No. 2 Commando [SEP] dissolved or abolished
on to serve in the Mediterranean, Sicily, Yugoslavia, and Albania, before being disbanded in 1946.
Background.
The commandos were formed in 1940, by the order of Winston Churchill the British Prime Minister. He called for specially trained troops that would "develop a reign of terror down the enemy coast". At first they were a small force of volunteers who carried out small raids against enemy occupied territory, but by 1943 their role had changed into lightly equipped assault Infantry which specialised in spearheading amphibious landings.
Parachute Chasseur Regiment (), (9 RCP, merged with 1 RCP).
- 14th Parachute Chasseur Regiment () (14 RCP - dissolved).
- 18th Parachute Chasseur Regiment () (18 RCP - dissolved).
French Army Parachute Infantry Choc Paratroopers.
- 1st Choc Battalion () (1 BC - dissolved).
- 2nd Choc Battalion/ Bataillon Janson-de-Sailly or Bataillon Gayardon () (2 BC - dissolved).
- 3rd Choc Battalion / Commando Group of France (