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Royal Marines Armoured Support Group information


Royal Marines Armoured Support Group
Active1944
2007 to present
CountryUnited Kingdom
BranchRoyal Marines
Part of3 Commando Brigade
Garrison/HQBovington
EngagementsBattle of Normandy
War in Afghanistan

The current Royal Marines Armoured Support Group (RMASG)[1] is an element of the Royal Marines[2] that operates the Viking BvS 10 All Terrain Vehicle. It is based at Bovington in Dorset. The original RMASG was formed in the Second World War to give British and Commonwealth forces heavy fire support in the opening attacks of the Normandy landings.

  1. ^ "Armoured Support Group". Royal Navy. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Royal Marines". Royal Navy. Retrieved 13 July 2016.

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