Image of Commandos training with a two-man canoe during landing exercises by by English Photographer, (20th century)

Commandos training with a two-man canoe during landing exercises by Scottish Command, 9 October 1941...

IMAGE number: NAM5847782
Image title: Commandos training with a two-man canoe during landing exercises by Scottish Command, 9 October 1941 (b/w photo)
Artist: English Photographer, (20th century) / English
Location: National Army Museum, London
Medium: black and white photograph
Date: 1941 AD (C20th AD)

Image description: During the war the British created a host of canoeing special forces including the Special Boat Section, Special Boat Squadron (SBS), the Royal Marines Boom Patrol Detachment (RMBPD) and Combined Operations Pilotage Parties (COPP). While there was a lot of overlap in terms of what kind of reconnaissance and raids each undertook, as the war went on the various canoe units became more specialized, with the RMBPD focusing on ship attack and harbour sabotage, the Special Boat Section and COPP undertaking beach surveys and the SBS engaging in raiding, sabotage and reconnaissance above the high-water mark.
Photo credit: © National Army Museum / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords: army / United Kingdom / Europe / commando / commandos / British / britain / soldier / soldiers / male / training / wartime / World War Two / ww2 / WWII / military / Canoe / Photograph / Photography / Mzphoto

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