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Attacks on invasion barges at Rotterdam
Unit/ Formation: RM Airmen Location: Calais and Rotterdam Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1940 Date/s: 04/08/1940 Timothy Armstrong...
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Si Biggs
- Jul 26, 2020
- 1 min
Landings in Sadani - East Africa 1916
During Juky 1916 in East Africa the Germans from Tanga and Pangani made an advance on Sadani. Seamen and Royal Marines from HMS Talbot...
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Si Biggs
- Jul 23, 2020
- 2 min
Capture of Gibraltar 24th July 1704
On July 24, the allied fleet arrived outside Gibraltar. In all, Rooke commanded 16 English ships under Byng and six Dutch ships under...
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Si Biggs
- Jul 22, 2020
- 1 min
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...
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Si Biggs
- Jul 17, 2020
- 4 min
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...
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Si Biggs
- Jul 13, 2020
- 3 min
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...
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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 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
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 25, 2020
- 1 min
Captain Halliday RMLI VC - Boxer Rebellion
Unit/ Formation: Victoria Cross Location: China Period/ Conflict: Boxer Rebellion Year: 1900 Date/s: 24 June 1900 Lewis Stratford...
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Si Biggs
- Jun 14, 2020
- 10 min
Royal Marines Armoured Support Group
Unit/ Formation: RM ASG Location: Merley House Camp Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1944 Date/s: 6th June 1944 RM Armoured...
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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 6, 2020
- 1 min
Bombardier Thomas Wilkinson RMA VC
Bombardier Thomas Wilkinson RMA VC – Crimea Unit/ Formation: Victoria Cross Location: Russia Period/ Conflict: Crimean War Year: 1855...
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Si Biggs
- Jun 4, 2020
- 2 min
Deployment of Marines to Ireland
Marines Land in Ireland Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Ireland Period/ Conflict: Anglo-Irish War Year: 1920 Date/s: 4/5th June...
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Si Biggs
- May 30, 2020
- 3 min
Rear Guard Action - The Sacrifice Army
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: France Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1940 Date/s: May 1940 Calais – Friday 24 to...
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Si Biggs
- May 26, 2020
- 2 min
"Blondie" Hasler - Rearguard at Narvik
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Narvik Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1940 Date/s: 27th May 1940 Herbert George "Blondie"...
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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 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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Si Biggs
- May 1, 2020
- 3 min
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir James Malcolm, KCB
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir James Malcolm, KCB (13 January 1767 – 27 December 1849) was a Scottish officer of the British Royal Marines who...
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