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Lovat's Scouts were not the same as Lovat's 4 Commando. Lovat's Scouts were a battalion strength specialist mountain warfare and recon unit which fought in Italy and Greece. They were pioneers of mountain and arctic warfare in the British Army and were trained to operate in 4 - 6 man patrols...

I would love to see anything you have about the Lovat Scouts, or anything you might know about them. I think they should be a separate 'special force' on this website.

Riverdown, You will see that I have posted much earlier on this messageboard some information about the Lovat Scouts. In my opinion, they ought to be included as a category on this site, but the moderator thought not. I think from what I know that they were one of the most highly trained and...