Soviet Naval Brigade HQ cruisers Each section was led by

Each section was led by a corporal armed with a rifle or pistol and included a lance corporal who was in charge of the Bren group

the Yamato and Musashi were the largest battleships ever built and were the product of advancing Japanese technology

Flame-thrower and Sniper Teams

It could carry two torpedoes

Soviet Naval Brigade HQ cruisers Each section was led byWith the Soviet navy largely bottled up in harbour, many sailors were pressed into service as frontline infantrymen, often still dressed in their black naval uniform with its distinctive cap and striped telnyashka undershirt. A number of specialised naval infantry units were formed: forty brigades and five regiments. They won a reputation for tenacity and daring both in defensive fighting and in coastal landing operations on the Baltic and Black Seas.