Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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What did the Royal Marines practice between the wars?

Royal Marines joined amphibious exercises and ship-scale operations, but Britain had not yet organized them as a brigade-sized assault force.

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Question

What amphibious exercises and roles did the Royal Marines have between the world wars?

Short answer

They joined recurring exercises and smaller shipborne operations, but did not yet operate as a brigade-sized amphibious force.

Notes

Marine detachments participated in exercises in Ceylon and on Britain's south coast, while companies also deployed from sloops and other ships in smaller operations. Their experience was real but dispersed. Before World War II they were not yet structured for the brigade-scale commando role associated with the later Royal Marines.