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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Royal Marines Armoured Support Group canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| 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
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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
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British Army units ⓘ Royal Marines Commandos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatre | Northwest Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfSupport |
armoured artillery support
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direct fire support ⓘ |
| usedIn | assault phase of Normandy landings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Cromwell tank