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: On June 6, 1944, commandos were famously led by Lord Lovat, whose personal bagpiper, Bill Millin, played as they stormed Sword Beach, an act that confused German snipers who thought he had gone mad. The Action Icon: Arnold Schwarzenegger's Commando

: The commandos' effectiveness so enraged Adolf Hitler that he issued a secret order in 1942 stating that all captured commandos—even those in uniform—were to be executed immediately. The Commando

: Operation Chariot (1942) is often called "the greatest raid of all". Commandos rammed an explosive-packed destroyer, HMS Campbeltown , into a German dry dock at St. Nazaire to prevent the battleship Tirpitz from using it. : On June 6, 1944, commandos were famously

The 1985 film Commando redefined the "one-man army" trope and is famous for its behind-the-scenes evolution. The modern "Commando" identity was forged in 1940

The modern "Commando" identity was forged in 1940 when Winston Churchill ordered the creation of a mobile, highly trained raiding force to "set Europe ablaze".