No. 1 Commando

No. 1 Commando
Active	1940–1947
Disbanded	February 1947
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Type	Commando
Role	Amphibious warfare Close-quarters combat Coastal raiding Direct action Jungle warfare Raiding Reconnaissance
Size	Battalion
Part of	Combined Operations
Garrison/HQ	Dartmouth
Engagements	Second World War Operation Deep Cut Operation Myrmidion Operation Torch Battle of Hill 170
Insignia
Shoulder Patch

The No. 1 Commando was a unit of the British Commandos and part of the British Army during the Second World War. It was raised in 1940 from the ranks of the existing independent companies. Operationally they carried out a series of small scale cross channel raids and spearheaded the Operation Torch landings in North Africa. They were then sent to the India as part of the 3rd Commando Brigade and took part in operations in the Burma Campaign. During the Second World War, only eight commandos were recipients of the Victoria Cross; two of the eight were from No. 1 Commando.^[1] After the war they were sent to reoccupy Hong Kong before being amalgamated with No. 5 Commando to form No. 1/5 Commando. The amalgamated No. 1/5 Commando was disbanded in 1947.