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.^[1]

References

Notes

^ Chappell, p.50

Bibliography

Mike Chappell, Army Commandos 1940-45, Osprey Publishing, 1996 ISBN 1-85532-579-9

v t e British Commando units of the Second World War
British Army:	No. 1 Commando No. 2 Commando No. 3 Commando No. 4 Commando No. 5 Commando No. 6 Commando No. 7 Commando No. 8 (Guards) Commando No. 9 Commando No. 10 (Inter-Allied) Commando No. 11 (Scottish) Commando No. 12 Commando No. 14 (Arctic) Commando No. 50 Commando No. 51 Commando No. 52 Commando No. 62 Commando (Small Scale Raiding Force) Middle East Commando
Royal Marine:	No. 40 (Royal Marine) Commando No. 41 (Royal Marine) Commando No. 42 (Royal Marine) Commando No. 43 (Royal Marine) Commando No. 44 (Royal Marine) Commando No. 45 (Royal Marine) Commando No. 46 (Royal Marine) Commando No. 47 (Royal Marine) Commando No. 48 (Royal Marine) Commando
Royal Navy:	Royal Naval Commandos British commando frogmen
Royal Air Force:	Royal Air Force Commandos
Joint Service:	No. 30 Commando
Brigades (List):	Special Service Brigade 1st Special Service Brigade 2nd Special Service Brigade 3rd Special Service Brigade 4th Special Service Brigade Special Air Service Troops
Ad hoc Forces:	Forfarforce Layforce Layforce II Northforce Timberforce
Other Commando forces:	Special Air Service Special Boat Squadron Special Raiding Squadron No. 1 Demolition Squadron Long Range Desert Group

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