Editing Commando (section)

=== Japan ===
In 1944–45, Japanese ''[[Teishin Shudan]]'' ("Raiding Group") and ''[[Giretsu]]'' ("heroic") detachments made airborne assaults on Allied airfields in the [[Philippines]], [[Marianas]] and [[Okinawa Prefecture|Okinawa]]. The attacking forces varied in size from a few paratroopers to several companies. Due to the balance of forces concerned, these raids achieved little in the way of damage or casualties, and resulted in the destruction of the Japanese units concerned. Considering that there were no plans to extract these forces, and the reluctance to surrender by Japanese personnel during that era, they are often seen in the same light as ''[[kamikaze]]'' pilots of 1944–45.

[[Nakano School]] trained intelligence and commando officers and organized commando teams for [[sabotage]] and guerrilla warfare.

The navy had commando units "S-toku" (Submarine special attack units, see [[:ja:呉鎮守府第101特別陸戦隊|Kure 101st JSNLF(in Japanese)]] ) for infiltrating enemy areas by [[submarine]]. It was called the [[Japanese Special Naval Landing Forces]] of [[Kure Naval District|Kure]] 101st, [[Sasebo Naval District|Sasebo]] 101st and 102nd.