Unit/ Formation: 41 Cdo RM Location: Italy Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1943 Date/s: 9 September 1943 The Italian front opens at...

Indonesian Confrontation Between 1963 and 1966, British Commonwealth forces fought against Indonesia in a conflict that focused on the future of Brunei and North Borneo. The fighting consisted of small-scale jungle clashes in the border areas, and ended in a victory for the Commonwealth. Borneo In 1962, northern Borneo consisted of the British protectorate of Brunei and the colonies of Sarawak and North Borneo (later known as Sabah). The rest of the island was made up of the

Operation Husky , the Invasion of Sicily, was the first major Allied assault on German occupied Europe. Churchill described Sicily and Italy as the soft underbelly of Europe but the Italy campaign was hard fought and only came to an end in May 1945. Royal Marines during Operation Husky Royal Marines Units No. 40 (Royal Marine) Commando No. 41 (Royal Marine) Commando 7th Battalion, Royal Marines The Landings In the afternoon of D-1, an unseasonable, force 7 north-westerly gal

Unit/ Formation: 40 Cdo RM Location: Palastine Period/ Conflict: Palestine Mandate Year: 1948 Date/s: 30th June 1948 40 Commando was sent...

In 1982, following the Argentinean invasion of the Falkland Islands, 40 Commando deployed on Operation Corporate as part of 3 Cdo Bde. On...

Unit/ Formation: 43 Cdo RM Location: Italy Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1944 Date/s: 2 - 18th April 1944 It was shortly...

Op Haven Iraq Unit/ Formation : 3 Cdo Brigade RM Location : Iraq Period/ Conflict : Iraq War (1991) Year : 1991 Date/s : 1991 Saddam...

Unit/ Formation: 40 Cdo RM Location: Azores Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1942 Date/s: 30th December 1942 HMS Fidelity a...

Major-General 'Titch' Houghton, who died January 2011 aged 98, was second-in-command of Royal Marine 40 Commando during the Second World...