. . . . . . . . "United Kingdom"@en . "28146382"^^ . . . . . . . . . "Coastal raiding" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Light Infantry"@en . "12432"^^ . . . . "1094877671"^^ . . . . . . . . . "An Independent Company was originally a unit raised by the English Army, subsequently the British Army, during the 17th and 18th Centuries for garrison duties in Britain and the overseas colonies. These units were not part of larger battalions or regiments (although they may have originally been detached from them), and would remain permanently assigned to the garrison."@en . . . . "Independent Companies"@en . . . . . . "An Independent Company was originally a unit raised by the English Army, subsequently the British Army, during the 17th and 18th Centuries for garrison duties in Britain and the overseas colonies. These units were not part of larger battalions or regiments (although they may have originally been detached from them), and would remain permanently assigned to the garrison. In the Twentieth Century the name was used for a temporary expeditionary formation of the British Army during the Second World War. Initially there were ten Independent Companies, who were raised from volunteers from Territorial Army divisions in April 1940. They were intended for guerrilla-style operations in the Allied campaign in Norway. The companies were disbanded after returning to Britain at the end of the campaign but No. 11 Company was formed from volunteers from the first ten Independent Companies on 14 June 1940 and took part in the first British commando raid, Operation Collar."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Coastal raiding"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Independent Company"@en . . . . . . . "1940"^^ . . . . . "1940"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . "Independent Companies"@en . . "1940"^^ . . . . .