30 Cdo AU

Sep 123 min read

30AU Commando - Tragedy in Le Harve

The 12th September 1944 Captain 'Red' Huntington-Whiteley RM of 30 Commando/AU was callously cut down by a group of Wehrmacht who clearly...

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Jul 241 min read

D Day Royal Marines Live Stream

Earlier this month in teh 80th Year of DDay I was delighted to be asked to conduct a live stream with Paul Woodage who runs the very...

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Jun 6, 20232 min read

D DAY Royal Marines

Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: France Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1944 Date/s: 6 June 1944 D Day was the largest...

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Nov 9, 20212 min read

Capture of the Italian Armistice Commission - 30 Commando AU

Unit/ Formation: 30 Cdo Location: Cheragas Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1942 Date/s: 9th November 1942 The IAU ‘Special...

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Nov 20, 20202 min read

30 CDO - Raid on Algiers

Unit/ Formation: 30 Cdo Location: Maghreb Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1942 Date/s: 8 November 1942 Two British warships,...

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Jun 11, 20203 min read

30 AU in Normandy - 'You can't behave like Red Indians any more'

30 Assault Unit was formed in 1943 following the merger of 33 Navy Troop and 34 Army Troop. It was a joint venture which emerged from a...

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May 12, 20202 min read

Unlocking the Secrets of the Kriegsmarine - Raising the Secret Midget Sub

Unit/ Formation: 30 Cdo Location: Glueckstadt Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1945 Date/s: 10 May 1945 A conference was held at...

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