The 2nd Commando Battalion (French: 2e Bataillon de Commandos, officially abbreviated to 2 Codo) is a one of four airborne forces battalion unit of the Belgian Land Component and part of the 'Special Operations Regiment', which specialized in air assault and airborne operations, amphibious warfare, combat patrol, commando style raids, irregular warfare, long-range penetration, special operations, and special reconnaissance.

Its regimental traditions, including the name "Commando" and the green beret, were adopted from the Belgian soldiers who served in No.

[1] The badge of the new unit was designed by Padre Devos, based the British Commando Fairbairn-Sykes dagger.

The names of the peacekeepers who died were:[1] [3] The murder of the 10 soldiers was the biggest single loss of Belgian personnel since the Second World War and provoked outrage in Belgium.

10 (Inter-allied) Commando during World War II: The standard also carried the fourragère of the Belgian croix de guerre.