![]() Lt Col Dudley Clarke, who was then Military Assistant to the Chiefs of the Imperial General Staff, is generally credited with the initial outline plan of their formation. ![]() On their return Winston Churchill wanted his own Corps of ‘shock troops’ to start afresh. Many of these men went onto action in Norway almost immediately with little training. The first call for volunteers for ‘Service of a hazardous nature’ was in the early months of 1940 and for the new Independent Companies. If you have information or photos register and post the detail on our Forum Commando History ![]() The Commando Veterans Archive is dedicated to Commandos from their formation in 1940 to the present day.
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