What were Royal marines from WWII and whatdid they do during the D-day invasion?

January 6th, 2008 | by MakingMarines |
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kudlykara asked:


I know there was onlyfew marines that fought on D-day but what did those few marines do there, did they fight on land w/ the army or on the ships w/ the navy men? Any other info

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  1. 2 Responses to “What were Royal marines from WWII and whatdid they do during the D-day invasion?”

  2. By dirk_vermaelen on Jan 8, 2008 | Reply

    No 45 (Royal Marine) Commando, part of the 1st Special Service Brigade fought on D-day under the command of leuitenant-colonel Charles Ries.
    No. 41, 46,47,48…the 4th Special Service Brigade, also served on that day.

    This was the plan:
    They were to land at
    Ouistreham, Queen Red sector
    some special units (don’t know if they were RM) landed to the far right of Sword Beach
    The No.46 commando had to destroy a battery at Juno Beach (but the risk turned out to be far less than anticipated, so they stayed aboard the ships as a floating reserve.
    No.47: western flank of Gold Beach

    for information about Royal Marines in WW II, look at the first link.

  3. By Elizabeth on Jan 8, 2008 | Reply

    Who are the Royal Marines and what did they do during the D-Day invasion?

    The Royal Marines are the Royal Navy’s amphibious infantry on permanent readiness to deploy across the globe since the 28th October 1664.

    During World War Two some 80,000 men served in the Royal Marines.

    Five Royal Marine Commando units took part in the D-Day landings, the largest amphibious assault in history, when nearly two-thirds of the landing craft were manned by Royal Marines. 16,000 members of the Corps took part in
    Operation “Overlord” (the code name for the D-Day invasion) in many roles, some even manning tanks.

    At the end of World War Two, Army Commandos were disbanded and the commando role was assigned exclusively to the Royal Marines.

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