This article is about the former division of the British Army. For other uses, see Special service (disambiguation).
The Special Service Brigade was a formation of the British Army during the Second World War.
It was formed in 1940, after the call for volunteers for Special Service who eventually became the British Commandos.
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The 1st SpecialServiceBrigade was a commando brigade of the British Army. Formed during the Second World War, it consisted of elements of the British...
The 2nd SpecialServiceBrigade was formed in late 1943 in the Middle East and saw service in Italy, the Adriatic, the landings at Anzio and took part...
The 4th SpecialServiceBrigade was a brigade-sized formation of the British Commandos formed during the Second World War in March 1944 from battalion-sized...
Stirling and originally called "L" Detachment, Special Air ServiceBrigade – the "L" designation and Air Service name being a tie-in to a British disinformation...
The 1st SpecialService Force was an elite joint American–Canadian commando unit in World War II created and formed by Major Robert T. Frederick of the...
expansion also led to the creation of the Special Air Service (SAS). By 1944, SAS had also grown to a brigade-level command while maintaining its raiding...
organised into a SpecialServiceBrigade consisting of four battalions under the command of Brigadier J. C. Haydon. The SpecialServiceBrigade was quickly...
The Special Boat Service (SBS) is the special forces unit of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy. The SBS can trace its origins back to the Second World War...
The Special Air Service Troops was a brigade sized formation of the Special Air Service, which was founded on 7 January 1944 in the United Kingdom during...
and No. 40 (Royal Marine) Commandos, 43 Commando formed the 2nd SpecialServiceBrigade. Throughout the course of 1943–45, No. 43 (Royal Marine) Commando...
Basic Training Course at Achnacarry, Scotland. As part of the 1st SpecialServiceBrigade, the Commando participated in Operation Overlord (the D-Day Normandy...
Britain's commando frogman force is now the Special Boat Service (SBS), whose members are drawn largely from the Royal Marines. They perform various operations...
the Second World War. They were part of the all Royal Marine 4th SpecialServiceBrigade that took part in the Normandy landings in June 1944 and later...
The South African Special Forces Brigade, colloquially known as the Recces, is South Africa's principal special operations unit, specialising in various...
Commando Brigade but their legacy is the present day Royal Marines Commandos, the Parachute Regiment, Special Air Service and the Special Boat Service who...
they were sometimes assigned to guide other units, including the Special Air Service and secret agents across the desert. During the Desert Campaign between...
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