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Commando Memorial

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    Location: Spean Bridge, Roy Bridge And Achnacarry, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom

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    3. Commando Memorial – View of the Scottish Highlands loop from Spean Bridge

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    September 1, 2021

    Free parking and spectacular views.

      November 15, 2023

      The Commando Memorial is a monument in Lochaber, Scotland, dedicated to the men of the original British Commando Forces raised during the Second World War. The memorial is located approximately a mile from Spean Bridge, at the junction of the A82 road and the B8004 road. The memorial overlooks the training areas of the Commando Training Depot which was established in 1942 at Achnacarry Castle.

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        November 15, 2023

        The monument consists of a bronze statue of three commandos in typical World War II clothing and equipment, including caps, ammunition bags and weapons. They look south, towards Ben Nevis. The statue stands on a stone pedestal that reads: "United we conquer". On the front of the pedestal is a plaque with the text: "In memory of the officers and men of the commandos who died in the Second World War 1939–1945. This country was their training ground." (In memory of the officers and men of the commandos who died in the Second World War 1939–1945. This country was their training ground.)

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          November 15, 2023

          The monument was designed in 1949 by the sculptor Scott Sutherland, who won a competition open to all Scottish sculptors. The monument was unveiled by the Queen Mother in 1952. It is one of Scotland's best-known monuments, both as a war memorial and as a tourist attraction offering views of Ben Nevis and Aonach Mòr.

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            June 3, 2025

            In the vastness and solitude of the Scottish Highlands, the three larger-than-life soldiers standing on the pedestal are unmistakable. Thus, here, too, we encounter a war memorial, erected in 1952 to commemorate the victims of the Second World War. Such memorials are usually found in villages to remember the men who once lived here and had to leave their families behind. But the specific reason for erecting this memorial here is a former training camp for soldiers, where they were prepared for combat.

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