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British Army unit
Layforce was an ad hoc military formation of the British Army consisting of a number of commando units during the Second World War. Formed in February
Layforce
British military Warrant Officer
Service (SAS). In 1940, along with his brother, he volunteered for part of Layforce in the Second World War. In 1941, he joined the SAS in North Africa, taking
Reg_Seekings
Commando unit of the British army during World War II
was one of the units selected to be sent to the Middle East as part of Layforce. On arrival they became known as 'B' Battalion in an attempt at deception
No._8_(Guards)_Commando
British special operations force during World War II
known as Layforce and sent to the Middle East. The Special Air Service and the Special Boat Squadron were formed from the survivors of Layforce. The men
Commandos_(United_Kingdom)
Scottish World War II officer, and founder of the Special Air Service
Robert Laycock, which became part of Force Z (later named "Layforce"). On 1 February 1941, Layforce sailed for the Middle East, in support of the capture of
David_Stirling
Layforce II was the name given to an ad hoc formation of British Commandos during the Second World War. The force was under command of Major Peter Laycock
Layforce_II
Military units trained to conduct special operations
he volunteered for the No. 8 (Guards) Commando (later named "Layforce"). After Layforce was disbanded, Stirling remained convinced that due to the mechanized
Special_forces
Amphibious landing in North Africa during the Second World War
The raid was carried out by No. 7 Commando, also known as A Battalion Layforce, together with a small detachment from the Royal Tank Regiment; the raiders
Raid_on_Bardia
Commando unit of the British army during World War II
11 (Scottish) Commando was sent to the Mediterranean as 'C' Battalion Layforce. It took part in operations in the Syria-Lebanon Campaign and then garrison
No._11_(Scottish)_Commando
Axis invasion of Crete during World War II
eight wounded, all of whom were recovered. Layforce was the only big unit in this area to be cut off. Layforce had been sent to Crete by way of Sfakia when
Battle_of_Crete
British special forces group during WWII
Service Brigade Special Air Service Troops Ad-hoc forces Forfarforce Layforce Layforce II Northforce Timberforce Other commando forces Special Air Service
Special_Interrogation_Group
Military action during the siege of Tobruk in the Second World War
formation Layforce were tasked to carry out a campaign of harassment and dislocation against enemy forces in the Mediterranean. At the time that Layforce was
Twin_Pimples_raid
British Army general (1907–1968)
lieutenant-colonel, and appointed leader of the eastern Mediterranean commando force "Layforce", named after him. This combined commando force, which included 8 Commando
Robert_Laycock
Military unit
carry out raids in the eastern Mediterranean. This force became known as 'Layforce' after their commander and initially they were drawn from 'A' Troop from
British Commando operations during the Second World War
British_Commando_operations_during_the_Second_World_War
Commando unit of the British army during World War II
Kingdom. No. 7 Commando was transferred to the Middle East as part of Layforce. Committed to the Battle of Crete, it suffered heavy casualties, after
No._7_Commando
Formation of the British Army in WWII
Service Brigade Special Air Service Troops Ad-hoc forces Forfarforce Layforce Layforce II Northforce Timberforce Other commando forces Special Air Service
Special_Service_Brigade
WWII British military unit
Service Brigade Special Air Service Troops Ad-hoc forces Forfarforce Layforce Layforce II Northforce Timberforce Other commando forces Special Air Service
No. 47 (Royal Marine) Commando
No._47_(Royal_Marine)_Commando
Commando unit of the British army during World War II
formation it was amalgamated with No. 52 Commando and became 'D' Battalion, Layforce. The commandos were formed in 1940, by the order of Winston Churchill the
No._50_Commando
British Army WWII commando unit
Service Brigade Special Air Service Troops Ad-hoc forces Forfarforce Layforce Layforce II Northforce Timberforce Other commando forces Special Air Service
No. 10 (Inter-Allied) Commando
No._10_(Inter-Allied)_Commando
Battalion sized formation of the Royal Marines
Service Brigade Special Air Service Troops Ad-hoc forces Forfarforce Layforce Layforce II Northforce Timberforce Other commando forces Special Air Service
42_Commando
Battle of World War II
counterattack fell on Merdjayoun, and heavy fighting followed until 27 June. Layforce "Letters describing Dayan losing his eye to be auctioned". The Times of
Battle_of_the_Litani_River
British writer and journalist (1903–1966)
posted to a commando unit, and, after further training, became a member of "Layforce", under Colonel (later Brigadier) Robert Laycock. In February 1941, the
Evelyn_Waugh
Battalion sized formation of the Royal Marines
Service Brigade Special Air Service Troops Ad-hoc forces Forfarforce Layforce Layforce II Northforce Timberforce Other commando forces Special Air Service
40_Commando
Military unit
Service Brigade Special Air Service Troops Ad-hoc forces Forfarforce Layforce Layforce II Northforce Timberforce Other commando forces Special Air Service
No._12_Commando
Battalion sized formation of the Royal Marines
Service Brigade Special Air Service Troops Ad-hoc forces Forfarforce Layforce Layforce II Northforce Timberforce Other commando forces Special Air Service
45_Commando
Commando unit of the British army during World War II
formation it was amalgamated with No. 50 Commando and became 'D' Battalion, Layforce. The commandos were formed in 1940, by the order of Winston Churchill the
No._52_Commando
Military unit
Service Brigade Special Air Service Troops Ad-hoc forces Forfarforce Layforce Layforce II Northforce Timberforce Other commando forces Special Air Service
No. 46 (Royal Marine) Commando
No._46_(Royal_Marine)_Commando
Military unit
Service Brigade Special Air Service Troops Ad-hoc forces Forfarforce Layforce Layforce II Northforce Timberforce Other commando forces Special Air Service
Popski's_Private_Army
Military confrontation in North Africa during the Second World War
Bardia raid was planned for the night of 19/20 April, by 'A' Battalion, Layforce to disrupt Axis lines of communication and damage installations and equipment
Siege_of_Tobruk
British military intelligence unit of WW2
Service Brigade Special Air Service Troops Ad-hoc forces Forfarforce Layforce Layforce II Northforce Timberforce Other commando forces Special Air Service
No._30_Commando
Special forces unit of the British Army
Service Brigade Special Air Service Troops Ad-hoc forces Forfarforce Layforce Layforce II Northforce Timberforce Other commando forces Special Air Service
Special_Air_Service
Reconnaissance and raiding unit of the British Army
Service Brigade Special Air Service Troops Ad-hoc forces Forfarforce Layforce Layforce II Northforce Timberforce Other commando forces Special Air Service
Long_Range_Desert_Group
British battalion during World War II
Service Brigade Special Air Service Troops Ad-hoc forces Forfarforce Layforce Layforce II Northforce Timberforce Other commando forces Special Air Service
No. 44 (Royal Marine) Commando
No._44_(Royal_Marine)_Commando
WWII British military unit
Service Brigade Special Air Service Troops Ad-hoc forces Forfarforce Layforce Layforce II Northforce Timberforce Other commando forces Special Air Service
4th_Special_Service_Brigade
Military unit
Service Brigade Special Air Service Troops Ad-hoc forces Forfarforce Layforce Layforce II Northforce Timberforce Other commando forces Special Air Service
Royal_Air_Force_Commandos
Recipient of the Victoria Cross
11 (Scottish) Commando, which was sent to the Middle East as part of Layforce. Following the Allied invasion of Syria on 8 June 1941, No. 11 Commando
Geoffrey_Keyes_(VC)
Military unit
Service Brigade Special Air Service Troops Ad-hoc forces Forfarforce Layforce Layforce II Northforce Timberforce Other commando forces Special Air Service
No._9_Commando
Service Royal Marines Special Operations Executive British Army Commandos Layforce British Paratroopers United States Marine Raiders US Army Rangers Alamo
List_of_World_War_II_battles
Special Boat Service, whose members are drawn largely from the Royal Marines
Service Brigade Special Air Service Troops Ad-hoc forces Forfarforce Layforce Layforce II Northforce Timberforce Other commando forces Special Air Service
British_commando_frogmen
Military unit
Service Brigade Special Air Service Troops Ad-hoc forces Forfarforce Layforce Layforce II Northforce Timberforce Other commando forces Special Air Service
No._62_Commando
Military unit
Service Brigade Special Air Service Troops Ad-hoc forces Forfarforce Layforce Layforce II Northforce Timberforce Other commando forces Special Air Service
No._2_Commando
Military unit
Service Brigade Special Air Service Troops Ad-hoc forces Forfarforce Layforce Layforce II Northforce Timberforce Other commando forces Special Air Service
Royal_Naval_Commandos
Military unit
Service Brigade Special Air Service Troops Ad-hoc forces Forfarforce Layforce Layforce II Northforce Timberforce Other commando forces Special Air Service
1st_Special_Service_Brigade
Special forces unit of the Royal Navy
of Kerrera, where they reconnoitred and sketched RAF Oban. Attached to Layforce, it moved to the Middle East. The unit worked with the 1st Submarine Flotilla
Special_Boat_Service
Military unit
Service Brigade Special Air Service Troops Ad-hoc forces Forfarforce Layforce Layforce II Northforce Timberforce Other commando forces Special Air Service
2nd_Special_Service_Brigade
Military units deployed via parachute
Detachment, Special Air Service Brigade (largely drawn from the disbanded Layforce) mounted a night parachute insertion onto two drop zones in Bir Temrad
Airborne_forces
Commando raids during the Second World War. The raids were conducted by Layforce II and ad hoc formation formed by three troops from No. 4 Commando Their
Operation_Manacle
Dispatch of German and Italian troops to North Africa during the Second World War
Brigade 1st Durham Light Infantry 2nd Scots Guards 3rd Coldstream Guards Layforce (attached) 'A' Battalion Commando 'B' Battalion Commando 'C' Battalion
Operation_Sonnenblume
Military unit
Service Brigade Special Air Service Troops Ad-hoc forces Forfarforce Layforce Layforce II Northforce Timberforce Other commando forces Special Air Service
No._6_Commando
Military unit
Service Brigade Special Air Service Troops Ad-hoc forces Forfarforce Layforce Layforce II Northforce Timberforce Other commando forces Special Air Service
41_Commando
Military unit
Service Brigade Special Air Service Troops Ad-hoc forces Forfarforce Layforce Layforce II Northforce Timberforce Other commando forces Special Air Service
Special_Air_Service_Troops
Military unit
The Commando was formed in the Middle East from the survivors of the Layforce Commando unit partly to placate Winston Churchill who championed the commando
Middle_East_Commando
Military unit
Service Brigade Special Air Service Troops Ad-hoc forces Forfarforce Layforce Layforce II Northforce Timberforce Other commando forces Special Air Service
No._1_Commando
Brigade sized commando force of the United Kingdom
Service Brigade Special Air Service Troops Ad-hoc forces Forfarforce Layforce Layforce II Northforce Timberforce Other commando forces Special Air Service
United_Kingdom_Commando_Force
Force protection formation of the Royal Marines
Service Brigade Special Air Service Troops Ad-hoc forces Forfarforce Layforce Layforce II Northforce Timberforce Other commando forces Special Air Service
43 Commando Fleet Protection Group
43_Commando_Fleet_Protection_Group
Military unit
Service Brigade Special Air Service Troops Ad-hoc forces Forfarforce Layforce Layforce II Northforce Timberforce Other commando forces Special Air Service
No._51_Commando
WW2 infantry battalion of the New Zealand Army
Brigade took turns with two Australian battalions and the commandos of Layforce to carry out a rearguard action to guard the pass through which the troops
Māori_Battalion
British army officer, politician and businessman (1918–2007)
January 1941 he sailed to the Middle East with Colonel Robert Laycock's Layforce (whose commando officers included Evelyn Waugh, Randolph Churchill, Philip
George Jellicoe, 2nd Earl Jellicoe
George_Jellicoe,_2nd_Earl_Jellicoe
British commando unit of the Second World War
Service Brigade Special Air Service Troops Ad-hoc forces Forfarforce Layforce Layforce II Northforce Timberforce Other commando forces Special Air Service
No._3_Commando
Service Brigade Special Air Service Troops Ad-hoc forces Forfarforce Layforce Layforce II Northforce Timberforce Other commando forces Special Air Service
Timberforce
British Army soldier
Lilley along with Jock Lewes was seconded to Layforce and took part in operations. Subsequently, when Layforce was disbanded Sgt Lilley was attached to 30
Bob Lilley (British Army soldier)
Bob_Lilley_(British_Army_soldier)
British Army Commando unit
Service Brigade Special Air Service Troops Ad-hoc forces Forfarforce Layforce Layforce II Northforce Timberforce Other commando forces Special Air Service
No._4_Commando
of the men). Given a second opportunity L Detachment recruited men from Layforce Commando, which was in the process of disbanding. Their second mission
History of the Special Air Service
History_of_the_Special_Air_Service
Infantry landing ship of the Royal Navy
Glengyle sailed around Africa to the Mediterranean, where she became part of Layforce. Glengyle was part of the Bardia raid on 19/20 April 1941, and later that
HMS_Glengyle
Military unit
Service Brigade Special Air Service Troops Ad-hoc forces Forfarforce Layforce Layforce II Northforce Timberforce Other commando forces Special Air Service
No._5_Commando
Landing craft used extensively in World War II
LCAs from HMS Glengyle carried No. 7 Commando (designated A battalion Layforce, 6th Infantry Division at the time) in their raid on Bardia in April. The
Landing_Craft_Assault
British Army officer and politician (1919–2006)
Commando, and headed with the unit to North Africa in January 1941 as part of Layforce. After 8 Commando was disbanded on 1 August 1941, Mather joined "L Detachment"
Carol_Mather
Military unit
Service Brigade Special Air Service Troops Ad-hoc forces Forfarforce Layforce Layforce II Northforce Timberforce Other commando forces Special Air Service
No._14_(Arctic)_Commando
Roman Catholic archdiocesan seminary in Makati, Philippines
Senior Seminary (HASS) and the San Lorenzo Ruiz Lay Formation Center (or LayForce) was constructed. The Lorenzo Mission Institute (LMI), aimed at forming
San_Carlos_Seminary
WWII British military unit
Service Brigade Special Air Service Troops Ad-hoc forces Forfarforce Layforce Layforce II Northforce Timberforce Other commando forces Special Air Service
No. 48 (Royal Marine) Commando
No._48_(Royal_Marine)_Commando
Service Brigade Special Air Service Troops Ad-hoc forces Forfarforce Layforce Layforce II Northforce Timberforce Other commando forces Special Air Service
List of British special service brigades of the Second World War
List_of_British_special_service_brigades_of_the_Second_World_War
Silent Wings" - rework of scenario A102 from ASL Annual 96 ASL99 - "Probing Layforce" - rework of scenario A43 from ASL Annual 92 ASL100 - "Regalbuto Ridge"
Advanced_Squad_Leader_Modules
regimental medical officer with No. 11 (Scottish) Commando, part of the Layforce. The unit was disbanded later that year after taking heavy casualties in
James Baird (British Army officer)
James_Baird_(British_Army_officer)
British Army officer and politician (1904–1965)
the No. 8 (Guards) Commando, serving in the White's Club group of the Layforce Commandos (Special Service Troop) in the Middle East, having sailed there
Philip Dunne (Stalybridge and Hyde MP)
Philip_Dunne_(Stalybridge_and_Hyde_MP)
Service Brigade Special Air Service Troops Ad-hoc forces Forfarforce Layforce Layforce II Northforce Timberforce Other commando forces Special Air Service
List of Commando raids on the Atlantic Wall
List_of_Commando_raids_on_the_Atlantic_Wall
LAYFORCE
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An Old Arabic Name; Short-statured
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The sound of the sacred syllable, One who has the form of Om
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Polish
Polish form of Old High German Sigmund, ZYGMUNT means "victory-protection."
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King of ocean
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first born.
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Callous.
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Who Loves Everyone
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American, British, Celtic, Danish, Dutch, English, Gaelic, German, Irish, Jamaican
Warrior; Lively; Aggressive; Strife War; Bright Headed
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Basque
Messenger.
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