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Military unit
Orkney Commando was a light infantry regiment of the South African Army. It formed part of the South African Army Infantry Formation as well as the South
Orkney_Commando
South African militia force
The Commando System was a mostly voluntary, part-time force of the South African Army, but in their role as local militia the units were often deployed
Commando System (South Africa)
Commando_System_(South_Africa)
Beaufort Commando Part of Natal Command in late 1970s. Originally named Empangeni/Richards Bay Commando. The unit was renamed Insele Commando on March 2
List of South African Commando Units
List_of_South_African_Commando_Units
45 Commando and 7 (Sphinx) Commando Battery RM Tamar, HMNB Devonport – 47 Commando (Raiding Group) RM Norton Manor, Taunton, Somerset – 40 Commando RM
List of Royal Navy shore establishments
List_of_Royal_Navy_shore_establishments
British commando raid on Vågsøy, Norway Anklet (1941) — raid on German positions on Lofoten Islands, Norway Brandy (1943) — MTB and commando raid on Florø
List of military operations in the Nordic countries during World War II
List_of_military_operations_in_the_Nordic_countries_during_World_War_II
Branch of the South African National Defence Force
Africa. It evolved within the tradition of frontier warfare fought by Boer Commando (militia) forces, reinforced by the Afrikaners' historical distrust of
South_African_Army
1941 raid by British and Norwegian forces in the Lofoten Islands
Operation Claymore was a British/Norwegian commando raid on the Lofoten Islands of northern Norway during the Second World War. The Lofoten Islands were
Operation_Claymore
1942 World War II military operation
Operation Musketoon was the codeword for a British–Norwegian commando raid in the Second World War. The operation was mounted against the German-held Glomfjord
Operation_Musketoon
1954 Centaur-class light fleet carrier of the Royal Navy
embarked 45 Commando Royal Marines and 848 Naval Air Squadron in the Firth of Forth, she sailed north for exercises in waters around the Orkney Islands.
HMS_Albion_(R07)
24 Commando Engineer Regiment, at RM Chivenor, Braunton Regimental Headquarters 54 Commando Field Squadron 59 Commando Field Squadron 131 Commando Field
Units_of_the_Royal_Engineers
Earldom in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
He had already been created Viscount Jellicoe, of Scapa in the County of Orkney, on 15 January 1918, created with remainder to the heirs male of his body
Earl_Jellicoe
River-class frigates (United Kingdom) INS Mivtach (K-28) Reliance Formerly HMCS Orkney (K448). Purchased from Canada and commissioned in 1949. Sold to Ceylon as
List of ships of the Israeli Navy
List_of_ships_of_the_Israeli_Navy
missile system (British Army Commando Unit). 59 Commando Squadron Royal Engineers, (British Army Commando Unit). 131 Commando Squadron Royal Engineers (V)
Outline of the British Royal Navy at the end of the Cold War
Outline_of_the_British_Royal_Navy_at_the_end_of_the_Cold_War
domus, mare amicus the North is our home, the sea is our friend Motto of Orkney brutum fulmen harmless (or inert) thunderbolt Used to indicate either an
List_of_Latin_phrases_(full)
British soldier, author and falconer
including the Battle of Walcheren Causeway in November 1944. Attached to 45 Commando as a forward observation officer, he was awarded the Military Cross for
Humphrey_Drummond_of_Megginch
English media personality and sex offender (1926–2011)
honorary green beret by the Royal Marines for completing the Royal Marine Commando speed march, 30 miles (48 km) across Dartmoor carrying 30 pounds (14 kg)
Jimmy_Savile
Military unit
the regiment entrained for Scotland and then ferried to Orkney to serve in 59 AA Bde of the Orkney and Shetland Defence Force (OSDEF) protecting the great
99th (London Welsh) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
99th_(London_Welsh)_Heavy_Anti-Aircraft_Regiment,_Royal_Artillery
British Royal Navy admiral, 1971–2012
major general commando forces." Commandant General Royal Marines, London Major-General, Commando Forces 3 Commando Brigade, Plymouth 40 Commando, Taunton 42
Commander-in-Chief_Fleet
British adventurer and TV presenter
disposal officer, including serving with the 16 Air Assault Brigade, 3 Commando Brigade, the British Army's underwater bomb disposal team and the maritime
Andy_Torbet
Flying squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm
primary AgustaWestland Merlin HC4 Squadrons that constitute the Royal Navy's Commando Helicopter Force, having operated this variant since 2019. The squadron
846_Naval_Air_Squadron
Island on the west coast of Scotland
Bute was being used for extensive military training, the 9th Scottish Commando and the French Canadians used Inchmarnock as part of Bute's training exercises
Inchmarnock
Naval warfare force of the United Kingdom
light infantry brigade (UK Commando Force) and 7 commando units including 47 Commando (Raiding Group) Royal Marines, 43 Commando Fleet Protection Group Royal
Royal_Navy
Country in Northern Europe
comprised Bohuslän until 1658, Jämtland and Härjedalen until 1645, Shetland and Orkney until 1468, and the Hebrides and Isle of Man until the Treaty of Perth in
Norway
British army officer and colonial administrator (1850–1916)
in bad weather the ship struck a German mine 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of Orkney, Scotland, and sank. Kitchener was among 737 who died. Kitchener was born
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
Herbert_Kitchener,_1st_Earl_Kitchener
Second World War one-man British midget submarine
returned to the Royal Navy. Admiral Sir Lionel Wells, Flag Officer commanding Orkney and Shetland, thought they might be useful for attacks on German shipping
Welman_submarine
1976–1983 Argentine military dictatorship
include territorial claims in Antarctica (873,718.4 km2, including the South Orkney Islands and the South Shetland Islands) and the South Atlantic Islands (15
National Reorganization Process
National_Reorganization_Process
Series of maritime incidents between the British Royal Navy and French fishermen
the French fishing boat was challenged by the British fishery vessel HMS Orkney from Guernsey, which confiscated her pots. The inspectors were rescued some
1993_Cherbourg_incident
British Army unit (1900–1969)
The rest of 540 LAA Regiment absorbed 861 (Orkney and Zetland) Independent LAA Battery, which became Q (Orkney & Zetland) Bty at Lerwick, Shetland; it dropped
Lovat_Scouts
Warship that serves as a seagoing airbase
Harris Dunning, when he landed his Sopwith Pup on HMS Furious in Scapa Flow, Orkney, on 2 August 1917. Landing on the forward flight deck required the pilot
Aircraft_carrier
English television presenter (born 1970)
rock climber was achieved when the pair successfully ascended Cornwall's Commando Ridge, Crackstone Rib in the Llanberis Pass, and the Old Man of Stoer.
Julia_Bradbury
Professional head of the UK's Royal Navy
West Indies Station Commander-in-Chief, North Sea Admiral Commanding, Orkneys and Shetlands Pacific Fleet Pacific Station Admiral of Patrols Commander-in-Chief
First_Sea_Lord
to the streets of Orkney after their awarded Freedom of Orkney". The Press and Journal. Retrieved 13 July 2021. "Freedom of Orkney honour presented to
List of Freedom of the City recipients
List_of_Freedom_of_the_City_recipients
1818 fictional character by Mary Shelley
agrees, and eventually constructs a female creature on a remote island in Orkney, but aghast at the possibility of creating a race of monsters, destroys
Frankenstein's_monster
Medical Service for the Royal Navy
provide medical close support and shore side medical care to all Units of 3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines. All medical assistants are ranked in the same manner
Royal_Navy_Medical_Service
British naval pilot (1923–2007)
north Atlantic, Halliday was posted to a shore station, RNAS Hatston in Orkney, guarding against sorties by German warships. In late 1943, Halliday's squadron
Roy_Halliday
Edinburgh for carrying out a revenge killing Patrick Stewart, 2nd Earl of Orkney (1615) – executed by order of James VI of Scotland Sir John Gordon, 1st
List of people who were beheaded
List_of_people_who_were_beheaded
Bilateral relations
the islands of Shetland and Orkney have longstanding historical and cultural connections with Norway. Most natives of Orkney and Shetland probably spoke
Norway–United Kingdom relations
Norway–United_Kingdom_relations
British comics anthology
charge of a flotilla of advanced hydrofoils fighting a guerilla war from the Orkney and Shetland Islands against Asbloc forces occupying Great Britain. Cassidy:
Warlord_(DC_Thomson)
Scottish medical officer
transferred to the Orkney Isles and subsequently was appointed to Ayr where he was the seconded to the Commandos. During his time with the commandos, he took part
David_Paton_(doctor)
WWII operation to restrict supply lines
deployed a large minefield, known as the Northern Barrage, between the Orkney Islands and the coast of Norway to further restrict German ship movements
Blockade of Germany (1939–1945)
Blockade_of_Germany_(1939–1945)
Scottish historian and author (born 1960)
writer of popular history. Born in Aberdeen, Scotland and raised on the Orkney Islands, he has written more than a hundred books on maritime history, naval
Angus_Konstam
with the tail of a grilse (a young salmon) Finfolk from the folklore of Orkney Melusine in European folklore Merrows from Irish folklore The Ningyo from
List_of_aquatic_humanoids
Initial officer training establishment of the British Royal Navy
(QARNNS) Chaplaincy Service Navy Police Careers Service Royal Marines UK Commando Force Royal Marines Band Service Royal Marines Reserve Royal Marines Police
Britannia_Royal_Naval_College
Initial period of low activity in World War II
battleship HMS Royal Oak was sunk in the British fleet base at Scapa Flow, Orkney (north of mainland Scotland) by U-47. A total of 833 men were lost, including
Phoney_War
Political head of the Royal Navy (1628–1964)
West Indies Station Commander-in-Chief, North Sea Admiral Commanding, Orkneys and Shetlands Pacific Fleet Pacific Station Admiral of Patrols Commander-in-Chief
First_Lord_of_the_Admiralty
Appointments made by King Charles III
Entrepreneurship Anne Margaret Gregg – Macmillan Nurse, NHS Orkney. For services to Healthcare in the Orkney Islands Patricia Alice Jane Gregory – Founding Member
2024_Birthday_Honours
Remotely-piloted air system squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm
originally formed on 21 January 1940 at RNAS Hatston (HMS Sparrowhawk) in Orkney in a plan to centralise the operations of the 700 series "Catapult" flights
700_Naval_Air_Squadron
Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm
Mainland, Orkney, (6 - 11 April 1944) HMS Fencer (11 - 15 April 1944) Royal Naval Air Station Hatston (HMS Sparrowhawk), Mainland, Orkney, (15 - 18 April
882_Naval_Air_Squadron
Major-General Sir Harry Ord Field Marshal George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney Brigadier Denis Ormerod General James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde Major-General
List of British generals and brigadiers
List_of_British_generals_and_brigadiers
April 1982 battle during the Falklands War
Paraíso at anchor. This vessel landed a party of 10 naval commandos picked up from South Orkney Islands. Facing the potential for military action, the Foreign
Invasion_of_South_Georgia
British naval aviator
given command of HMS Sparrowhawk, the naval air station at Hatston in the Orkney Islands. In January 1941, Fancourt was bady injured when German dive-bombers
Henry_St_John_Fancourt
Aspect of Scottish history
Kirkwall, Orkney HMS Sanderling, Abbotsinch, Renfrewshire: (Now Glasgow International Airport) HMS Sparrowhawk, Hatston, Orkney HMS Tern, Twatt, Orkney HMS Wagtail
Military_history_of_Scotland
1940 Royal Navy destroyer class
ships achieved lasting fame: HMS Campbeltown (ex-USS Buchanan). In the Commando raid Operation Chariot, Campbeltown, fitted with a large demolition charge
Town-class_destroyer
Application of military airpower by navies
Royal Navy, landed his Sopwith Pup aircraft on Furious in Scapa Flow, Orkney, becoming the first person to land a plane on a moving ship. He was killed
Naval_aviation
Chaplaincy Service for the Royal Navy
attempt commando training: if successful they become Royal Navy Commandos and wear the Commando green beret and, on No 1 uniform, the Commando Dagger badge
Royal Naval Chaplaincy Service
Royal_Naval_Chaplaincy_Service
British Royal Navy senior admiral
(QARNNS) Chaplaincy Service Navy Police Careers Service Royal Marines UK Commando Force Royal Marines Band Service Royal Marines Reserve Royal Marines Police
Second_Sea_Lord
launched 16 December 1944, completed 30 July 1945, scrapped 1956. SS Empire Orkney, (Clyde-built), oil tanker for Ministry of War Transport, launched 30 November
List of ships built by Harland & Wolff (1930–2002)
List_of_ships_built_by_Harland_&_Wolff_(1930–2002)
Reserves of British Army
Southampton The Corps of Royal Engineers is organized as follows. 131 Commando Squadron, London/Plymouth/Bath 135 Geographic Squadron, Ewell 299 Parachute
List of current Army Reserve units of the British Army
List_of_current_Army_Reserve_units_of_the_British_Army
Cargo ship owned by the Free Gaza Movement
Television. The ship was captained by Eric Harcis, a British citizen from Orkney, Scotland. There were eleven passengers on board the ship: Nobel Peace Prize
MV_Rachel_Corrie
Duke Gorlois. Mount Etna, related to Morgan le Fay. Lothian – King Lot Orkney – King Lot Ben Arthur Chapelizod – home of Yseult Loomis, Roger Sherman
List of locations associated with Arthurian legend
List_of_locations_associated_with_Arthurian_legend
Naval component of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces
Pickle), two Canadian-built "River" class frigates HMCyS Mahasena (ex-HMCS Orkney, Violetta and ex-Israeli ship Mivtach), HMCyS Gajabahu (ex-HMCS Hallowell
Sri_Lanka_Navy
Ad hoc military formation
was sent to reinforce the Royal Navy's Home Fleet at Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands in March 1942. Designation changed to TF 99 about 5 April 1942 (Morison)
Joint_task_force
Operating base in the United Kingdom for the Royal Navy
RNR (relocated to the South Yard from Mount Wise in 2004) RM Tamar/47 Commando (Raiding Group) Royal Marines 10 Landing Craft Training Squadron 4 Assault
HMNB_Devonport
Aspect of naval history
Royal Navy, landed his Sopwith Pup aircraft on HMS Furious in Scapa Flow, Orkney, becoming the first man to land a plane on a moving ship. He was killed
History of the aircraft carrier
History_of_the_aircraft_carrier
Military unit
to cover the withdrawal from Aden and receive the final Royal Marine Commandos heli-evacuated from the RAF Khormaksar airfield. The fleet was disbanded
Far_East_Fleet
RAF's Air Member for Training. 31 March 1945 The worst aviation accident in Orkney history, that of a B-24 Liberator bomber returning from a perilous mission
Accidents and incidents involving the Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Accidents_and_incidents_involving_the_Consolidated_B-24_Liberator
Authority with administrative and operational control of the Royal Navy
West Indies Station Commander-in-Chief, North Sea Admiral Commanding, Orkneys and Shetlands Pacific Fleet Pacific Station Admiral of Patrols Commander-in-Chief
Board_of_Admiralty
Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction for former Anglicans
Simon Beveridge and another former Anglican military chaplain (Royal Navy/Commando Royal Marines and the Army) were ordained to the priesthood in Scotland
Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham
Personal_Ordinariate_of_Our_Lady_of_Walsingham
Intelligence agency
Pearson, John (1966). The Life of Ian Fleming. Jonathan Cape, London. ISBN 978-1-85410-898-2. 30 Commando Assault Unit - Ian Fleming's 'Red Indians'
Naval Intelligence Division (United Kingdom)
Naval_Intelligence_Division_(United_Kingdom)
1940 naval sortie
U-57 sank a 10,191 GRT ship and damaged a 4,966 GRT straggler east of the Orkney Islands. U-23 sank the destroyer HMS Daring which was escorting the west-bound
Operation_Nordmark
British naval officer
(QARNNS) Chaplaincy Service Navy Police Careers Service Royal Marines UK Commando Force Royal Marines Band Service Royal Marines Reserve Royal Marines Police
Controller of the Navy (Royal Navy)
Controller_of_the_Navy_(Royal_Navy)
Scottish sculptor (1882-1966)
memorial) Oban Times – 17 July 1920 (unveiling of Lochawe war memorial) Orkney Herald – 24 August 1921 (unveiling of Saint Margaret's Hope war memorial)
Alexander_Carrick
immediately prompted a number of Norwegians to escape and make landfall in the Orkney and Shetland Islands. Only a few weeks after the occupation began, the first
Shetland_bus_boats
Royal Navy training establishment
Fleet Lord Tovey (1885–1971) Sir Patrick Wall (1916–1998), Royal Marines commando and Conservative politician Josiah Wedgwood, 1st Baron Wedgwood (1872–1943)
Royal Naval College, Greenwich
Royal_Naval_College,_Greenwich
Former British national radio station (1945–1967)
February 2024. Mann, David (October 2010). "An Aristocratic Plod, Erstwhile Commandos and Ladies who Craved Excitement: Hammer Films' Post-War BBC Crime Series
BBC_Light_Programme
British Second World War airborne infantry brigade
unit, which had until then been on home defence duties, stationed in the Orkney and Shetland islands. The brigade's glider infantry battalions consisted
1st_Airlanding_Brigade
Fife, Tayside, Grampian and Highland regions, the Western, Shetland and Orkney islands, and the Northern part of the Strathclyde region (historic counties
Outline of the British Army at the end of the Cold War
Outline_of_the_British_Army_at_the_end_of_the_Cold_War
Organisation of the Royal Navy between 1546 and 1832
West Indies Station Commander-in-Chief, North Sea Admiral Commanding, Orkneys and Shetlands Pacific Fleet Pacific Station Admiral of Patrols Commander-in-Chief
Navy_Board
Military unit
(QARNNS) Chaplaincy Service Navy Police Careers Service Royal Marines UK Commando Force Royal Marines Band Service Royal Marines Reserve Royal Marines Police
Royal_Naval_College,_Osborne
Ulster Defence Association, the Ulster Volunteer Force and the Red Hand Commando For Naomi Long (Alliance): Open Britain For Nigel Dodds (DUP): Loyalist
Endorsements in the 2017 United Kingdom general election
Endorsements_in_the_2017_United_Kingdom_general_election
(QARNNS) Chaplaincy Service Navy Police Careers Service Royal Marines UK Commando Force Royal Marines Band Service Royal Marines Reserve Royal Marines Police
Distinguishing flags and broad pennants of the Royal Navy
Distinguishing_flags_and_broad_pennants_of_the_Royal_Navy
cottages Barony Mills Birsay Orkney Orkney Mill website, 19th-century watermill Bishop's Palace Kirkwall Orkney Orkney Historic house Operated by Historic
List_of_museums_in_Scotland
1966 Ness-class combat stores ship
service during the Falklands War, where she carried over 400 troops of 45 Commando Royal Marines to the beach landing in San Carlos Water. In 1983 Stromness
RFA_Stromness
Ireland, the Isle of Man, the Inner and Outer Hebrides, the Northern Isles (Orkney and Shetland), and over six thousand smaller islands. The Channel Islands
List of air stations of the Royal Navy
List_of_air_stations_of_the_Royal_Navy
British Royal Navy unit
with the Surface Flotilla, principally the Coastal Forces Squadron and 47 Commando, Royal Marines. Royal Naval Patrol Service Trawlers of the Royal Navy Coastal
Coastal Forces of the Royal Navy
Coastal_Forces_of_the_Royal_Navy
(1903-1923). Admiral Commanding, Reserves, (1923-1976) Admiral Commanding, Orkneys and Shetlands,(1914–1945), Admiral commanding was in charge of the Northern
List of fleets and major commands of the Royal Navy
List_of_fleets_and_major_commands_of_the_Royal_Navy
Airline of the United Kingdom (1946–1974)
Publishing, Hersham, June 2012 Warner, Guy (2005). "The later BEA years". Orkney by Air. Erskine: kea Publishing. p. 38. ISBN 9780951895870. Archived from
British_European_Airways
Military unit
Brigade in Orkney. Under Fortitude North II Corps was supposedly to attack Stavanger, with the 3rd Division (later the 58th) and supporting commandos and paratroops
II_Corps_(United_Kingdom)
Royal navy training organisation
took over the commands under FOST, namely BRNC Dartmouth, HMS Raleigh, Commando Training Centre Royal Marines, HMS Collingwood and HMS Temeraire. In May
Commander Fleet Operational Standards and Training
Commander_Fleet_Operational_Standards_and_Training
British royal recognitions
The Society of the Friends of St Magnus Cathedral, Orkney. For services to the community in Orkney. Claire Louise O'Hanlon. For services to People affected
2019_New_Year_Honours
Senior British naval officer in charge of logistics
(QARNNS) Chaplaincy Service Navy Police Careers Service Royal Marines UK Commando Force Royal Marines Band Service Royal Marines Reserve Royal Marines Police
Fourth_Sea_Lord
American pilot (1924–2020)
Queen Maud Land Ross Dependency South Georgia South Shetland Islands South Orkney Islands Trinity Peninsula and Graham Land Victoria Land Wilkes Land Miscellaneous
Robert_L._Dale
Recreational diving on wrecks
quality of wreck dive sites, such as Truk Lagoon in Micronesia, Scapa Flow in Orkney Islands, Scotland, the Outer Banks of North Carolina, known as the "Graveyard
Wreck_diving
ITV franchisee for the North of Scotland
million viewers" lost the ITV network, the Daily Record wrote, "from the Orkneys to the Tay". Grampian refused the union's demand to challenge the firing;
Grampian_Television
United Kingdom government agency
(QARNNS) Chaplaincy Service Navy Police Careers Service Royal Marines UK Commando Force Royal Marines Band Service Royal Marines Reserve Royal Marines Police
Naval Recruitment Training Agency
Naval_Recruitment_Training_Agency
Human settlement in Scotland
ritual comparable to some of the underground structures at Mine Howe on Orkney. The 1942 film, In Which We Serve starring Noël Coward featured a fictional
Torrin
German World War II submarine
by depth charges dropped by the British destroyer HMS Gurkha west of the Orkney Islands with the loss of all hands, (42 dead). In the 1953 film The Cruel
German_submarine_U-53_(1939)
design by Etienne Salicon, launched 20 January 1691 at Le Havre – burnt off Orkney June 1703. Opiniâtre class, designed by Honoré Malet with 20 × 12-pounder
List of sail frigates of France
List_of_sail_frigates_of_France
Military unit
West Indies Station Commander-in-Chief, North Sea Admiral Commanding, Orkneys and Shetlands Pacific Fleet Pacific Station Admiral of Patrols Commander-in-Chief
Australia_Station
Division of the British Royal Navy
West Indies Station Commander-in-Chief, North Sea Admiral Commanding, Orkneys and Shetlands Pacific Fleet Pacific Station Admiral of Patrols Commander-in-Chief
Victualling_Commissioners
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