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Siege of Port Royal, Nova Scotia
Unit/ Formation: Marine Regiments Location: Canada Period/ Conflict: Queen Anne's War Year: 1710 Date/s: 5 – 13 October 1710 Nicholson’s...
Si Biggs
Oct 6, 20221 min read
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Marines at the Capture of Manilla - 1762
Unit/ Formation: Marine Regiments Location: Philippines Period/ Conflict: Seven Years' War Year: 1762 Date/s: 24th September 1762 The...
Si Biggs
Sep 24, 20222 min read
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Operation Menace - Battle of Dakar
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Dakar Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1940 Date/s: 23–25 September 1940 Operation Menace,...
Si Biggs
Sep 23, 20222 min read
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The Last Man Standing, the story of Dennis Donovan, 48 Royal Marine Commando Juno Beach
The Story of Dennis Donovan, the last man standing, 48 Royal Marine Commando. A Royal Marines History Podcast Dennis was born on the 3rd...
Si Biggs
Jul 23, 20223 min read
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Liberation of Rangoon - Operation Dracula
Unit/ Formation: 48 Cdo RM Location: Burma Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1945 Date/s: 2nd May 1945 The invasion of Rangoon was...
Si Biggs
May 3, 20224 min read
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539 ASRM - A Genesis
539 ASRM (Assault Squadron Royal Marines) now 539 Raiding Squadron is a unique unit, for those of us that were privileged to have served...
Si Biggs
Mar 15, 202218 min read
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Cpl George Tandy DSM - Gold Beach - 'The Human Rudder'
Corporal George Ernest Tandy Ch. X 110723 was 19 years old when as a crewman on LCA 786 he swung down from the davits of Landing Ship...
Si Biggs
Mar 14, 20226 min read
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Operation Shingle - Anzio Landings
Unit/ Formation: 43 Cdo RM Location: Italy Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1944 Date/s: 22 January 1944 The Battle of Anzio was a...
Si Biggs
Jan 22, 20222 min read
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Operation Jubilee - Amphibious Raid on Dieppe - 19th August 1942
The Dieppe Raid, Operation Jubilee, was an Allied attack on the German-occupied port of Dieppe during the Second World War. The raid...
Si Biggs
Aug 19, 20215 min read
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Royal Marines WWII Landing Craft Crews - Europe
Unit/ Formation: Landing Craft Units Location: Great Britain Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1943 Date/s: July 1943 Of the hundreds...
Si Biggs
Jul 10, 20216 min read
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Battle for the Falklands - Landing at San Carlos - 21 May 1982
The British Task Force started to land at San Carlos Bay on May 21st 1982 after receiving approval from London, under command of ...
Si Biggs
May 21, 20212 min read
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Operation Claymore
Unit/ Formation: Combined Ops Location: Lofoten Islands Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1941 Date/s: 4th March 1941 Operation...
Si Biggs
Mar 4, 20212 min read
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Salerno Landings - Operation Avalanche
Unit/ Formation: 41 Cdo RM Location: Italy Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1943 Date/s: 9 September 1943 The Italian front opens at...
Si Biggs
Sep 9, 20204 min read
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Storming of Fort Oswego by 2nd Bn Royal Marines
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: North America Period/ Conflict: War of 1812 Year: 1814 Date/s: 6th May 1814 A British naval...
Si Biggs
May 1, 20202 min read
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Attack on Rangoon & Assualt on the Dallah Stockades
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Burma Period/ Conflict: Second Anglo-Burmese War Year: 1852 Date/s: 10th April 1852 During...
Si Biggs
Apr 10, 20202 min read
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42 Commando Raid on Limbang - Hostage Rescue - 12th December 1962
'I assess the most important factor in the success of the operation was first class leadership by junior NCOs. Their section battle craft...
Si Biggs
Dec 12, 20193 min read
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Captain Derek Oakley MBE - First to Land at Suez - 42 CDO Musketeer
Captain Derek Oakley MBE, born October 27 1926, died September 22 2019 Captain Derek Oakley, who has died aged 92, was an author,...
Si Biggs
Oct 22, 20193 min read
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The Battle of Belleisle - 7 June 1761
The Marines played a major role in the capture of this island, from the first amphibious landing, and through all subsequent fighting....
Si Biggs
Jul 6, 20191 min read
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Amphibious Lessons Learned - Operation Husky 10 July 1943
Lessons Learned (Operation Husky) The beach organisation was better than 'Torch' but there were still problems caused, mainly by human...
Simon Biggs
Jul 4, 20194 min read
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40 Cdo RM Dieppe 1942 - Major-General 'Titch' Houghton (1912 - 2011)
Major-General 'Titch' Houghton, who died January 2011 aged 98, was second-in-command of Royal Marine 40 Commando during the Second World...
Simon Biggs
Jul 1, 20195 min read
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