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47 Commando - Castle Douglas Preparing for Commando Training
Unit/ Formation: 47 Cdo RM Location: Great Britian Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1943 Date/s: 28 September 1943 47 (RM) Commando...
Si Biggs
Sep 28, 20245 min read
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Formation of No. 47 (Royal Marine) Commando
Unit/ Formation: 47 Cdo RM Location: Great Britian Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1943 Date/s: 1 August 1943 47 (RM) Commando was...
Si Biggs
Aug 1, 20242 min read
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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...
Si Biggs
Jul 24, 20241 min read
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In the Footsteps of 47 Commando - Port-en-Bessin
Spend the day with Royal Marine Commandos on a commemorative walk. Watch the Royal Marines arrive by sea and join them in retracing 47...
Si Biggs
Apr 28, 20241 min read
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Bergen-op-Zoom War Cemetery
Unit/ Formation: Memorial Location: Bergen-op-Zoom Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1944 Date/s: 1 - 8th November 1944 ...
Si Biggs
Nov 8, 20231 min read
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47 CDO RM - Attack on Battery W11 Walcheren
Unit/ Formation: 47 Cdo RM Location: Dishoek, Walcheren Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1944 Date/s: 2 - 3 November 1944 The...
Si Biggs
Nov 2, 20232 min read
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47 Cdo - Training for Operation Infatuate
Unit/ Formation: 47 Cdo RM Location: Belgium Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1944 Date/s: 27 September 1944 After relief by 7...
Si Biggs
Sep 3, 20232 min read
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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...
Si Biggs
Jun 6, 20232 min read
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47 Commando - Final Operations in Holland
Unit/ Formation: 47 Cdo RM Location: The Netherlands Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1945 Date/s: 12 March - 7 April 1945 On the 12...
Si Biggs
Mar 12, 20223 min read
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47 CDO RM - Cutting off the Germans at Fecamp
Unit/ Formation: 47 Cdo RM Location: France Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1944 Date/s: 2 September 1944 On the morning of 31 Aug...
Si Biggs
Sep 2, 20212 min read
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Liberation of Toutainville
Unit/ Formation: 47 Cdo RM Location: France Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1944 Date/s: 26 August 1944 On 24 August Y Troop...
Si Biggs
Aug 30, 20201 min read
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47 Cdo RM - Sallenelles - Orne
Unit/ Formation: 47 Cdo RM Location: France Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1944 Date/s: 18th June 1944 The Commando had now begun a...
Si Biggs
Jun 18, 20201 min read
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Liberation of Schouwen - 47 Cdo Last WW2 Operation
Last Operations Role - Schouwen Unit/ Formation: 47 Cdo RM Location: The Netherlands Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1945 ...
Si Biggs
May 7, 20203 min read
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Assault on the island of Kapelsche Veer
Unit/ Formation: 47 Cdo RM Location: The Netherlands Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1945 Date/s: 13th January 1945 Operation Horse...
Simon Biggs
Jan 16, 20202 min read
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