Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: France Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1944 Date/s: 6 June 1944 D Day was the largest single commitment of Royal Marines in history, with over 17,500 RM taking part. As well as providing 2,500 Marines forming 5 out of the 8 Commando units involved in Operation Overlord Royal Marines took part in many other roles including manning the guns of the battleships providing bombardment, crewing landing craft, crewing tanks, as pilots and

D Day- Gold Beach Unit/ Formation: 47 Cdo RM Location: France Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1944 Date/s: 6 June 1944 The first...

Unit/ Formation: RMLI Location: Gallipolli Period/ Conflict: World War I Year: 1915 Date/s: 25 April 1915 Y Beach was one of three...

Sergeant Robert Greer (CH/X 3121) served as a Royal Marine during World War Two. Born on 12th December 1907 at 15 Dagmar Street, Belfast,...

Unit/ Formation: Marine Regiments Location: Canada Period/ Conflict: Queen Anne's War Year: 1710 Date/s: 5 – 13 October 1710 Nicholson’s...

Unit/ Formation: Marine Regiments Location: Philippines Period/ Conflict: Seven Years' War Year: 1762 Date/s: 24th September 1762 The...

Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Dakar Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1940 Date/s: 23–25 September 1940 Operation Menace,...

The Story of Dennis Donovan, the last man standing, 48 Royal Marine Commando. A Royal Marines History Podcast Dennis was born on the 3rd...

Unit/ Formation: 48 Cdo RM Location: Burma Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1945 Date/s: 2nd May 1945 The invasion of Rangoon was...

539 ASRM (Assault Squadron Royal Marines) now 539 Raiding Squadron is a unique unit, for those of us that were privileged to have served...

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...

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...

The Dieppe Raid, Operation Jubilee, was an Allied attack on the German-occupied port of Dieppe during the Second World War. The raid...

Unit/ Formation: Landing Craft Units Location: Great Britain Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1943 Date/s: July 1943 Of the hundreds of landing craft sent against the beaches of Normandy on D Day, a t least two-thirds of the great fleet of L.C.A. that carried the assault waves of infantry to the beaches were manned by Marines, there were also Flotillas landing US Troops on Utah beaches, including RM crewed craft supporting the Rangers at Point de Hoc with fire support. A

The British Task Force started to land at San Carlos Bay on May 21st 1982 after receiving approval from London, under command of ...

Unit/ Formation: Combined Ops Location: Lofoten Islands Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1941 Date/s: 4th March 1941 Operation...

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

Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: North America Period/ Conflict: War of 1812 Year: 1814 Date/s: 6th May 1814 A British naval...

Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Burma Period/ Conflict: Second Anglo-Burmese War Year: 1852 Date/s: 10th April 1852 During...

'I assess the most important factor in the success of the operation was first class leadership by junior NCOs. Their section battle craft...