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 | | On the night of June 23, 1940, Operation Collar was an offensive reconnaissance on the French coast south of Boulogne and Le Touquet. |
 | | While Germany suffered several hundred casualties, the overall operation was widely criticised as poorly conceived, although it did lead to the decision not to attempt to capture a port by way of head-on assault during the invasion of Normandy in 1944 -- Operation Overlord. |
 | | In 2005 the operational British Commando force consists of 3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines which includes 40, 42 and 45 Commando Royal Marines, 29 Commando Royal Artillery and 59 Independent Commando Squadron Royal Engineers (the latter two both Army Commandos), a logistic regiment, a naval squadron of medium helicopters, and a landing craft squadron. |
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