Northforce
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Northforce was the name given to units of No. 12 Commando
and No. 14 Commando formed at various times between 1943 and 1944 for raids and reconnaissance of the Norwegian coastline.
No. 12 Commando
No. 12 Commando was a battalion-sized commando unit of the British Army during the Second World War. Formed in 1940 in Northern Ireland, they carried out a number of small-scale raids in Norway and France between 1941 and 1943 before being disbanded and its personnel dispersed to other commando...
and No. 14 Commando formed at various times between 1943 and 1944 for raids and reconnaissance of the Norwegian coastline.