The Commando Access

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".

: 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 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 modern "Commando" identity was forged in 1940