Editing 45 Commando (section)

===45 RM Commando===
[[File:The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-45 H39038.jpg|thumb|right|Men of 45 (RM) Commando, [[1st Special Service Brigade]], in high spirits as they prepare to embark for the invasion, 3 June 1944.]]

After reforming and retitling, the unit transitioned to the Commando role as a formed unit, by-passing the individual volunteer and selection process undertaken by [[British Army|Army]] Commando candidates. Personnel undertook, and completed, the Commando Basic Training Course at [[Achnacarry]], [[Scotland]]. As part of the [[1st Special Service Brigade]], the Commando participated in [[Operation Overlord]] (the [[D-Day]] [[Normandy]] landings), before going on to move through Europe into Germany, including Brachterbeek on 23 January 1945.<ref name=memorial>{{cite web|url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/~/media/Files/Navy-PDFs/The-Fleet/RMBS/Unit%20Memorial%20Dates.pdf|title=Memorial dates|publisher=Royal Navy|access-date=17 April 2016}}</ref> During the [[Battle of the Bulge|Ardennes Offensive]], the retitled 1st Commando Brigade was given the task of holding a stretch of the River [[Meuse]]; it was during this period of operations that Lance Corporal [[Henry Eric Harden|H. Harden]], a medical orderly of the [[Royal Army Medical Corps|RAMC]] attached to 45 (RM) Commando, won the [[Victoria Cross]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue= 36972|date=6 March 1945|page=1297|supp=y}}</ref>