 | United We Conquer
Welcome to our group Combined Operations we made this group to support the British and Commonwealth forces during ww2. We love Hidden & Dangerous 2 and Arma 2 "Invasion 1944" and if you do please sign-up and Enlist today on the Forum and come and enjoy two great games and play with friendly people.
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The History Behind the Combined Operations Command
The Combined Operations Command was set up by Churchill in the spring of 1940. From 17/07/40 to 27/10/41 Admiral of the Fleet, Roger Keyes held the post of Director of Combined Operations. He was succeeded by Lord Louis Mountbatten who held the redefined post from 27/10/41 until he moved to Burma in October 1943. Major General Robert Laycock then held the post until 1947.
Combined Operations made a huge contribution to the successful outcome of the Second World War by planning, equipping and training for offensive amphibious operations after the evacuation at Dunkirk in June 1940. In the ensuing years there were many raids and landings mostly against the Axis forces from Norway in the north to Madagascar in the south and from the Mediterranean in the west to the Far East, culminating in the D-Day Invasion on the beaches of Normandy on the 6th of June 1944.
The Command drew on the best practices and expertise the Royal Navy, the Army and the Royal Air Force had to offer to create a unified force. Many of their top planners and experts formed the nucleus around which the Command was formed and, as the requirements of offensive operations took on an international dimension, the service personnel of many Allied countries proudly wore the Combined Operations badge.
Operation Overlord
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