Editing 45 Commando (section)

===1940s/1950s===
[[File:Westland Whirlwinds taking off from HMS Theseus (R64) Suez 1956.jpg|thumb|alt=|Royal Navy Westland Whirlwind helicopters taking the first men of 45 Royal Marine Commando into action at Port Said from HMS ''Theseus''.]]
The Commando unit was based in [[Hong Kong]] between January 1946 and May 1947, conducting internal security duties, as part of 3 Cdo Bde RM.  Between May 1947 and December 1948 the Commando moved to [[Malta]], during which time it deployed to [[Libya]], [[1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine|Palestine]], [[Suez]] and [[Jordan]].  The Commando unit returned to [[Hong Kong]] in December 1948 and from there deployed to [[Malay Peninsula|Malaya]] between 1950 and 1952 taking part in operations during the [[Malayan Emergency|Emergency]].  Between 1952 and 1959 the Commando was once again based in Malta. In September 1955 45 Commando was deployed to [[Cyprus]] to undertake anti-terrorist operations against the [[EOKA]] guerrillas who were fighting against British control of the island. EOKA were a small, but powerful organisation of Greek Cypriots, who had great local support from the Greek community. The unit traveled to the Kyrenia mountain area of the island and in December 1955 launched Operation Foxhunter, a failed operation to destroy EOKA's main base.<ref>French, p. 134</ref>

Then in 1956 the unit deployed to Egypt as part of the response to the [[Suez Crisis]], conducting the first helicopter assault in history.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/november/6/newsid_3115000/3115888.stm|title= 1956: Allied Forces take control of Suez|date= 6 November 1956|publisher=BBC|access-date=4 April 2016}}</ref>