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May 21, 20212 min read

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 ...

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Apr 2, 20214 min read

539 Assault Squadron Royal Marines

Unit/ Formation: 539 ASRM Location: Great Britain Period/ Conflict: 1900's Year: 1984 Date/s: 2nd April 1984 539 Raiding Squadron is 3...

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Nov 7, 20193 min read

I Was There! - I Saw the Royal Marines Go In at Walcheren

The War Illustrated, Volume 8, No. 194, Page 441, November 24, 1944. Westkapelle, keypoint in the Dutch island of Walcheren blocking the...

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Nov 6, 20192 min read

1 ASRM becomes 47 Commando (Raiding Group) Royal Marines

The Royal Marines' amphibious warfare expert group has been renamed. 1 Assault Group Royal Marines now under the command of 3 Commando...

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Jul 4, 20194 min read

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...

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Jun 8, 20191 min read

The Loss of Royal Marines Landing Craft - LCU F4 - Falklands 8th June 1982

Image F4 conducting a work up excercise in English Bay Ascension Island With the British Army’s 5 Brigade separated from their vital...

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Jul 18, 20186 min read

The LCA (Landing Craft Assault) - Norway to Aden #LandingCraft #RoyalMarines

Throughout the Second World War, LCAs were used for landing Allied forces in almost every Commando operation, major and minor, in the...

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