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The 4th Special Service Brigade was a brigade-sized formation of the British Commandos formed during the Second World War in March 1944 from battalion-sized units of the Royal Marines. Due to the success of the British Army Commandos’ operations in Norway, the Channel Islands, St. Nazaire, and the Middle East, the Admiralty dissolved the Royal Marines Division in late 1942 and reorganized its amphibious assault infantry into eight additional Commando units. The Brigade invaded Normandy on 6 June 1944 during Operation ''Overlord''; it subsequently participated in the Battle of the Scheldt and the assault of the Walcheren Islands.〔Army Commandos 1940-45 By Mike Chappell, p 31〕 On 6 December the same year, the Brigade was renamed 4th Commando Brigade, removing the hated title ''Special Service'' and its association with the German SS.〔British Commandos 1940-46 By Timothy Robert Moreman, p 32〕 ==Formation== *Commander : Brigadier B. W. Leicester * *No. 41 Commando (Royal Marines), Lieutenant-Colonel E. C. E. Palmer * *No. 46 Commando (Royal Marines), Lieutenant-Colonel C. R. Hardy * *No. 47 Commando (Royal Marines), Lieutenant-Colonel C. F. Phillips * *No. 48 Commando (Royal Marines), Lieutenant-Colonel J. L. Moulton * *No. 4 Army Commando was attached for the Battle of the Scheldt in place of No 46 Commando (RM) 〔British Commandos 1940-46 By Timothy Robert Moreman〕 * *No. 10 (Inter-Allied) Commando, elements attached.〔No. 10 (Inter-Allied) Commando 1942-45 By Nick Van Der Bijl, Robert Chapman, p49〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「4th Special Service Brigade」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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