42 Cdo

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42 Cdo is an elite battalion-sized commando unit of the British Royal Marines known for amphibious and expeditionary warfare operations.

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42 Cdo canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Marines commando unit ⓘ
allegiance British Armed Forces ⓘ
commandStructure Fleet Commander (Royal Navy) ⓘ
conflict Falklands War ⓘ
Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation ⓘ
Iraq War ⓘ
Korean War ⓘ
Malayan Emergency ⓘ
Northern Ireland conflict ⓘ
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
doctrine expeditionary operations from the sea ⓘ
littoral manoeuvre ⓘ
eliteStatus yes ⓘ
equipment amphibious assault craft (supported by Royal Navy) ⓘ
small arms of the British Armed Forces ⓘ
garrison Bickleigh Barracks ⓘ
near Plymouth ⓘ
garrisonCountry United Kingdom ⓘ
governedBy United Kingdom Ministry of Defence ⓘ
language English ⓘ
militaryBranch Royal Marines ⓘ
mottoLanguage English ⓘ
nickname 42 Cdo ⓘ
notableFor amphibious operations capability ⓘ
elite commando training ⓘ
rapid deployment ⓘ
operationalRole commando unit within 3 Commando Brigade ⓘ
partOf 3 Commando Brigade ⓘ
Corps of Royal Marines ⓘ
linked to: Royal Marines

Royal Marines ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
role amphibious warfare ⓘ
expeditionary warfare ⓘ
light infantry ⓘ
selection Royal Marines Commando Course required for entry ⓘ
service Royal Navy Commandos ⓘ
size battalion ⓘ
specialization amphibious assault ⓘ
littoral strike operations ⓘ
maritime interdiction ⓘ
raiding operations ⓘ
trainingStandard All ranks are trained Royal Marines Commandos ⓘ
type commando ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

42 Commando → nickname → 42 Cdo ⓘ
subject linked to: 42 Cdo