Operation Flounced - Yugoslavia
This was a British Commando and Yugoslav partisan attack on Brac island in the Adriatic Sea off the Dalmatian coast of German-occupied...
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Si Biggs
May 2, 20211 min read
The Capture of Fort Louis in Senegal
Unit/ Formation: His Majesty's Marine Forces Location: Africa Period/ Conflict: Seven Years' War Year: 1758 Date/s: Tuesday 2nd May 1758...
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Si Biggs
Jun 1, 20202 min read
Major Francis Harvey RMLI - Battle Of Jutland
Unit/ Formation: Victoria Cross Location: Jutland Period/ Conflict: World War I Year: 1916 Date/s: 31 May 1916 A long serving Royal...
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Si Biggs
May 31, 20202 min read
Battle for the Falklands - The Skirmish at Top Malo House - 31 May 1982
The Skirmish at Top Malo House was fought on 31 May 1982 during the Falklands War, between 1st Assault Section Argentine Special Forces...
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Si Biggs
May 30, 20203 min read
Rear Guard Action - The Sacrifice Army
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: France Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1940 Date/s: May 1940 Calais – Friday 24 to...
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Si Biggs
May 30, 20202 min read
Operation Farrier - Yugoslavia
Operation Farrier was a British special forces raid on Mljet island off the coast of German-occupied Yugoslavia (22/24 May 1944). After...
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Si Biggs
May 27, 20202 min read
Bill O' Brien - Only RM DFM
O'BRIEN, William Christopher Rank: Sergeant Unit/Base: 3 Commando Bde. Air Squadron Regiment/Corps: Royal Marines Service...
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Si Biggs
May 27, 20203 min read
"Blondie" Hasler - Rearguard at Narvik
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Narvik Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1940 Date/s: 27th May 1940 Herbert George "Blondie"...
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Si Biggs
May 26, 20202 min read
Major General Julian Thompson, CB, OBE
Julian Thompson was born on 7 October 1934 to Major A. J. Thompson DSO MC and Mary Stearns Thompson (née Krause). He was educated at...
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Si Biggs
May 26, 20202 min read
NGS in Fox Bay - SBS and 148 Bty
Unit/ Formation: SBS Location: Knob Island, Fox Bay Period/ Conflict: The Falklands War Year: 1982 Date/s: 26 May 1982 SBS Operations -...
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Si Biggs
May 21, 20202 min read
Loss of 2 Gazelle and 3 crew from 3 BAS - San Carlos Water
3 Commando Brigade Air Squadron Royal Marines (3 BAS) deployed six Scout and nine Gazelle helicopters to the Falklands, commanded by...
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Si Biggs
May 21, 20202 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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Si Biggs
May 18, 20204 min read
Second Corps of Colonial Marines
Unit/ Formation: Colonial Marines Location: North America Period/ Conflict: War of 1812 Year: 1814 Date/s: 18 May 1814 The Second Corps...
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Si Biggs
May 15, 20201 min read
30 Cdo AU - Capture of Jet Engines
📷 Unit/ Formation: 30 Cdo Location: German/ Danish border Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1945 Date/s: May 1945 Geoff Pike’s...
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Si Biggs
May 14, 20202 min read
Operation Pallister - 42 Cdo - Sierra Leone Civil War Intervention
Unit/ Formation: 42 Cdo RM Location: Sierra Leone Period/ Conflict: 2000's Year: 2000 Date/s: 14 May 2000 The United Kingdom began a...
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Si Biggs
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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Si Biggs
May 11, 20201 min read
Cliff Assault - The re-capture of St Helena
Unit/ Formation: Marine Regiments Location: St Helena Period/ Conflict: Year: 1673 Date/s: 14th May 1673 Four hundred English troops...
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Si Biggs
May 8, 20204 min read
VE75- Royal Marines in WW2
Royal Marines served in every theater and in almost every major sea engagement in the Second World War and were in action until the last...
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Si Biggs
May 7, 20203 min read
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 ...
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Si Biggs
May 1, 20203 min read
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir James Malcolm, KCB
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir James Malcolm, KCB (13 January 1767 – 27 December 1849) was a Scottish officer of the British Royal Marines who...
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