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Supporting the Rangers at Pointe Du Hoc
Unit/ Formation: Landing Craft Units Location: Pointe Du Hoc Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1944 Date/s: 6th June 1944 East of Utah...
Si Biggs
Jul 2, 20213 min read
Steph Stephens SBS - Conspicuous Gallantry Cross
Unit/ Formation: SBS Location: Haji Wakil village, Bahram Chah Period/ Conflict: War in Afghanistan (2001-2021) Year: 2010 Date/s: 1st...
Si Biggs
Jul 1, 20213 min read
Our House Fire - Please check your Alarms TODAY
I'am sorry that this months blog is a little light on content, this month we had a fire in our kitchen, caused by a fitted dishwasher...
Si Biggs
Jul 31, 20202 min read
Landings in Sadani - East Africa 1916
During July 1916 in East Africa the Germans from Tanga and Pangani made an advance on Sadani. Seamen and Royal Marines from HMS Talbot...
Si Biggs
Jul 27, 20201 min read
Capture of Gibraltar 24th July t0 1st August 1704
On July 24, the allied fleet arrived outside Gibraltar. In all, Rooke commanded 16 English ships under Byng and six Dutch ships under...
Si Biggs
Jul 24, 20202 min read
Scaling the Walls at Chin-Kiang-Fu
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: China Period/ Conflict: Opium Wars Year: 1842 Date/s: 21 July 1842 3rd brigade was assisted by a...
Si Biggs
Jul 22, 20201 min read
John Field - RM People "We thought we were immortal.” Operation Husky
Unit/ Formation: RM People Location: Sicily Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1943 Date/s: July 1943 John Field crouched in the...
Si Biggs
Jul 18, 20204 min read
Lieutenant George Dare Dowell RMA VC - Viborg, Baltic Sea
Unit/ Formation: Victoria Cross Location: Russia Period/ Conflict: Crimean War Year: 1855 Date/s: 13 July 1855 Dowell was 24 years...
Si Biggs
Jul 13, 20203 min read
Canberra returns from the Falklands
Unit/ Formation: 3 Cdo Brigade RM Location: Southampton Period/ Conflict: The Falklands War Year: 1982 Date/s: 11th July 1982 At the...
Si Biggs
Jul 11, 20205 min read
Royal Marines in Borneo - 1962 - 1966
Indonesian Confrontation Between 1963 and 1966, British Commonwealth forces fought against Indonesia in a conflict that focused on the...
Si Biggs
Jul 11, 20203 min read
Operation Husky - Invasion of Sicily
Operation Husky, the Invasion of Sicily, was the first major Allied assault on German occupied Europe. Churchill described Sicily and...
Si Biggs
Jul 10, 20202 min read
The Battle of Belleisle - 7 June 1761
The Marines played a major role in the capture of this island, from the first amphibious landing, and through all subsequent fighting....
Si Biggs
Jul 6, 20191 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...
Si Biggs
Jul 4, 20194 min read
40 Cdo RM Dieppe 1942 - Major-General 'Titch' Houghton (1912 - 2011)
Major-General 'Titch' Houghton, who died January 2011 aged 98, was second-in-command of Royal Marine 40 Commando during the Second World...
Si Biggs
Jul 1, 20195 min read
The Royal Marines Projecting Power since 1664 - a Geo History
The Royal Marines - A Geo History 1664 to Present The Globe & Laurel March/April 2018 by Simon Biggs Even before I was a young Marine in...
Si Biggs
Jul 30, 20182 min read
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