However, the term commando is sometimes used in relation to other units carrying out such tasks, including some civilian police units. In the militaries and governments of most countries, commandos are distinctive in that they specialize in unconventional assault on high-value targets. In other languages, commando and kommando denote a ' command', including the sense of a military or an elite special operations unit. Originally 'a commando' was a type of combat unit, as opposed to an individual in that unit.
The 'commando' name was permanently established with the introduction of the British Commandos in 1942 the elite special forces units of the British Army in World War IIĪ commando (etymologically derives from Latin commandare, to command) is a combatant, or operative of an elite light infantry or special operations force using dedicated operation techniques.
