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Which units made up Lord Lovat’s 1st Special Service Brigade at Sword Beach?
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Sword Beach
Injured and exhausted assault troops being helped ashore at Sword Beach on D-Day, June 6, 1944.
Lord Lovat’s 1st Special Service Brigade, which supported the British 3rd Division landings at Sword Beach during the Normandy Invasion, was composed of the following units:
- No. 3 Commando
- No. 4 Commando
- No. 6 Commando
- Elements of No. 10 (Inter-Allied) Commando
- No. 45 Royal Marine Commando1