The Battle of Boulogne in 1940 was the defence of the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer by French, British and Belgian troops during the Battle of...

Unit/ Formation: HM Ships Location: Pacocha Period/ Conflict: 1800's Year: 1877 Date/s: 29 May 1877 The first HMS Shah was a 19th-century...

On Friday 28th May 1982, the 2nd Battalion of the Parachute Regiment was engaged in fierce fighting to take enemy positions in the area...

Unit/ Formation: SBS Location: Knob Island, Fox Bay Period/ Conflict: The Falklands War Year: 1982 Date/s: 26 May 1982 SBS Operations -...

The Battle of the Denmark Strait was a naval engagement on 24 May 1941 in the Second World War, between ships of the Royal Navy and the...

Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: China Period/ Conflict: Opium Wars Year: 1841 Date/s: 24 May 1841 On May 21 Chinese forces...

RMA-The Royal Marines Charity celebrates its 75th anniversary in 2021, marking the foundation of one of its predecessor organisations,...

Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: France Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1940 Date/s: 24th May 1940 Calais – Friday 24 to...

HMS Gloucester was one of the second batch of three Town-classlight cruisers built for the Royal Navy during the late 1930s. Transferred...

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: SBS Location: Falkland Islands Period/ Conflict: The Falklands War Year: 1982 Date/s: 20/ 21 May 1982 Of concern to the...

On the night of June 3 1944 21 year old Lt Jeff Beadle commanded Y Troop 40 commando Royal Marines during Operation Flounced (31 May/5...

This was a British Commando and Yugoslav partisan attack on Brac island in the Adriatic Sea off the Dalmatian coast of German-occupied...

Unit/ Formation: His Majesty's Marine Forces Location: Africa Period/ Conflict: Seven Years' War Year: 1758 Date/s: Tuesday 2nd May 1758...

Unit/ Formation: Victoria Cross Location: Jutland Period/ Conflict: World War I Year: 1916 Date/s: 31 May 1916 A long serving Royal...

The Skirmish at Top Malo House was fought on 31 May 1982 during the Falklands War, between 1st Assault Section Argentine Special Forces...

Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: France Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1940 Date/s: May 1940 Calais – Friday 24 to...

Operation Farrier was a British special forces raid on Mljet island off the coast of German-occupied Yugoslavia (22/24 May 1944). After...

O'BRIEN, William Christopher Rank: Sergeant Unit/Base:  3 Commando Bde. Air Squadron Regiment/Corps: Royal Marines Service...

Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Narvik Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1940 Date/s: 27th May 1940 Herbert George "Blondie"...