No. 23 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_Forces
gptkb:API
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Special_Operations_Executive
Combined Operations
gptkbp:battle_honors gptkb:Arnhem
gptkb:North_Africa
gptkb:Normandy
gptkbp:command_structure gptkb:battle
gptkbp:commander Lieutenant Colonel John A. H. Houghton
Major John D. Frost
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:cultural_impact Documentaries on WWII
Books on special operations
Films about commandos
gptkbp:disbanded 1946
gptkbp:disbandment_date Post-war restructuring
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Monarch
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:Lee-Enfield_rifle
gptkb:Sten_gun
Mortars
Bren gun
Hand grenades
gptkbp:formed 1943
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Plymouth
gptkbp:historical_significance Pioneered modern special operations
First British commando unit
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label No. 23 Commando
gptkbp:insignia gptkb:Commando_dagger
gptkb:Green_beret
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in Memorials in UK
Veterans associations
gptkbp:legacy Influence on modern special forces
gptkbp:motto The Few
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Green_Berets
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Mediterranean_Theatre
gptkb:North_Africa
gptkb:Western_Europe
gptkb:European_Theatre
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:recruitment Volunteer soldiers
Regular soldiers
gptkbp:role gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:size gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:successor 23 Special Air Service
gptkbp:training Commando training
Parachute training
gptkbp:type Light infantry