Si Biggs
Battle of '41 Commando Hill' & 'Pimple Hill'
No. 2 Commando, had taken part in the capture of Sicily and then landed at Salerno with other British troops. He and his men fought for...
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Si Biggs
- Sep 11, 2020
- 1 min
41 Cdo - Diversionary Raid - North Korea
Kunsun Diversonary raid - Operation Chromite - Inchon Unit/ Formation: 41 Cdo RM Location: Korea Period/ Conflict: Korean War Year: 1950...
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Si Biggs
- Sep 8, 2020
- 4 min
Salerno Landings - Operation Avalanche
Unit/ Formation: 41 Cdo RM Location: Italy Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1943 Date/s: 9 September 1943 The Italian front opens at...
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Si Biggs
- Aug 31, 2020
- 10 min
A Brief History of 44 Royal Marine Commando at The Battle of Hill 170
Kindly written for RoyalMarinesHistory.com by Lucy Betteridge-Dyson www.ohwhataladylikewar.com @LMBD1418 Following the Battles of Kohima...
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Si Biggs
- Aug 30, 2020
- 1 min
Liberation of Toutainville
Unit/ Formation: 47 Cdo RM Location: France Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1944 Date/s: 26 August 1944 On 24 August Y Troop...
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Si Biggs
- Jul 11, 2020
- 5 min
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...
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Si Biggs
- Jul 11, 2020
- 3 min
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...
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Si Biggs
- Jul 9, 2020
- 2 min
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...
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Si Biggs
- Jun 26, 2020
- 2 min
SBS - Operation Ilois - Ambushed by the Taliban
Operation Ilois Unit/ Formation: SBS Location: Sangin Period/ Conflict: War in Afghanistan (2001-) Year: 2006 Date/s: 27 June 2006 A...
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Si Biggs
- Jun 26, 2020
- 2 min
Palestine Mandate and the withdrawal of British troops
Unit/ Formation: 40 Cdo RM Location: Palastine Period/ Conflict: Palestine Mandate Year: 1948 Date/s: 30th June 1948 40 Commando was sent...
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Si Biggs
- Jun 18, 2020
- 1 min
47 Cdo RM - Sallenelles - Orne
Unit/ Formation: 47 Cdo RM Location: France Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1944 Date/s: 18th June 1944 The Commando had now begun a...
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Si Biggs
- Jun 14, 2020
- 1 min
40 Cdo Accept the Surrender at Port Howard and Mine Clearance
In 1982, following the Argentinean invasion of the Falkland Islands, 40 Commando deployed on Operation Corporate as part of 3 Cdo Bde. On...
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Si Biggs
- Jun 11, 2020
- 3 min
30 AU in Normandy - 'You can't behave like Red Indians any more'
30 Assault Unit was formed in 1943 following the merger of 33 Navy Troop and 34 Army Troop. It was a joint venture which emerged from a...
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Si Biggs
- Jun 10, 2020
- 4 min
46 CDO RM - The Attack on Le Hamel and Rots - 12 SS Pz Div
Unit/ Formation: 46 Cdo RM Location: France Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1944 Date/s: 11 June 1944 The attempted...
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Si Biggs
- Jun 6, 2020
- 1 min
46 Cdo RM - D Day - Capture of Petit Enfer
Unit/ Formation: 46 Cdo RM Location: France Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1944 Date/s: 7 June 1944 Lieutenant Colonel Hardy’s...
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Si Biggs
- May 31, 2020
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 2 min
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 12, 2020
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 4 min
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 6, 2020
- 3 min
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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