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Si Biggs
Jul 24, 20241 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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Si Biggs
Jul 7, 20242 min read
46 CDO La Deliverande to Douvres
7th June 1944 Place: La Deliverande 2200 - 'B' and 'X' Tps with Command Post reached LA DELIVERANDE and occupied the town. 8th June 1944...
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Si Biggs
Mar 23, 20237 min read
Operation Widgeon - 'Never in the history of human warfare have so many guns supported so few men'
Battle Prep The sun blazed down on the seemingly placid waters of the ever-present smoke-screen Lieutenant-General Ritchie, the Rhine on...
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Si Biggs
Jul 8, 20226 min read
46 CDO Recce Patrol - & Milking Cows!
Unit/ Formation: 46 Cdo RM Location: France Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1944 Date/s: 8 July 1944 8th July 1944 Place:...
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Si Biggs
Jun 11, 20204 min read
46 CDO RM - The Attack on Le Hamel and Rots - 12 SS Pz Div
Unit/ Formation: 46 Cdo RM Location: France Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1944 Date/s: 11 June 1944 The attempted...
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Si Biggs
Jun 7, 20201 min read
46 Cdo RM - D Day +1 - Capture of Petit Enfer
Unit/ Formation: 46 Cdo RM Location: France Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1944 Date/s: 7 June 1944 Lieutenant Colonel Hardy’s...
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Simon Biggs
Mar 23, 20203 min read
Operation Widgeon - 46 & 45 Cdo RM Crossing the Rhine
Unit/ Formation: 45 Cdo RM Location: Wesel Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1945 Date/s: Friday, March 23, 1945 Operation...
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Si Biggs
Aug 6, 20172 min read
Formation of No. 46 (Royal Marine) Commando formed up in Dorchester August 1943
Formed at Dorchester, West Dorset, in August 1943 mainly from men of 9th RM Bn; 46 Commando RM had a brief but important role in the...
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