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Si Biggs
Aug 12, 20203 min read
Plymouth Argyll Royal Marines - Fall of Singapore
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Singapore Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: December 1941/ February 1942 On December 10th...
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Si Biggs
Jul 18, 20204 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...
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Si Biggs
Jul 10, 20202 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...
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Si Biggs
Jun 18, 20201 min read
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 11, 20203 min read
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 11, 20204 min read
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 7, 20201 min read
46 Cdo RM - D Day +1 - 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 30, 20203 min read
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 27, 20203 min read
"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 12, 20202 min read
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, 20204 min read
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 7, 20203 min read
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
Apr 23, 20201 min read
11th Bn Royal Marines - Operation Lighter - Crete
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Koufonisi Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1942 Date/s: 16 April 1942 The 11th Battalion...
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Si Biggs
Apr 1, 20203 min read
Operation Roast - Lake Commachio
Unit/ Formation: 43 Cdo RM Location: Italy Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1944 Date/s: 2 - 18th April 1944 It was shortly...
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Si Biggs
Mar 28, 20202 min read
"Operation Chariot" - St Nazaire Raid
Unit/ Formation: Combined Ops Location: France Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1942 Date/s: 28 March 1942 The St Nazaire Raid or...
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Si Biggs
Mar 25, 20202 min read
Force Viper - Ambushing the Japanese
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Burma Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1942 Date/s: 20th March 1942 Force "Viper" now...
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Simon Biggs
Mar 23, 20203 min read
Operation Widgeon - 46 & 45 Cdo RM Crossing the Rhine
Unit/ Formation: 45 Cdo RM Location: Wesel Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1945 Date/s: Friday, March 23, 1945 Operation...
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Simon Biggs
Mar 2, 20202 min read
Royal Marines 5 AA (Anti Aircraft) Bde - Shooting down over 122 V1 'Divers'
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Antwerp/ Sheldt Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1944 Date/s: 2nd March 1944 5 RM AA...
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Simon Biggs
Feb 4, 20201 min read
Rescue of Australian Nurses
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Singkep Islands Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1942 Date/s: February During the...
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Simon Biggs
Feb 2, 20203 min read
The Battle of Monte Ornito and it peaks - 43 Cdo RM - 9 Cdo
After the Anzio landings the Commandos of 2 SS Brigade were placed in reserve before returning to Naples on an LST (Landing Ship Tank),...
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