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Coastal forces made an enormous contribution to WW2 in every theatre of war:
- 900 actions resulting in 400 enemy vessels sunk
- More torpedoes fired than the submarine service with a greater proportion of hits
- Vital intelligence gathered for D-Day
- Landing and retrieving agents on enemy coastlines
- 3000 decorations won including 4 Victoria Crosses