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1st Special Service Brigade    1st Special Service Brigade consisted of No. 3 Commando, No. 4 Commando, No. 6 Commando, No.45 (Royal Marine) Commando and No. 10 (Inter-Allied) Commando. The Brigade saw action in Normandy and in December 1944 was redesignated 1st Commando Brigade. 18th Mar 1944 Instructions 28th Apr 1944 Planning 1st May 1944 Planning 1st Jun 1944 Preparations 1st Jun 1944 Preparations 2nd Jun 1944 Preparations 3rd Jun 1944 Preparations 4th Jun 1944 Delay 5th Jun 1944 On the Move 5th Jun 1944 On the Move 5th Jun 1944 On the Move 6th of June 1944 Landing 6th June 1944 Pathfinders 6th June 1944 Landings 6th June 1944 Landings 6th June 1944 Landings 6th June 1944 Landings 6th Jun 1944 Landings 6th Jun 1944 In Action 6th Jun 1944 In Action 6th June 1944  In Action 6th Jun 1944 In Action 6th Jun 1944 In Action 6th Jun 1944 In Action 6th June 1944 Battery Taken 6th Jun 1944 In Action 6th June 1944 Assault 6th Jun 1944 Landings 6th June 1944 In Action 6th Jun 1944 Second Objective 6th Jun 1944 Shelling 6th June 1944 Rising Tide 7th Jun 1944 Village Cleared 7th June 1944 Objectives Taken 7th Jun 1944 Attack Made 7th Jun 1944 Enemy Active 7th Jun 1944 In Action 7th Jun 1944 Digging in 7th June 1944  In Action 7th Jun 1944 In Action 8th June 1944 Under Attack 8th Jun 1944 Counter Attack 8th Jun 1944 Enemy Attacks 8th Jun 1944 In Action 8th Jun 1944 Counter Attacks 8th June 1944  Hard Fighting 8th Jun 1944 Under Attack 9th Jun 1944 Attacks Held 9th June 1944 In Action 9th Jun 1944 Orders 9th June 1944  Digging in 9th Jun 1944 Under Fire 10th Jun 1944 Under Attack 10th June 1944  Prisoners 10th Jun 1944 In Action 10th Jun 1944 Shelling 11th Jun 1944 Patrols 11th June 1944  Shelling 11th Jun 1944 Heavy Shelling 12th Jun 1944 Attack Made 12th June 1944  Shelling 12th Jun 1944 Attack Made 13th June 1944  Air Raids 13th Jun 1944 Prisoners 14th June 1944  Bombing and Straffing 14th Jun 1944 Rest Room Organised 15th Jun 1944 Little Information 15th Jun 1944 Quiet 16th Jun 1944 In Action 16th Jun 1944 Attacks 16th Jun 1944 Recce 17th Jun 1944 Quiet 18th Jun 1944 In Action 18th Jun 1944 Shelling 19th Jun 1944 Quiet 20th Jun 1944 Orders Received 21st Jun 1944 Fighting Patrols 22nd Jun 1944 Short Shoot 23rd Jun 1944 Enemy Active 24th Jun 1944 Enemy Active 25th Jun 1944 Experimental Gadget 26th Jun 1944 Targets Engaged 28th Jun 1944 Visit 29th Jun 1944 Snipers 30th Jun 1944 Quiet 1st July 1944 Patrol 2nd July 1944 Patrol 3rd July 1944 Broadcast Fails 4th July 1944 Attack Made 5th Jul 1944 Covering Party 6th Jul 1944 Quiet 7th Jul 1944 Air Raid 8th Jul 1944 Attack 9th Jul 1944 Fighting Patrol 10th Jul 1944 Shelling 11th Jul 1944 Quiet 12th Jul 1944 Inspection 13th Jul 1944 Quiet 14th Jul 1944 Memorial 15th Jul 1944 Awards 16th Jul 1944 Service 17th Jul 1944 Reorganisation 17th Jul 1944 Preparations 18th Jul 1944 In Action 18th Jul 1944 Air Raid 19th Jul 1944 Unexploded Ordnace 22nd Jul 1944 Snipers and Patrols 23rd Jul 1944 Patrols 24th Jul 1944 Patrols 25th Jul 1944 Shelling 26th Jul 1944 Inspection 27th Jul 1944 Inspection 28th Jul 1944 Demonstration 29th Jul 1944 Postings 30th Jul 1944 Guard Duty 31st Jul 1944 Orders 1st Aug 1944 Recce Patrol 2nd Aug 1944 Positions Altered 3rd Aug 1944 Booby Traps 4th Aug 1944 Shelling 5th Aug 1944 Prisoners 6th Aug 1944 Artillery Active 7th Aug 1944 Skirmish 8th Aug 1944 Reorganisation 9th Aug 1944 Visit 10th August 1944 Shelling 11th August 1944 Shelling 12th August 1944 Shelling 13th August 1944 Shelling 14th August 1944 Visits 15th August 1944 Visits 16th Aug 1944 Advance 16th August 1944 Preparations 17th Aug 1944 Advance 17th August 1944 Move Forward 18th Aug 1944 Attack Made 18th Aug 1944 Air Raids 19th Aug 1944 Advance 19th Aug 1944 On the March 20th Aug 1944 In Action 21st Aug 1944 Advance 21st Aug 1944 Wet Day 22nd Aug 1944 On the Move 24th Aug 1944 In Action 24th Mar 1945 Assault   The landing from Buffaloes of the 1st Battalion Cheshire Regiment, who landed on the afternoon of 24th of March 1945, in support of No.1 S.S Commando Brigade at Wesel on the Rhine. The bridge seen in background is the smashed railway bridge at Wesel. IWM (BU 2334) If you can provide any additional information, especially on actions and locations at specific dates, please add it here. Those known to have served with 1st Special Service Brigade during the Second World War 1939-1945. This page is new, as yet no names have been submitted. The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. Announcements 1st of September 2024 marks 25 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time. The Wartime Memories Project has been running for 25 years. 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