The Commando Memorial

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English: The Commando Memorial is a statue dedicated to the original World War II British Commandos. It is located in a remote part of Scotland, about 1 mile from the village of Spean Bridge, overlooking the training areas of the Commando Training Depot established in 1942 at Achnacarry Castle.
<nowiki>Памятник коммандос; コマンド・メモリアル; Commando Memorial; Commando Memorial; אנדרטת הקומנדו; Denkmal im Vereinigten Königreich; monument in Highland, Scotland, UK; معلم تذكاري في هایلند، المملكة المتحدة; אנדרטה בסקוטלנד; пам'ятник у Великій Британії</nowiki>
Commando Memorial 
monument in Highland, Scotland, UK
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Instance of
Commemorates
  • British Commandos
Made from material
Genre
Location
Creator
Heritage designation
Date of official opening
  • 27 September 1952
Height
  • 5.2 m
Map56° 53′ 52.42″ N, 4° 56′ 38.51″ W
Authority file
Wikidata Q5152246
BabelNet ID: 02043107n
Historic Environment Scotland ID: LB6842
Canmore ID: 108225
IWM memorial ID: 5894
Highland Historic Environment Record ID: MHG17297
OpenStreetMap node ID: 255077306
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Statue in detail[edit]

Memorial[edit]

Front[edit]

Left hand side[edit]

Right hand side[edit]

Rear[edit]

At dusk or night[edit]

The rest of the monument site[edit]

Scenic views[edit]

The memorial garden[edit]

Mountain view plaque[edit]