A picture of life on board a troopship during the Second World War, documenting a two month voyage. You can find the full film, sponsored by the British War Office, on our film collections website: https://bit.ly/3XWsvm6 Film: IWM UKY 439 | Imperial War Museum London

4M views · 52K reactions | Today on "I Have this Old Gun" is the De Lisle Commando Carbine, a suppressed, bolt-action .45 ACP developed by the British SOE for clandestine operations in World War II. Read more about this unique carbine at the link in comments. | Shooting Illustrated | Facebook

📽️ Formed by Churchill for special missions raiding occupied Europe after the fall of France in June 1940, this year marks 80 years of the commando. This film, made by 43 Commando, celebrates the birth of the commando. #Commando80 | Royal Marines

British Commandos were so fast and deadly that Germans first believed they were myths. Yet 10,000 of them carried out more than 600 raids across occupied Europe — hitting coastal bases, sinking ships, and vanishing into the night. This is the true story of Britain’s elite WW2 ghost soldiers. #WW2 #BritainAtWar #BritishCommandos #WW2History #militaryhistory | Britain At War