pantelis karykas, ιερός λόχος, 1942-1945. από την έρημο στο αιγαίο [sacred squadron, 1942-1945. from the desert to the aegean], defence net media pubications, athens.

after dunkirk, this new ww2 command mounted offensive amphibious operations against the enemy (commando raids) and planned, trained, equipped and undertook large scale joint forces landings onto heavily defended unimproved beaches.