Newspaper Correspondents See Commandos In Training: The death ride.. Commandos cross a river under enemy fire, by means of a toggle bridge. Newspaper correspondents have witnessed a Commando training demonstration in the Scottish Command. They saw Commandos destroy an "enemy" strong point, the way in which they use ropes for climbing and hauling themselves up the cliff face, and crossing a river under fire. January 13, 1943. (Photo by Fox Photos).