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	Layforce - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Layforce was a light military force which consisted of Nos.
		They were known as Layforce after their commander Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Laycock.
		Following the British invasion of Syria on June 8, 1941, No.11 Commando were sent to successfully lead the crossing of the Litani River in Palestine, fighting against troops of the French Vichy Régime.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Layforce (284 words)

	David Stirling
		David Stirling (born 1915, died 1990) was a Scottish man, a keen mountaineer, a soldier in the British Army during World War 2, and the founder of the Special Air Service.
		He joined the Scots Guard[?] as a subaltern[?] in 1939, and soon after transferred to the special forces unit 8 Commando[?], also known as Layforce[?] after Captain Robert Laycock[?].
		After this unit was dismantled, he convinced the army high command to allow him to create a new Special Forces unit - the deliberately misleadingly named "L Detachment, Special Air Service Brigade".
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/da/David_Stirling.html (121 words)

	Spero News: Cardinal tells police need to respect Human Rights
		The Philippine Commission on Human Rights has accused the PNP of being the "worst abuser of human rights" in the country, an accusation that was quoted by the U.S. State Department in its Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, which was released March 9, 2006.
		According to Gains Marie Rosario, assistant minister of LAYFORCE, her group's partnership with the PNP started in 2005, when LAYFORCE approached the PNP's Chaplaincy Service Unit with a proposal to conduct spiritual enhancement seminars for PNP members.
		The April 27 seminar was the 14th seminar organized by LAYFORCE for the PNP, but the first for its unit in Metro Manila.
	www.speroforum.com /site/print.asp?idarticle=3525 (781 words)

	BARDIA NORTH AFRICA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		On the same day the role of Layforce changed to planning and undertaking raids behind enemy lines along the North African coast - the same task given to the Middle East Commando force in the previous autumn.
		Layforce set off for Alexandria on the 12th of April for provisions and preparations.
		Orders were changed and on the 15th of April Brigade HQ and A and C Battalions set off in the two Glen ships to attack Bardia while 4 Troops of B Battalion sailed for Bomba in a destroyer.
	www.combinedops.com /Bardia_North_Africa.htm (1270 words)

	::Special Air Service:: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The lack of enthusiasm for Special Forces was shown when Layforce reached North Africa for its first taste of action, only to find that it was effectively disbanded before it had been able to prove itself.
		Possibly angered by this treatment of Layforce, and to prove a point, Stirling set about setting up a unit that could fight behind enemy lines with the minimal of support but to devastating effect.
		The first unit of the SAS was made up of 66 men from Layforce and it included seven officers.
	www.historylearningsite.co.uk /special_air_service.htm (1293 words)

	I: The Ninth Day: 28 May \| NZETC
		Laycock adds that the tanks were in support of Layforce and not under command and that they could not operate off the roads.—Letter to author, 17 Sep 1951.
		Layforce's D Battalion was disposed just north of the Babali Hani crossroads.
		The order assumed that 5 and 19 Brigades, both probably exhausted, would with Layforce withdraw through the Askifou Plain area now occupied by 4 Brigade; and it therefore stated that they should be withdrawn straight to the assembly area if the tactical situation allowed.
	www.nzetc.org /tm/scholarly/tei-WH2Cret-c11-1.html (10412 words)

	::David Stirling:: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Stirling and ‘Layforce’ then came up against those who held both high military office and traditional views on how wars should be fought.
		When ‘Layforce’ arrived in North Africa for its first operational tour, it was all but disbanded.
		There were those who saw what units such as ‘Layforce’ did as being underhand and not ‘British’.
	www.historylearningsite.co.uk /david_stirling.htm (779 words)

	The Special Air Service Brigade
		Young David Stirling got his first taste of this in Layforce which was dismantled in all but name prior to arriving in North Africa.
		Both Generals saw the opportunity to use the new unit immediately, as an offensive was planned for the near future.
		The new unit was to consist of sixty-six men from Layforce, including seven officers and many NCO's.
	users.nlc.net.au /bernie/special_air_service_brigade.htm (1329 words)

	Special Operations.Com
		Previously served with the ski battalion which was formed for service in Finland and disbanded before leaving the UK when the Finns made peace with the then German-allied Russians.
		Went to the Middle East with No.8 Commando as part of Layforce, but saw little action before his unit was disbanded.
		Became the Signals Officer of Layforce, in which capacity he served in the fighting for Crete in 1941.
	specialoperations.com /Foreign/United_Kingdom/SAS/Founding_Fathers.htm (4664 words)

	Obituary: MAJOR JIM ALMONDS Independent, The (London) - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In between intensive training in Scotland, Almonds shot a couple of stags, for which he was to be court-martialled, but this was quashed as he sailed with his unit as part of the newly created 'Layforce', under the command of Colonel Robert Laycock.
		It was originally intended that they would go to the Middle East but the situation drastically changed when Rommel successfully drove the Allied forces to the Egyptian border, leaving the coastal town of Tobruk totally surrounded.
		Although Layforce fell slowly into a backwater, Almonds linked up with the redoubtable Lieutenant Jock Lewis and was involved in a number of night raids behind enemy lines to spike the guns of the Germans attacking Tobruk.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20050907/ai_n15326511 (951 words)

	Layforce in North Africa (April 21, 1941 - September 14, 1942 )
		The commando operations in North Africa were in the hands of the "Layforce", a unit sent from England in the beginning of 1941.
		Their first action was a failed attack against Bardia on April 21st, just a few days after the town had been taken by Rommel.
		Beda Littoria was not Rommel's Headquarter and the German general was not there when the house came under attack.
	users.swing.be /navbat/cartes/53.html (203 words)

	LAYFORCE offers facilities for prayer and retreat
		The San Lorenzo Ruiz Lay Formation Center or LAYFORCE offers believers from all walks of life a place of prayer and solitude.
		A place where you can be spiritually vigilant and a place where you can spend precious time to be with the Lord.
		LAYFORCE also offers services that will truly assist you to make your spiritual vigilance and religious journey more meaningful and worry-free.
	www.rcam.org /announcement/2004/LAYFORCE.htm (160 words)

	Layforce and Stalag IVC
		My late father-in-law, Sidney Gordon Bateman, was captured, as a member of the 'Layforce' commandos, at the fall of Crete.
		I would be grateful if anyone who knew Sidney Bateman and has any relevant information about his life during the war would let us know, as we would be very interested.
		My great uncle was in 7 commando Layforce on crete and never spoke much of his army service.
	storm.prohosting.com /wartime/messageboard/messages/572.shtml (435 words)

	jeep2
		In de woestijnoorlog tegen Rommel in 1941 opereerde de Commando Brigade 'Layforce', onder leiding van colonel Robert Laycock.
		Captain Stirling, uit de 'Layforce' Brigade, lag in het ziekenhuis te herstellen na een mislukte parachutesprong.
		Stirling wilde uit de restanten van de 'Layforce' kleine eenheden vormen die per parachute achter de linies zouden moeten springen.
	jeep2.0catch.com /jeep2.htm (1387 words)

	Operation Mercury: The German Invasion of Crete, 20 May-1 June 1941
		Artillery and mortars were brought forward and after taking care of the tanks they silenced the Allied artillery too, forcing the New Zealanders to disengage and retreat south.
		The two groups resumed their advance eastward, meeting the main body of Layforce accompanied by a company of Australian infantry.
		The Germans again resumed the advance and reached Rethymnon during the early afternoon of 29 May. No further advance was considered possible until armoured cars and artillery were brought up as the Australians still held positions in the mountains to the south.
	www.rickard.karoo.net /articles/battles_crete.html (6809 words)

	The Forum of the 1.Jagdmoroner Abteilung - ON TO TRIPOLI !! 1941
		To aid the attack, a raid would be made on Tripoli by Layforce of 2 Cdos with a Bde of 6 British Division, basing from Bengazi, as follow up, to be made when XIII Corps was in reach of Tripoli.
		After clearing the (very) small port of Sirte and receiving a trickle of Supplies, O'Connor decided that a restructure of his forces was required and that the Royal navy & Layforce be put on alert.
		Layforce was arriving in Feb 1940, was thrown away as a rearguard on Crete and totally wasted.
	www.1jma.dk /topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=3352 (3257 words)

	Delta Green - Campaign - Order of Battle - Special Air Service (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		L Detachment SAS Brigade was named after a fictious paratroop formation that the British were trying to persuade the Germans was in North Africa.
		There was already a K detachment, and the 'L' may have been named after Layforce, the Commando taskforce sent to North Africa that Stirling had been part of.
		The disbandment of the Middle East Commando, the last remnant of Layforce, allowed Stirling to recruit a further 10 officers and 100 men.
	home.comcast.net /~furrylogic/sas.html (4740 words)

	SAS jeep page:
		The idea of creating a desert raiding force to weaken Rommel's supply lines and disrupt aircraft operations was conceived by Captain David Stirling (right) while recovering in hospital from a parachute training accident.
		His idea was to raise a new group from the remains of the Layforce organised into smaller units that would parachute down near enemy airfields, plant delayed-action explosives, then walk to rendezvous points to be picked up by L.R.D.G. (Long-Range Desert Group) patrols.
		The plan was bold and both Ritchie and his Commander in Chief thought it might just work.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/jeep_man/sasjeep.htm (782 words)

	Caithness Commandos:LRDG:Desert to the Dodecanese by David Bews/Steven Cashmore:Highland Archives
		With "Layforce" coming to an end the Commandos were now looking for new employment.
		Their was little chance of being sent back to their parent Regiments, who for the most part were back in Britain.
		As most of these men were recruited from the "Layforce" Commando, John and David would probably recognised a few.
	www.iprom.co.uk /archives/caithness/LRDG.html (5851 words)

	Half Rules: Entrevista a Líderes del clan Team Fortuna (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		- Layforce : CS es de mucho mejor que el Quake.
		- Layforce : La comunicacion por voz solo le da al juego un nuevo nivel.
		- Layforce : Nosotros jugamos al CS porque es divertido y el campeo da montones de diversion......
	www.halfrules.net /entrevista.php?id=2&l=ing (758 words)

	Caithness Commandos:Hunting the Desert Fox by David Bews/Steven Cashmore:Highland Archives
		Originally a reconnaissance outfit known as the Long Range Desert Patrol, LRDG was beefed-up a year after its formation, when commandos from the recently deceased 'Layforce' decided that continuing with a Special Forces unit was preferable to a staid life back with an infantry battalion.
		John Mackay and David Gunn were two commandos who swapped 'Layforce' for LRDG.
		Among those picked up by 'Y' Patrol was David Stirling, one-time member of 8th Commando, a rugged individual who had trained alongside David Gunn and John Mackay as part of 'Layforce' earlier in the war.
	www.iprom.co.uk /archives/caithness/Commando2.html (3673 words)

	Half Rules: Entrevista a Líderes del clan Team Fortuna
		- Layforce : CS is already far bigger than Quake.
		It's too bad you can use it for "ghosting", but that's up to the CS team to fix.
		- Layforce : Train is an excellent map, because you can't camp on it.
	www.halfrules.net /entrevista.php?id=2&l=ing (724 words)

	A Companion to Evelyn Waugh's Sword of Honour Chapter 7
		Historically, Layforce did little before the Battle of Crete and began to grow demoralised as a result; and one of the main problems was finding naval ships to carry the Commandos along the coast on raids behind enemy lines.
		It seems the signallers, disoriented by all the unexpected chaos about them and trying to find some way of getting their equipment off the boat when there was obviously no order imposed on the disembarkation, took this amazing course of action.
		But this task was indeed the role given to Layforce in Crete, mainly because they were the only fit and untested force left who could do it.
	www.abbotshill.freeserve.co.uk /SHChapter7.htm (15108 words)

	Additional Blue Division/250 Infantry Division notes
		They returned to Spain with the Spanish Legion after shooting down 156 aircraft and losing only 22 men killed or missing.
		About 70 belonged to that part of Layforce that was not evacuated from Crete.
		In addition, Spaniards fought with the French resistance in southern France, and many fought in France's Zouave units.
	www.geocities.com /historyfan2002/general/infantry/spanish/s250div1.htm (1623 words)

	www.sasbf.jolt.co.uk - Online Gaming - Clan Server Rental - SAS: BF
		When the war started, Stirling joined the Scots Guards as a subaltern (2nd Lt.), but soon volunteered for No.8 Commando, named after it's commander Captain Robert Laycock as Layforce.
		At this time in history all Special Forces elements were viewed by the military establishment as more cost than they were worth.
		The new unit was to consist of sixty-six men mainly from Layforce, including seven officers and many NCO's.
	www.sasbf.jolt.co.uk /?action=show&id=6345 (2081 words)

	THE ALLIED SPECIAL FORCES ASSOCIATION - Formerly the Special Forces Association - UK is dedicated to creating the ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Served initially in the Scots Guards and came out to the Middle East with Layforce in No.8 Commando.
		Result was promotion to Captain in command of L. Detachment of Special Air Service Brigade, the latter a pure deception ruse.
		Authority to recruit from Layforce, six officers and sixty O/R's and troops to be ready for ops.
	www.alliedspecialforces.org /anthonykemparchivesldetachmentsummary.htm (2835 words)

	CHAPTER 11 Withdrawal and Evacuation \| NZETC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Fourth Brigade would march to the beach at 11 p.m.; 5 Brigade, except for 23 Battalion, would trickle forward from 1 p.m.
		in small parties widely spaced; 19 Brigade would begin the march to its new area at 9 p.m.; the Royal Marine battalion (and presumably Layforce) would move from its position near Kombroselia at 10 p.m.
		The orders also stated that General Weston's HQ and Brigadier Puttick's would both move that night to the beaches west of General Freyberg's HQ.
	www.nzetc.org /tm/scholarly/tei-WH2Cret-c11.html (14246 words)

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