Royal Marines Armoured Support Group

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The Royal Marines Armoured Support Group was a British World War II unit of the Royal Marines that provided mobile, armored fire support during amphibious and land operations, notably in the Normandy landings.

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Royal Marines Armoured Support Group canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Marines formation
military unit
activeDuring World War II
allegiance Allies NERFINISHED
arm armour
associatedWith British Army armoured units NERFINISHED
Royal Navy NERFINISHED
branch Royal Marines NERFINISHED
category Royal Marines units
armoured units and formations of the British Armed Forces
conflict World War II
surface form: Second World War
country United Kingdom
disbandedAfter World War II NERFINISHED
doctrine close cooperation with infantry
combined arms operations
equipment Centaur IV tank NERFINISHED
Sherman tank NERFINISHED
equipmentRole close support artillery
equipmentType self-propelled gun
formedFor support of amphibious landings
garrisonLabel United Kingdom NERFINISHED
historicalEra 20th century
mission neutralise enemy coastal defences
provide direct fire support to assault infantry
support beachhead consolidation
notableFor use of turreted howitzers on tanks for beach support
notableOperation D-Day NERFINISHED
Normandy landings NERFINISHED
operationalEnvironment amphibious operations
land operations
partOf Royal Marines NERFINISHED
role amphibious assault support
armoured support
land operations support
mobile fire support
serviceBranchType naval infantry
specialisation armoured warfare
naval gunfire support from land
status disbanded
subordinateTo Royal Navy NERFINISHED
supportTo Allied infantry on D-Day
British Army units
Royal Marines Commandos NERFINISHED
theatre Northwest Europe NERFINISHED
typeOfSupport armoured artillery support
direct fire support
usedIn assault phase of Normandy landings NERFINISHED

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Cromwell tanks usedBy Royal Marines Armoured Support Group
subject surface form: Cromwell tank