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Beach Jumpers
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Beach Jumpers were U.S. Navy special warfare units organized during World War II by Lieutenant Douglas Fairbanks Jr. They specialized in deception and psychological warfare. The units were active from
Douglas Fairbanks Jr., "Father of the U.S. Navy Beach Jumpers"
Douglas Fairbanks Jr., "Father of the U.S. Navy Beach Jumpers"
63-foot ASR
63-foot ASR
USS Cocopa in Vietnamese waters, 1967.
USS Cocopa in Vietnamese waters, 1967.
Commandos (United Kingdom)
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The Commandos, also known as the British Commandos, were formed during the Second World War in June 1940, following a request from Winston Churchill, for special forces that could carry out raids agai
Beach Jumpers
…was assigned as a United States liaison officer to British Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten, who was British Chief of Combined Operations, which included British Commando operations. This included undertaking training at HMS Tormentor, a Commando training facility in Southern England. Fairbanks not only observed the…
The Commando Memorial
The Commando Memorial
Major-General Robert Laycock, inspecting Royal Marines Commandos shortly before the Normandy landings, 1944.
Major-General Robert Laycock, inspecting Royal Marines Commandos shortly before the Normandy landings, 1944.
Commandos simulate an amphibious landing by disembarking from a dummy landing craft into a shallow pit filled with water.
Commandos simulate an amphibious landing by disembarking from a dummy landing craft into a shallow pit filled with water.
Commandos demonstrate a technique for crossing barbed wire during training in Scotland, 28 February 1942.
Commandos demonstrate a technique for crossing barbed wire during training in Scotland, 28 February 1942.