No. 20 Commando

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Operation_Freshman
gptkbp:affiliated_with gptkb:battle
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:British_Special_Operations_Executive
gptkbp:battle_honors gptkb:D-Day
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:North_Africa
Far East
gptkbp:command_structure gptkb:British_Special_Forces
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Major_General_Sir_John_Hackett
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:cultural_heritage military history of the UK
gptkbp:disbanded 1946
gptkbp:disbandment_date post-war restructuring
gptkbp:engagements multiple campaigns
gptkbp:equipment standard issue weapons
gptkbp:formed gptkb:1940
gptkbp:garrison Aldershot
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:historical_significance World War II operations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label No. 20 Commando
gptkbp:insignia gptkb:Commando_dagger
gptkbp:involved_units gptkb:military_unit
varied
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in memorials and ceremonies
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_D._Frost
gptkbp:legacy influence on modern special forces
gptkbp:military_branch former members
gptkbp:motto gptkb:The_Only_Easy_Day_Was_Yesterday
gptkbp:nickname The Chindits
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:Captain_John_A._M._H._Houghton
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_A._M._H._Houghton
gptkb:Major_John_A._M._H._Houghton
gptkb:Major_General_Sir_John_Hackett
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_D._Frost
gptkb:Major_John_Howard
Captain Bill Smith
Captain John W. M. H. Houghton
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:Operation_Chariot
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:European_Theatre_of_World_War_II
gptkb:Southeast_Asia
Mediterranean Theatre of World War II
gptkbp:operational_status disbanded
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:recruitment volunteer soldiers
gptkbp:role special operations
gptkbp:successor gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:training gptkb:Commando_Training_Centre
Commando training
gptkbp:type gptkb:military_unit