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The word commando is from their language and they formed the world's first recorgnised commando forces.

  1. The South African Kommandos

  2. The French Foreign Legion

  3. The British SAS

  4. The American one man army "Rambo"
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The word 'commando' originates from the Afrikaans word 'kommando' used during the Second Boer War (1899-1902) to describe mobile Boer irregular military units. These Boer kommandos were among the earliest organized guerrilla-style forces, though modern special forces like the British SAS (formed 1941) later formalized the concept. The South African Kommandos represent the historical origin of both the term and early commando tactics.

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