| Entry Text: | MESSENGER, Charles, YOUNG, George, & ROSE, Stephen. The Middle East Commandos. 176p., bibliog., illus., index. London: Kimber, 1988. ISBN: 0718306457.
Nos. 50, 51, and 52 Commando were raised in the Middle East in the late summer of 1940. They raided in North Africa, suffered a bad defeat at Castelorizzo, became part of Layforce, and fought in Crete. After much reorganisation, the units disappeared by the end of 1942. |
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