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 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 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 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
Apr 7, 20202 min read
Commando raid on the East Coast railway - North Korea
Unit/ Formation: 41 Cdo RM Location: Korea Period/ Conflict: Korean War Year: 1951 Date/s: On 7 April 1951 On 2 April 1951, 21...
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Si Biggs
Apr 6, 20201 min read
The Battle of Basra
Unit/ Formation: 42 Cdo RM Location: Iraq Period/ Conflict: Iraq War (2003 - 2009) Year: 2003 Date/s: 6 April 2003 42 Commando...
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Si Biggs
Apr 1, 20203 min read
Operation Roast - Lake Commachio
Unit/ Formation: 43 Cdo RM Location: Italy Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1944 Date/s: 2 - 18th April 1944 It was shortly...
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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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Simon Biggs
Feb 25, 20202 min read
Operation Lifespan - Maritime Counterterrorism Ops
Unit/ Formation: Landing Craft Units Location: Loch Neagh Period/ Conflict: Northern Ireland Conflict Year: 1993 - 2002 Operation...
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Simon Biggs
Feb 15, 20202 min read
Raid on Deception Island. Antarctica
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Deception Island, Antarctica Year: 1953 Date/s: 15th February 1953 HMS Snipe lands one...
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Simon Biggs
Feb 9, 20201 min read
Tragedy on Operations in Cyprus
Thursday, February 9, 1956, Quartermaster Sergeant Alfred Wheeler and Mne. Benet Blakeway, HQ 3 Commando Brigade, died during operations...
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Simon Biggs
Feb 9, 20202 min read
Operation Diesel - Raid on Drugs Factories
Operation Diesel Unit/ Formation: RM ASG Location: Helmand Period/ Conflict: War in Afghanistan (2001-) Date/s: 9th February 2009...
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Simon Biggs
Feb 2, 20203 min read
The Battle of Monte Ornito and it peaks - 43 Cdo RM - 9 Cdo
After the Anzio landings the Commandos of 2 SS Brigade were placed in reserve before returning to Naples on an LST (Landing Ship Tank),...
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Simon Biggs
Jan 16, 20201 min read
Submarine Canoe Insertion against the IRA
Operation Aweless Unit/ Formation: SBS Location: Northern Ireland Period/ Conflict: Northern Ireland Conflict Year: 1975 Date/s:...
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Simon Biggs
Jan 16, 20202 min read
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...
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Simon Biggs
Jan 7, 20201 min read
Royal Marines Museum - £5 Million Mission!
From the Royal Marines Museum Website: The Royal Marines are without a museum, their story hidden from view. After being deemed no longer...
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Simon Biggs
Dec 31, 20193 min read
Loss of T Company - HMS Fidelity
Unit/ Formation: 40 Cdo RM Location: Azores Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1942 Date/s: 30th December 1942 HMS Fidelity a...
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Simon Biggs
Dec 16, 20196 min read
The Battle of the Bulge - Royal Marines in the Ardennes Offensive
The Battle of the Bulge, also known as the Ardennes Counteroffensive, was the last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front...
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