.htm (418 words)

	British Picture Libraries
		Commando Comics are still issued, if the current run continues, then issue 4500 should be released around July 2012.
		There were two produced: 1989 and 1990 (as illustrated).
		I feel that they were mainly produced to capitalise on the Commando brand, the artwork was colour and in the style of the picture story papers of the time and not the usual Commando standard.
	www.britishcomics.20m.com /pocket.htm (1137 words)

	Palace Barracks Memorial Garden - Northern Ireland, Falklands Islands, Felix Memorial Garden.
		In that time 29 staff have been murdered because of their employment, and many others, including their families, have been permanently or seriously injured or been subject to a prolonged physical, verbal and psychological intimidation and abuse
		1st Battalion Royal Irish Regiment / 16th Air Assault Brigade.
		15th Battalion (V) and 4th Battalion (V) The Parachute Regiment
	www.palacebarracksmemorialgarden.org /Intro.htm (371 words)

	Devoted Gamers Network - Game: 4th Battalion (pc)
		Our hero is a young and promising squad leader of a newly created Order of Crusaders - the new power, called in to stand as a reliable basis for current regime, to stand firmly in a global chaos - and give the System a chance to survive.
		He arrives on Mars by an order to join the Heavy Crusaders Battalion that is currently forming up - the 4th battalion.
		Our hero will take part in immense battles along with thousands of other participants, where he and his squad are just mere part of a huge battle.
	www.devotedgamers.com /game-384-4th-Battalion.html (232 words)

	Op :: Falconer
		A patrol from the 4th Battalion (Commando) Royal Australian Regiment passes the crossed swords, that cover the main entrance to an Iraqi military parade ground.
		Australian soldiers from the 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (Commando) patrol and clear buildings and infrastructure in a major IRAQI airbase in western Iraq.
		Australian soldiers from the 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (Commando) conduct a night patrol on a remote range at night.
	www.defence.gov.au /opfalconer/gallery.htm (1679 words)

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		There's no increase in the other 2 'light' bdes to reflect their 4th bns (or fmn recce regts), apart from perhaps a few fwd obsn bodies and in 16 AAB case a small arty avn tac group that is mostly concerned with spt to AH.
		Neutraliser commented that Speahead battalion could come from Brigade battalions, although the Brigades are so busy at the moment that I think that the Speahead Btn is likely to be a non-brigade unit for the next 2 years at least.
		The regiment being earmarked for the commando role is the new five-battalion unit called The Rifles, which is to be formed in 2007.
	www.strategypage.com /militaryforums/567-4140.aspx (2731 words)

	US Army Ranger History: WWII Battalions (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Fifth Ranger Battalion activated September 1, 1943 at Camp Forrest, commanded by Lt. Colonel Max Schneider, former exec officer of the 4th Ranger Battalion, was part of the provisional Ranger Assault Force commanded by Colonel Rudder.
		Meanwhile C Company of the 2nd Battalion, due to rough seas, landed west of the Vierville draw and suffered 50% casualties during the landing, but still scaled a 90 foot cliff using ropes and bayonets to knock out a formidable enemy position that was sweeping the beach with deadly fire.
		The Sixth Ranger Battalion, commanded by Colonel Henry (Hank) Mucci, was the first American force to return to the Philippines with the mission of destroying coastal defense guns, radio and radar stations on the islands of Dinegat, Suluan offshore Leyte.
	www.ranger.org /rangerHistoryWorldWarIIBattalions.html (1844 words)

	StrategyPage.com - Warplanes Database
		This unit is more selective than the other commando units, with about 80 percent of it's candidates failing the training course, compared to about 50 percent with other units.
		Russia has a LRRP company and a parachute (commando) company assigned to each combat division (although not all have them.) Beyond that they have about 8,000 Spetznaz (in seven brigades.) Some of these brigades are trained so that their troops operate in battalion or company sized units for reconnaissance duty.
		Sweden has a small battalion of Airborne Rangers that operate like the SAS (in five man units behind enemy lines.) There are also several companies of Coastal Rangers, who are trained as commandos to retake coastal islands and forts captured by the enemy.
	www.strategypage.com /fyeo/howtomakewar/databases/commandos/commandos.asp (1849 words)

	1st Lt. James Cooney; 4th Battalion Memorial Page
		In May of 1943 replacements began to arrive and it was now possible to expand the Rangers to three Battalions, the 1st, 3rd, and 4th.
		On January 30, 1944, the 1st and 3rd Rangers Battalions with the 4th in reserve were to take the town of Cisterna in a daring night action behind the German lines.
		The 1st and 3rd Battalions were surrounded and under murderous machine-gun and mortar fire.
	darbysrangers.tripod.com /id71.htm (498 words)

	UltimateJustice
		One thousand soldiers were in the 4RAR battalion group in East Timor, but the battle-ready commandos number about 300.
		The soldiers' home leave will be very short, possibly just a few days, as the special commando battalion is readied for a far more dangerous mission than its role in East Timor.
		It is not clear if the entire battalion is being considered for deployment or just the 300 commandos and their support units.
	www.angelfire.com /al2/diggers/ultimatejustice.html (3814 words)

	Structure of the Australian Army information - Search.com
		As with most military forces in the modern age, the main tactical formation is the battlegroup, formed around the HQ of either an infantry battalion or armoured regiment.
		The regular infantry was formed in 1948 from elements of the 2nd Australian Imperial Force (2nd AIF) and is composed primarily of battalions of a single large regiment, the Royal Australian Regiment.
		The Royal Australian Regiment provides a total of five battlegroups for deployment; the 4th Battalion, because of its specialist role, is included as part of Australia's special forces.
	www.search.com /reference/Structure_of_the_Australian_Army (1267 words)

	Lost Battalion Games : Products : Games : Battlelines® : Stalingrad Upper ...
		Despite being organized and equipped as a mountain unit, this hard luck outfit never saw combat in a mountainous area.
		During the German "Drive on Stalingrad" the 192nd Mountain Rifle Division saw action with the Southwest Front in the Don River bend as it attempted to delay the German 6th Army and 4th Panzer Army.
		The capture of the city proper was a nightmare of close actions and desperate fighting in the "Streets of Stalingrad" that lasted for months.
	www.lostbattalion.com /t-bl_sue.aspx (974 words)

	Amazon.com: Edson's Raiders: The 1st Marine Raider Battalion in World War II: Books: Joseph H. Alexander (Site not responding. Last check: )
		This is the story of the remarkable men of 1st Marine Raider Battalion, known by the name of its founding commander, the legendary jungle fighter Merritt A. "Red Mike" Edson.
		It was during this time that the idea of a Marine commando unit -- a specially trained force that could land at night and disrupt the enemy -- began to form.
		The need for highly trained volunteers in special, lightly armed commando units were soon deemed unnecessary with the advent of the fast fleet carriers of the Essex-class along with new fast battleships.
	www.amazon.com /Edsons-Raiders-Marine-Raider-Battalion/dp/1557500207 (2207 words)

	DefenseLink News Article: ‘Operation Commando Hunter’ Team Finds 75 Weapons Caches
		The soldiers from 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, seized 21 caches Oct. 13, bringing the total to 78 caches seized in the area located near Yusufiyah, 20 miles southwest of Baghdad.
		On Oct. 11, Operation Commando Hunter soldiers from 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, seized 12 caches near Yusufiyah, 20 miles to the southwest of Baghdad.
		Operation Commando Hunter is a 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, operation intended to deny terrorists sanctuary near Yusufiyah, south of Baghdad.
	www.defenselink.mil /news/NewsArticle.aspx?ID=1609 (165 words)

	'Operation Bastille': Forces and Likely Tasks for Australia's Contribution to the War in Iraq
		These have only two commando companies and could be considered to be in a state of flux as they develop the skills required to maintain the East Coast Tactical Action Group (announced in 200203 Budget) as well as retaining the traditional raider skills gained from its amalgamation with 1st Commando Battalion.
		A deployment of troops from this battalion will adversely affect the establishment of an effective counter-terrorism group on the East Coast of Australia.
		Force elements such as the F/A-18 fighter aircraft, the CH-47 Chinook helicopters and even the elements of the 4th RAR (Commando) Battalion require significant and specialised logistic support elements to operate effectively.
	www.aph.gov.au /library/pubs/cib/2002-03/03Cib11.htm (1911 words)

	Roll of Honour
		7th (Galloway) Battalion The King's Own Scottish Borderers
		Dutch Liaison Mission - No.2 (Dutch) Troop of No.10 (Inter-Allied) Commando
		Members of RASC Air Despatch units who were killed in action have been listed with the Squadron to which they were attached.
	www.pegasusarchive.org /arnhem/roll.htm (156 words)

	Indochina Militaria - Cambodian
		CL223 - CAMBODIAN 4TH MILITARY REGION, MACHINE SEWN.
		CL247 - LAOTIAN 61ST VOLUNTEER BATTALION, SILK WOVEN.
		CL248 - LAOTIAN 62ND VOLUNTEER BATTALION, SILK WOVEN.
	www.indochinamilitaria.com /cambodian (390 words)

	News After Anzac Day
		New Zealand currently has a battalion of around 700 troops, and a helicopter squadron on service as part of a force of about 9,000 UN peacekeepers.
		The battalion has been patrolling a border area to prevent infiltration from militia based in Indonesia's West Timor.
		Under an in-principle agreement, troops from the Sydney-based Third Battalion (3RAR) will lose 54 per cent of their take-home pay from May 20, when the United Nations hands over control of East Timor to the East Timorese.
	www.angelfire.com /al2/diggers/ad.html (3855 words)

	DefenseLink News Article: Scores of Suspected Terrorists Detained in Iraq Operations
		Soldiers from 4th “Eagle” Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division, and U.S. advisors from 2nd Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd “Commando” Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, detained 45 suspects during a combat operation yesterday in Lutufiyah, Iraq.
		In another operation yesterday, soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, currently attached to the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, detained a suspected terrorist in southern Baghdad.
		The suspect, wanted for questioning in connection with attacks on Iraqi and coalition forces and Iraqi civilians, was detained immediately after a resident reported the suspect's whereabouts to soldiers on patrol in the Abu Tschir neighborhood, about 12 miles south of downtown Baghdad.
	www.defenselink.mil /News/NewsArticle.aspx?ID=2202 (536 words)

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