No. 11 Commando

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Operation_Freshman
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:British_Special_Operations_Executive
gptkbp:battle_honors gptkb:D-Day
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:North_Africa
gptkb:Western_Europe
gptkbp:command_structure gptkb:battle
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:World_War_II
Post-war operations
gptkbp:disbanded 1946
gptkbp:equipment Standard issue weapons
gptkbp:formed gptkb:1940
gptkbp:garrison Aldershot
gptkbp:historical_event gptkb:Raid_on_St._Nazaire
gptkb:Battle_of_Monte_Cassino
gptkb:D-Day_landings
gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkb:Italian_Campaign
gptkb:North_African_Campaign
Cold War operations
Liberation of Europe
Peacekeeping missions
Joint exercises with NATO
Counter-terrorism training
Humanitarian operations
Post-war missions
Special operations in France
Special operations in Germany
Special operations in Norway
gptkbp:historical_significance Early special operations unit
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label No. 11 Commando
gptkbp:insignia Commando badge
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in Memorials in UK
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_Durnford-Slater
gptkbp:legacy Influenced modern special forces
gptkbp:military_branch Surviving members
gptkbp:motto The Only Way is Forward
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Commandos
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:Operation_Overlord
gptkb:Operation_Chariot
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Mediterranean_Theatre
gptkb:European_Theatre
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:recruitment Volunteers
gptkbp:reunion Annual gatherings
gptkbp:successor gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:training gptkb:Commando_Training_Centre
Commando training
gptkbp:type gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:uniform Commando green beret