Board Thread:Warrior's Pub/@comment-90.208.129.215-20130825175450

The French naval special forces (Commandos Marine in French parlance) are & always have been part of the French  naval service. They do not draw their ranks from the Troupes de Marine, a French Army formation. The Troupes de Marine draw their lineage from the former Troupes Coloniales who were deployed for service on Frances overseas territories in order to maintain or expand French interests. The Commandos Marine trace their roots to 10 (Inter-Allied) Commando, formed during the Second World War from Free French Navy Fusiliers-Marins and trained at the Commando training establishhment, Achnacarry Scotland. Todays Fusiliers-Marins & Commandos Marine are based in Lorient  and remain part of the French Navy. The Troupes de Marine provide the large conventional  ground combat element for amphibious task forces. 