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Military unit
Brits Commando was a light infantry regiment of the South African Army. It formed part of the South African Army Infantry Formation as well as the South
Brits_Commando
South African militia force
The Commando System was a mostly voluntary, part-time force of the South African Army, but in their role as local militia the units were often deployed
Commando System (South Africa)
Commando_System_(South_Africa)
British comic book magazine (1961 – present)
Commando For Action and Adventure, formerly known as Commando War Stories in Pictures, and colloquially known as Commando Comics, is a British comic book
Commando_(comics)
Beaufort Commando Part of Natal Command in late 1970s. Originally named Empangeni/Richards Bay Commando. The unit was renamed Insele Commando on March 2
List of South African Commando Units
List_of_South_African_Commando_Units
South African military officer during the Boer War and WWI (1872–1947)
raise a new commando. In December, Alberts was appointed assistant field-cornet of the commando under the command of Comdt C. J. Brits. When Brits was promoted
Johannes_Joachim_Alberts
Place in North West, South Africa
Skeerpoort is a village 24 km south of Brits and 32 km northeast of Hekpoort, about 7 km southwest of the Hartebeespoort Dam, in eastern North West province
Skeerpoort
Medical officer in British navy
Naval Reserve as a Royal Navy doctor. He became Medical Officer to 42 Commando RM, who were deployed in Belfast along with men of the 3rd Battalion, Parachute
Rick_Jolly
Irish television presenter (born 1973)
entertainment show The Marriage Ref on ITV. In September 2013, O'Leary hosted BRITs Icon: Elton John, a one-off music celebration for ITV. In 2013, O'Leary
Dermot_O'Leary
Nepalese-British mountaineer
Engineers. After completing the All-Arms Commando Course, he was assigned to the 24 Commando Regiment, part of 3 Commando Brigade. Gurung served for six years
Tejan_Gurung
Scottish writer (1922–1987)
MacLean "never lost his love for the sea, his talent for portraying good Brits against bad Germans, or his penchant for high melodrama. Critics deplored
Alistair_MacLean
1901 battle of the Second Boer War
1899–1902. The battle saw the Eastern Transvaal Boer commandos of Generals Johan Grobler, Coen Brits, Piet Viljoen and Louis Botha attack the rearguard
Battle_of_Bakenlaagte
Military unit
Stormberg Commando was a light infantry regiment of the South African Army. It formed part of the South African Army Infantry Formation as well as the
Stormberg_Commando
Part of the Maritz Rebellion (1914)
very last battle that Christiaan de Wet fought as the commander of a Boer commando. At the outbreak of the First World War the British Empire called upon
Battle_of_Mushroom_Valley
Military unit
line. This commando was part of the South African Invasion of German South West Africa under the 1st Mounted Brigade led by Colonel Brits. A noteworthy
Bloemhof_Commando
1902 prosecution of six British Army soldiers for crimes during the Second Boer War
trekking to the Woodbush to join Beyers' Commando." As the patrol continued their pursuit of the Viljoen Commando, Visser was carried along. Trooper Botha
Court-martial of Breaker Morant
Court-martial_of_Breaker_Morant
Indian rapper and singer (born 1988)
between the two rappers in media. "Swag Mera Desi" won Best Urban Song at the Brit Asia TV Music Awards in 2014. Further, Raftaar and Singh were also embroiled
Raftaar
Italian special forces in WWI
Regiment "Col Moschin". To this day, operatives of Col Moschin and Italian commando frogmen are known as "Arditi Incursori" and are viewed as the heirs of
Arditi
Anglo-Boer War general (1845–1900)
Joachim Christoffel Fourie (1877-1958), military commander of the Carolina Commando in the South West Africa campaign (1914-1915) in the First World War. Fourie
Joachim_Christoffel_Fourie
British volunteer cave rescue diver
wilderness rescue Caving in the United Kingdom "Thailand cave rescue: The Brits who helped find the boys". BBC News. BBC. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 3 July
John_Volanthen
City in Baalbek-Hermel, Lebanon
For instance, in 2006 during the Operation Sharp and Smooth, Israeli commandos raided a hospital and bombed multiple houses, killing two Hezbollah fighters
Baalbek
English actor (born 1961)
Blonsky / Abomination, a Russian-born officer in the British Royal Marine Commandos, in The Incredible Hulk. Louis Leterrier was a fan of Roth's work. Leterrier
Tim_Roth
Military unit
The UK–Dutch Battlegroup or UK/NL EUBG 2010 (Dutch: Brits-Nederlandse Battlegroup or Nederlands-Britse Battlegroup) is an EU Battlegroup led by the United
UK–Dutch_Battlegroup
South African civil war
treaty was signed under a karee tree south of the site of the later town of Brits.[citation needed] In late 1859, the president of Transvaal, Marthinus Wessel
Transvaal_Civil_War
Boer War Boer general (1862–1900)
Krygshistoriese Vereniging. Retrieved 15 March 2023. In English and Dutch. Brits JP (1977). "Oosthuizen, Sarel". In Krüger DW, Beyers CJ (eds.). Dictionary
Sarel_Oosthuizen
Military unit
Kimberley Commando was a light infantry regiment of the South African Army. It formed part of the South African Army Infantry Formation as well as the
Kimberley_Commando
of Israel. Retrieved 14 January 2019. Stuart Winer (15 January 2019). "Commando who saved Netanyahu's life 50 years ago sets up rival political party"
April 2019 Israeli legislative election
April_2019_Israeli_legislative_election
1900 battle of the Second Boer War
the Bethal commando a lesson. Two battalions foot soldiers, four squadrons mounted troops and eight guns accompanied Kitchener. The Brits did not know
Battle_of_Bergendal
British Army officer (1920–2004)
into the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry from Sandhurst. He joined the Commandos and later the Special Boat Service (SBS), a special forces unit that was
Michael Alexander (British Army officer)
Michael_Alexander_(British_Army_officer)
Pro-Nazi Germany organization in South Africa during WW2
the Union of South Africa in 1910, under the leadership of former Boer Commando leaders such as Louis Botha and Jan Smuts. South African Union Defence
Ossewabrandwag
Indian rapper and singer (1993–2022)
preparation for the anniversary of Operation Blue Star, leaving him with two commandos instead of the earlier four. At the time of the incident, Moose Wala was
Sidhu_Moose_Wala
South African military personnel
African Artillery. He served in the First Boer War in the Potchefstroom commando under General Piet Cronjé. After witnessing the siege on the British fort
Marthinus_Nikolaas_Ras
Military unit
which was converted to an armoured car commando in 1942. In February 1943 the SSB, under Lt Col EG ('Papa') Brits, became part of the 11th SA Armoured Brigade
Special_Service_Battalion
Military unit
ship did not sink. On the night of February 5–6, 1970, the Egyptian naval commando attacked Eilat again sinking INS Bat Galim of Shayetet 11 and damaging
YALTAM
2012 killing of striking miners by police in Wonderkop, North West, South Africa
Cape; Samancor's Western chrome mine in the North West; an Xstrata mine in Brits in the North West; and Coal of Africa's Mooiplaats colliery in Mpumalanga
Marikana_massacre
1975 Northern Ireland pub bombing
Northern Ireland on 12 April 1975, during the Troubles. The Red Hand Commando (RHC), a loyalist paramilitary group, threw an improvised bomb into a pub
Strand_Bar_bombing
British government document about Iraq
selling popular daily newspaper, The Sun, subsequently carried the headline "Brits 45mins from doom", while the Daily Star reported "Mad Saddam ready to attack:
September_Dossier
Mass shooting in Derry, Northern Ireland
from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021. Brits, p. 84. Brits, p. 82. Macaskill, Jamie (28 March 2000). "Events surrounding one
Bloody_Sunday_(1972)
military training school at Decamare and the training of the Ethiopian Marine Commando Forces. By 1966, there were around 100 Israeli military advisors in Ethiopia
History of the Jews in Ethiopia
History_of_the_Jews_in_Ethiopia
South African Nazi movement (1932–1949)
South African Party (1911–1934) South African Party (1977–1980) TNIP Torch Commando UFP United Party Unionist Party National Party of Venda Volksparty Workers
South African Gentile National Socialist Movement
South_African_Gentile_National_Socialist_Movement
Argentinian-born American actress and singer (born 1981)
episodes 2024 Hit-Monkey Amara Voice, guest role (season 2) Creature Commandos Aisla MacPherson Voice, episode: "Chapter Four: Chasing Squirrels" Clayface
Stephanie_Beatriz
British television presenter
1,500m. He became a Royal Marines Commando in 2004 and was awarded the King's Badge. He was posted to 42 Commando, Lima Company in Plymouth. Williams
Arthur_Williams_(presenter)
Political party in Armenia
of Armenia Army of Independence New Armenian Resistance Group Justice Commandos of the Armenian Genocide Armenian Revolutionary Army People Thinkers Khachatur
Hosank
1955 British film by José Ferrer
December 1942 raid on German cargo shipping by British Royal Marines Commandos, who infiltrated Bordeaux Harbour using folding kayaks. It was the first
The_Cockleshell_Heroes
Palestinian Arab nationalist (1897–1974)
Palestine. Al-Husseini collaborated with the Germans in numerous sabotage and commando operations in Iraq, Transjordan, and Palestine, and repeatedly urged the
Amin_al-Husseini
John Masters (4th Prince of Wales's Own Gurkha Rifles) Hugh McManners (29 Commando Regiment RA) Michael Morpurgo Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron Dunsany George
List_of_alumni_of_Sandhurst
Former operating base in Helmand, Afghanistan
Helmand Province, Afghanistan. OP H VII (November 2007 - April 2008) 40 Commando, Royal Marines Charlie Company June 2010 - November 2010 3rd Battalion
Forward Operating Base Zeebrugge
Forward_Operating_Base_Zeebrugge
Finnish military officer in the Finnish Army, Waffen-SS, and U.S. Army (1919–1965)
was inducted into the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Commando Hall of Honor. In their 2013 book Tuntematon Lauri Törni (Unknown Lauri
Lauri_Törni
Boer war general (1857–1950)
April 1900 Liebenberg was reinforced in North West Cape by the Krugersdorp Commando from Natal. British general Archibald Hunter forced him to retreat to the
Petrus_Johannes_Liebenberg
Reunified French Armed Forces during WWII
and the 1st Battalion Marine Commando Fusiliers (1er Bataillon de Fusiliers Marins Commandos) better known as Commando Kieffer. During the Allied invasion
French_Liberation_Army
English actor (born 1947)
to Kill (1989), Ghostbusters II (1989), Edge of Honor (1991), Suburban Commando (1991), Hellbound (1994), Ground Zero (2000) and The Prestige (2006). He
Christopher_Neame
distances and speed are measured in imperial units by the vast majority of Brits. A Brit would normally give their weight as "12 and a half stone" rather than
Culture_of_the_United_Kingdom
British professional wrestler (1946–1998)
(27 January 2025). "Giant Haystacks Almost Wrestled Hulk Hogan In WCW!". Brit Wrestling. Retrieved 7 February 2025. Woodward, Hamish (4 February 2025)
Giant_Haystacks
Cavalry regiment of the British Army
themselves, winning the award for Album of the Year at the 2009 Classical Brits for Spirit of the Glen: Journey, recorded on active service. In November
Royal_Scots_Dragoon_Guards
2010 film by Sylvester Stallone
opportunity, but more one not fully exploited. For action fans raised on Commando and Cobra, the ensemble cast and '80s-style violence will be pure wish-fulfilment—but
The_Expendables_(2010_film)
Military unit
Component 1 SWA Commando Squadron Alte Feste Commando (SWATF) Aranos Commando (SWATF) Auob Commando (SWATF) Bo-Nossob Commando (SWATF) Etosha Commando (SWATF)
1_Special_Service_Battalion
American-Canadian actor and pundit
Stars Have a Secret Weapon: Israeli Commandos" The Forward, 24 October 2007 Transcript of "Special Report With Brit Hume, Fox News Interview on air with
Aaron_Cohen_(actor)
Arne Christiansen was shot and killed in 1952, and laboratory technician Brit Reisæther was killed in a car accident in 1954. NORMASH twice received the
Medical support in the Korean War
Medical_support_in_the_Korean_War
Bangladeshi general
November 1971) is a retired one-star officer and former commander of the Para Commando Brigade of the Bangladesh Army. Alam also served in the Democratic Republic
Muhammad_Muhsin_Alam
1982 Falklands War conflict
Colonel Hew Pike. Artillery support came from six 105mm light guns of 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery and the 4.5-in gun of HMS Avenger, Second Battalion
Battle_of_Mount_Longdon
Informal alliance of Ulster loyalists in the 1970s
London: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. p. 142 Taylor, pp. 142–43 Taylor, Peter. Brits: The War Against the IRA. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2001. p. 182 "Stevens Enquiry
Glenanne_gang
List of German Schutzstaffel members
reported, died several years later 25738 765 687 Otto Skorzeny Waffen-SS/RSHA commando leader 295979 1083671 Karl Julian Sommer Born 25 March 1915. At Pohl Trial-sentenced
List_of_SS_personnel
Royal Marines major general
Deal. He entered the Commando Basic Training Centre as a lieutenant in 1945 and was posted to the No. 46 (Royal Marine) Commando that same year shortly
Patrick_Ovens
Equipment of the British Army
Archived from the original on 29 June 2007. Dodd, Mark (14 May 2008). "Brits buy our army vehicles". The Australian.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated
List of equipment of the British Army
List_of_equipment_of_the_British_Army
Boer general of the Second Boer War (1864–1902)
141-144, 146-152, 154-156, 159-160, 162, 208, 265, 271, 292-309, 311-316. Brits JP (1977). "Botha, Christiaan". In De Kock WJ, Krüger DW, Beyers CJ, Basson
Chris_Botha
2018 international rescue mission in Thailand
Retrieved 2 July 2018. "Coming home: Thai boys found alive in caves as Brits help out". Metro. Archived from the original on 11 July 2018. Retrieved
Tham_Luang_cave_rescue
Political organization
displayed an above-average brutality. Upon their arrival in L'viv the commandos of the Ukrainian Nachtigall Battalion could rely on a fanatically anti-Semitic
Organisation of Ukrainian Nationalists
Organisation_of_Ukrainian_Nationalists
British prince (born 1984)
the original on 12 March 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2023. "Nearly half of Brits say Prince Harry should lose his title, survey suggests". The Independent
Prince_Harry,_Duke_of_Sussex
German cipher machine during World War II
April 2016. "13 March 2016, 'Enigma Relay'– how Poles passed the baton to Brits in the run for WWII victory". J. Piłsudski Institute in London. Archived
Enigma_machine
1951 battle of the Korean War
and five captured. Both 3 RAR and 2 PPCLI would participate in Operation Commando and the First Battle of Maryang-san at Hill 355 in October 1951 which defined
Battle_of_Kapyong
List of alternate universes set in the DC Comics media
the Whiz Kid, Minute-Man, Ibis the Invincible, Spy Smasher, Hunchback, Commando Yank, and Isis Fawcett Comics publications of the 1940s and 1950s took
List_of_DC_Multiverse_worlds
Italian composer and conductor (born 1957)
Deran Sarafian (1987) Cartoline Italiane, Memè Perlini (1987) Strike Commando 2, Bruno Mattei (1988) Ratman, Giuliano Carnimeo (1988) Eurocops, Gianni
Stefano_Mainetti
Video game series
"Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood of Venice is the next stealth board game from V-Commandos creators". Table Top Gaming. Warners Group Publications Plc. September
Assassin's_Creed
Theatre of military operations during World War II
losing 217 men and the Germans losing an unknown amount; the Brits retreated. The Brits and Germans fought over Caen until August. Once the Germans lost
European theatre of World War II
European_theatre_of_World_War_II
war memoirs De strijd tusschen Boer en Brit. John's own memoirs of the Anglo-Boer War, Met de Boeren commando's (subtitled Mijn Ervaringen als Veldprediker)
J._D._Kestell
Media franchise about a British spy
War, admitting that Bond "was a compound of all the secret agents and commando types I met during the war". Among those types were his brother, Peter
James_Bond
and flown to Lod Airport (its destination). The aircraft was stormed by commandos, in which 1 passenger and 2 hijackers were killed. 19 September 1995 –
List of accidents and incidents involving airliners by location
List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_airliners_by_location
American politician and diplomat (1932–2021)
food and medical supplies and pinpointing airstrikes and in the south, commandos and other troops are operating more independently, raiding compounds,
Donald_Rumsfeld
Association of an actor with a specific type of character
The A-Team, as the wisecracking, cigar-smoking head of a team of wanted commandos. Peppard stated he had wanted to transition into character actor roles
Typecasting
Pakistani Army officer and diplomat (1944-2011)
in Herat, Afghanistan. "Colonel Imam," as Tarar was also known, was a commando-guerrilla warfare specialist, trained Mullah Omar and other Taliban factions
Colonel_Imam
Military campaign
divided his forces into four contingents under Coen Brits, Lukin, Manie Botha and Myburgh. Brits went north to Otjiwarongo, Outjo and Etosha Pan which
South_West_Africa_campaign
South African neo-Nazi political party
South African Party (1911–1934) South African Party (1977–1980) TNIP Torch Commando UFP United Party Unionist Party National Party of Venda Volksparty Workers
Afrikaner_Weerstandsbeweging
into commando units, forming the Special Interrogation Group, which was composed mainly of German-speaking Jews from Palestine, and No. 51 Commando, composed
World_War_II_by_country
that Catholicism was a threat to the state. He was assassinated by Czech commandos in Prague in 1942. Hitler was angered by the co-operation between the
Catholic Church and Nazi Germany during World War II
Catholic_Church_and_Nazi_Germany_during_World_War_II
Loss of fine motor control. 1963 Nick Fury Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos, Avengers Marvel Comics Wears an eye patch for his left eye. 1964 Daredevil
List of fictional characters with disabilities
List_of_fictional_characters_with_disabilities
Spanish politician and founder of Falange Española (1903–1936)
deal of the Nationalists and that General Franco approved several failed commando raids on the Alicante prison to try to rescue José Antonio. Either way
José_Antonio_Primo_de_Rivera
Ministers to military personnel
chaplains called to service with the Royal Marines undertake a commando course at Commando Training Centre Royal Marines, Lympstone and if successful serve
Military_chaplain
1978 studio album by the Ramones
Rocker" (live) Joey Ramone 2:12 13. "Havana Affair" (live) 1:32 14. "Commando" (live) Dee Dee Ramone, Johnny Ramone 1:34 15. "Needles and Pins" (live)
Road_to_Ruin_(Ramones_album)
Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945
MBI. ISBN 978-1-85367-694-9. Kurowski, Franz (2005). The Brandenburger Commandos: Germany's Elite Warrior Spies in World War II. Stackpole Military History
Adolf_Hitler
Dictator of Italy from 1922 to 1943
September 1943 by a special Fallschirmjäger (paratroopers) unit and Waffen-SS commandos led by Major Otto-Harald Mors; Otto Skorzeny was also present. The rescue
Benito_Mussolini
Ukrainian military unit
(see the help page). Taylor, Will (27 February 2022). "Liz Truss backs Brits who want to fight Russia in Ukraine's 'international legion'". LBC News
International Legion (Ukraine)
International_Legion_(Ukraine)
Violent tactic resulting in the attacker's intentional death
2016. Archived from the original on 26 July 2025. … a true story about a Brit named Jack Nissenthall. A radar expert for the RAF, Nissenthall and a contingent
Suicide_attack
Political party in South Africa
Archived from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021. Brits, J. P. (2008). "Thabo Mbeki and the Afrikaners, 1986–2004". Historia. 53
African_National_Congress
American actress (1910–2001)
Minnesota (1942) as Mrs. Smith Eyes in the Night (1942) as Vera Hoffman Commandos Strike at Dawn (1942) as Hilma Arnesen City Without Men (1943) as Mrs
Rosemary_DeCamp
Boer general (1854–1922)
taken prisoner by CMDT Jorrie Jordaan (the commanding officer was Colonel Brits) on 1 December on a farm called Waterbury in the Northwest province near
Christiaan_de_Wet
British cave diver who specialises in rescues
Divernet. October 2007. Retrieved 4 July 2018. "Thailand cave rescue: The Brits who helped find the boys". BBC News. BBC. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 3 July
Rick_Stanton
Nazi plan to create a resistance force operating behind enemy lines
behind enemy lines in the same manner as Allied Special Forces such as Commandos. They were never intended to act outside of the control of the German
Werwolf
British rock band
10–13. "Pet Shop Boys win British Group presented by Eddie Grant | BRIT Awards 1988". BRITs. 10 December 2012. Archived from the original on 30 October 2021
Whitesnake
British television series (1986–1992, 1995)
registration number EVK 284C. Rocky Cassidy rides a black and gold 1973 Norton Commando 850 Interstate. The show's writers included Geoff McQueen, Kevin McNally
Boon_(TV_series)
1960s–1998 conflict in Northern Ireland
Sinn Féin. Bloomsbury. p. 43. ISBN 0-7475-3818-2. Taylor, Peter (2001). Brits: The War Against the IRA. Bloomsbury. p. 82. ISBN 978-0-7475-5806-4. "Chronology
The_Troubles
Paramilitary force active from 1969 to 2005
Féin. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 0-7475-3818-2. Taylor, Peter (2001). Brits. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7475-5806-4. Tonge, Johnathan (2001)
Provisional Irish Republican Army
Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army
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