[PAR] [TLE] The Cockleshell Heroes [SEP] The Cockleshell Heroes is a 1955 British war film with Trevor Howard, Anthony Newley, Christopher Lee, David Lodge and José Ferrer, who also directed.  Set during the Second World War, it is a fictionalised account of Operation Frankton, the December 1942 raid on German cargo shipping by British Royal Marines Special Boat Service commandos in Bordeaux Harbour inserted using Folding kayak by submarine.  It was the first Warwick Film to be filmed in CinemaScope.  Producer Cubby Broccoli would go on to produce films about another famous commander of the Royal Navy in the James Bond franchise. [PAR] [TLE] Special Boat Service [SEP] The Special Boat Service (SBS) is the special forces unit of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom.  The SBS can trace its origins to the Second World War to the Army Special Boat Section formed in 1940.  After the Second World War, the Royal Marines formed special forces with several name changes with Special Boat Company adopted in 1951 which was re-designated as the Special Boat Squadron in 1974 and on 28 July 1987 to the Special Boat Service after assuming responsibility for maritime counter terrorism.
[PAR] [TLE] The Cockleshell Heroes [ SEP ] The Cockleshell Heroes is a 1955 British war film with Trevor Howard , Anthony Newley , Christopher Lee , David Lodge and José Ferrer , who also directed . Set during the Second World War , it is a fictionalised account of Operation Frankton , the December 1942 raid on German cargo shipping by British Royal Marines Special Boat Service commandos in Bordeaux Harbour inserted using Folding kayak by submarine . It was the first Warwick Film to be filmed in CinemaScope . Producer Cubby Broccoli would go on to produce films about another famous commander of the Royal Navy in the James Bond franchise . [PAR] [TLE] Special Boat Service [ SEP ] The Special Boat Service ( SBS ) is the special forces unit of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom . The SBS can trace its origins to the Second World War to the Army Special Boat Section formed in 1940 . After the Second World War , the Royal Marines formed special forces with several name changes with Special Boat Company adopted in 1951 which was re - designated as the Special Boat Squadron in 1974 and on 28 July 1987 to the Special Boat Service after assuming responsibility for maritime counter terrorism .
What was the original name of the special forces unit that was the main focus of the movie The Cockleshell Heroes?
What was the original name of the special forces unit that was the main focus of the movie The Cockleshell Heroes ?
Army Special Boat Section
Army Special Boat Section