Statements (67)
| 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:Italy
gptkb:North_Africa gptkb:Western_Europe |
| gptkbp:command_structure |
gptkb:battle
|
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_D._Frost
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
|
| gptkbp:deployment |
1941
1945 |
| gptkbp:disbanded |
1946
|
| gptkbp:disbandment_date |
post-war restructuring
|
| gptkbp:equipment |
various military equipment
|
| gptkbp:formed |
gptkb:1940
|
| gptkbp:garrison |
Aldershot
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
early special forces unit
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
No. 8 Commando
|
| gptkbp:insignia |
gptkb:Commando_dagger
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
influenced modern special forces
|
| gptkbp:motto |
The Only Way is Forward
|
| gptkbp:nickname |
gptkb:The_Eight
|
| gptkbp:notable_members |
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_D._Frost
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_Frost gptkb:Major_John_Frost Captain Bill Speakman Captain John D. Frost Communications John D. Frost Corporal John D. Frost Counter-Insurgency John D. Frost Counter-Intelligence John D. Frost Counter-Revolution John D. Frost Counter-Sabotage John D. Frost Counter-Subversion John D. Frost Counter-Terrorism John D. Frost Demolitions John D. Frost Engineer John D. Frost Intelligence John D. Frost Lieutenant John D. Frost Logistics John D. Frost Major John D. Frost Medic John D. Frost Private John D. Frost Reconnaissance John D. Frost Rifleman John D. Frost Scout John D. Frost Sergeant John D. Frost Sergeant Major John Mc Culloch Signals John D. Frost Sniper John D. Frost Surveillance John D. Frost Transport John D. Frost Trooper John D. Frost |
| gptkbp:notable_operations |
gptkb:Operation_Overlord
gptkb:Operation_Chariot |
| gptkbp:operational_area |
gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkb:North_Africa gptkb:Western_Europe |
| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:military_unit
|
| gptkbp:recruitment |
volunteers
|
| gptkbp:role |
special operations
|
| gptkbp:size |
approximately 500 personnel
|
| gptkbp:successor |
28 Commando Regiment Royal Engineers
|
| gptkbp:training |
gptkb:Commando_Training_Centre
Commando training |
| gptkbp:type |
gptkb:Commando
|