High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The British Commandos were formed during the Second World War in June 1940, following a request from the British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, for a force that could carry out raids against German-occupied Europe. Initially drawn from within the British Army from soldiers who volunteered for special service, the Commandos` ranks would eventually be filled by members of all branches of the United Kingdom`s armed forces and a number of foreign volunteers from German-occupied countries.