Unit/ Formation: 47 Cdo RM Location: Great Britian Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1943 Date/s: 1 August 1943 47 (RM) Commando was...

Earlier this month in teh 80th Year of DDay I was delighted to be asked to conduct a live stream with Paul Woodage who runs the very...

Royal Marines have been wearing a crossed rifles badge to show competence as a marksman since at least 1893! Royal Marines Marksman and Sniper Badges - Royal Marines Museum Royal Marine Snipers during WW2 In 1942 Derrick Edmund Cakebread serving with 5th Battalion Royal Marines was issued a big box by the QM, and asked to sign for it, when he opened it it contained an American P14 sniper rifle, he was not yet a sniper and had not volunteered but quickly found himself loaded o

Royal Marines Commando Vincent Horton was bombed, shot at, shelled and captured (twice!) during WWII. Vince joined the Royal Marines in...

The village of Langrune-sur-Mer is defended by a large anti-tank wall and the support point Wn 26 manned by soldiers of the 9th company...

The securing the bridges the Brigade's objectives were to hold the high ground in the area of Hauger, Le Plein and Amfreville, providing...

Unit/ Formation: 41 Cdo RM Location: Lion Sur Mer Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1944 Date/s: 7 June 1944 7th June 1944 Place: Lion Sur Mer 1105 - All quiet except for snipers and occasional shell fire up to 1105 hrs. At that time 3 Heinkels with Spitfires on their tails suddenly swooped out of the clouds and dropped 3 sticks of anti personnel bombs one of which straddled H.Q. orchard killing the FOB Capt. P.C. Dixon R.A. and 2 men, and wounding the Commanding Officer,

Unit/ Formation: 41 Cdo RM Location: Normandy Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1944 Date/s: 6 June 1944 The beach at Lion Sur Mer was...

7th June 1944 Place: La Deliverande 2200 - 'B' and 'X' Tps with Command Post reached LA DELIVERANDE and occupied the town. 8th June 1944...

As the 21st Panzer Regiment launched a counter attack against the Orne Bridghead HMS Rodney fired a Naval Bombardment which helped stem...

Unit/ Formation: 45 Cdo RM Location: France Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1944 Date/s: 6 June 1944 On 5th June, 1944, 45 Commando...

While few in numbers and often forgotten, around 700 United States Marines were present on D Day either ashore or as part of ships crews....

Support Craft. The following would provide close support for 7 Brigade. LCG 831, 1007 and 1062. Landing Craft Gun each with two 4.7”...

U nit/ Formation: RM ASG Location: Off Solent Water Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1944 Date/s: 5 June 1944 On the night of the...

ON D-DAY, six Royal Marine and four Royal Navy LCOCUs, Landing Craft Obstruction Clearance Units [LCOCUs pronounced Lock-yews] each comprising an officer and 11 men, were deployed from LCAs from H-Hour. LCOCUs (3, 4 RN), 9 and 10 were assigned to Gold Beach (Force G), 7 and 8 to Sword (Force S), and (1, 5 RN), 11 and 12 to Juno (Force J). Launched from LCAs and operating from inflatable boats, they were responsible for clearing obstructions in depths between 3m and 1.4m,

HMS Erebus Erebus was a monitor, a shallow draft vessel which could steam at around 12 knots, she was basically a floating gun platform...

HMS RAMILLIES - Royal Sovereign-class 15in gun Battleship April to May Took part in preparatory exercises for planned assault...

A Shaggy Dog Story [Royal Marines and D Day by Captain the Reverend D A Farquharson-Roberts RM] Courtesy, the Crew of LCG(L) 1 I am...

Spend the day with Royal Marine Commandos on a commemorative walk. Watch the Royal Marines arrive by sea and join them in retracing 47...

6th July 1944 Commitment of GRANDE FERME DU BUISSON was discontinued. 7th July 1944 Place: Hauger 1130 - Commando relieved 4 Commando in the HAUGER positions by 1130 hrs. Commitments taken over included a counter mortar O.P. and standing patrol forward of the F.D.Ls. 8th to 11th July 1944 Place: Hauger No patrols were sent out. Sniping activity took place forward of the standing patrol. 9th to 10th July 1944 Place: Hauger Heavy weapons troop took part in a brigad