A beach party from the Royal Naval Commandos at Normandy, 13 June 1944
Active
1942–45
Country
United Kingdom
Branch
Royal Navy
Type
Commando
Role
Amphibious warfare Beachhead duties
Size
22 units each consisting of 10 officers and 65 ratings
Motto(s)
In Primo Exulto (Latin: "First in last out")[1]
Engagements
Second World War
Battle of Madagascar
Operation Jubilee
Operation Torch
Operation Husky
Operation Neptune
Invasion of Elba (Operation Brassard)
Burma Campaign
Greece
Yugoslavia
Assault on Walcheren
Operation Market-Garden
Insignia
Combined Operations Shoulder Flash
Military unit
The Royal Naval Commandos, also known as RN Beachhead Commandos, were a commando formation of the Royal Navy which served during the Second World War. The first units were raised in 1942 and by the end of the war, 22 company-sized units had been raised to carry out various tasks associated with establishing, maintaining and controlling beachheads during amphibious operations. The Beach Commando's principal duty was "the quick and safe turnaround of all boats on the beaches"[2]
Royal Naval Commando parties took part in all Allied amphibious landings from early 1942 to the end of the war, when they were disbanded. Operations included the landings at Diego Suarez on Madagascar, Operation Torch (North Africa), Operation Neptune (Normandy landings), the Screwdriver operations in Burma, Operation Market-Garden, Invasion of Elba (codename Operation Brassard) and the assault on Walcheren.
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