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Dear CVA, it's funny that you spend so much time on deleting my questions. I'd really appreciate if you spent at least half that time actually answering them. Is there any reason behind that policy or is that pure racism (Poles are wrong because they are Poles...)? [[User:Halibutt|[[User:Halibutt|Halibu]][[User Talk:Halibutt|tt]]]] 00:50, Aug 27, 2004 (UTC) |
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British Commandos disambiguation
Need some help with USMC Force Recon:
- Reason of creation: need of a raiding unit similar to the British Royal Marine Commandos.
So, British Royal Marine Commandos, British Commandos, British Royal Marines, U.K. Royal Marines, United Kingdom Royal Marines, or Royal Marines?
--Maio 00:54, Mar 6, 2004 (UTC)
- The term would be Royal Marines Commandos, and no harm in prefixing it with 'British' for International clarity. However, perhaps read about 'Brigade Patrol Troop' within 3 Brigade before deciding if your analogy is appropriate?
- 3 Brigade is a specially devised Brigade for self sufficient capabilities unlike any other British Brigade. In terms of 'riflemen', they only have a few thousand, (unlike the USMC), with some 1800 in three Commandos. Units have specific roles and are designed to act with the Parachute Regiment when more men are needed in an assault - as in the Falklands. Recon may, of course, always be done, in part or whole, by the SAS or SBS, who may also perform assaults?
'Question For You
I am watching a BBC world TV program(me) about a small team sent by the British Antarctic Survey to occupy facilities down there. The mission was to maintain sovereignty (in the face of Argentine encroachment) and to see if the Germans had establish naval refueling points. Nothing very commando-like, still you know my interest in codenames. The elderly British gentlemen who was on the show mentioned the codename repeatedly, but in such a thick accent that I could not understand him. Did you see this program, or do you have any idea as to the operational name? Regards, [[PaulinSaudi 14:08, 23 Aug 2004 (UTC)]]
Disregard the above. A nice fellow at the British Antarctic Survey helped me by e-mail. See Operation Tabarin.
Regards,
[[PaulinSaudi 16:04, 23 Aug 2004 (UTC)]]
Hello Paul, glad you got a quick reply on the code name, however, I don’t believe we could have helped on this one as I can’t see it was one of ours or SOE’s?
There appears to be plenty of mention on the web, I found over 500, saying it was an Admiralty task to do basically what you suggest. I dare say there was an Intelligence Officer or two among the crew, but I can’t see any need for special assault troops as (a) there appears to have been little more than perhaps a few penguins at the sites, and (b) any seizure or warding off required was probably well within the scope of the Royal Navy?
The Commandos did have a Mountain and Arctic Warfare School established quite early on, first in Scotland then moved to Cornwall, and there was the ill-fated and short lived No.14 Commando - but for operations around the Arctic, not the Antarctic.
The PRO Catalogue section seems to be closed at the moment so it's not possible to check the file’s heading, but suspect it’s Admiralty. I’ll keep it in mind and ask around in case say any Royal Marines or men of No.5 might know of a small detachment who got attached. My guess is none were needed on this operation?
Regards CVA 01:29, 24 Aug 2004 (UTC)
Some references:
http://www.bbcworld.com/content/template_clickpage.asp?pageid=2583
http://www.south-pole.com/p0000150.htm
http://www.rpsl.org.uk/polar/operation_tabarin.html
http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/About_Antarctica/Heritage/Stations/
Quite Right, not a commando/SAS/SOE thing at all. I jut was hoping you had heard of it.
It is a burden being the (self-appointed) World's Leading Authority. Now I am chasing down NARWHALE, a major Canadian exercise. The work never stops. The fun never ends.
Thanks [[PaulinSaudi 11:54, 24 Aug 2004 (UTC)]]