Battle for the Falklands - Landing at San Carlos - 21 May 1982
The British Task Force started to land at San Carlos Bay on May 21st 1982 after receiving approval from London, under command of ...
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Simon 'Peters' Biggs
- May 24, 2019
- 8 min
The Sacrifice Army - Royal Marines in the Rearguard Action At Calais
The Bill Balmer Story (Royal Marine 1939-1953) My Second Battle Calais – Friday 24 to Sunday 26 May 1940 After the Boulogne...
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Si Biggs
- Apr 28, 2019
- 1 min
Royal Marines in Gallipoli - 28 April 1915
Gallipoli - 28 April 1915 Marines were involved in both the initial, unopposed, landings on the peninsula and the subsequent amphibious...
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Simon Biggs
- Apr 24, 2019
- 3 min
The Raid on Zeebrugge - 23 April 1918 - 'For England and St George!'
Mounted by two thousand men of the 4th Battalion Royal Marines and Royal Navy under the command of Vice-Admiral Sir Roger Keyes. The...
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Simon Biggs
- Apr 8, 2019
- 3 min
Rescue of the Russian Royal Family - April 1919 #RoyalMarines
HMS Marlborough to the rescue HMS Marlborough was a veteran of Jutland was an Iron Duke-class battleship, she had a crew of 995 officers...
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Si Biggs
- Apr 1, 2019
- 1 min
Battle for the Falklands - NP8901 - 01 April 1982
At the time of the Argentine invasion the islands were defended by Naval Party 8901 (NP 8901) that consisted of a Royal Marine garrison...
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Simon Biggs
- Mar 31, 2019
- 3 min
Royal Marines the Battle for Hong Kong and the Lisbon Maru Massacre #RoyalMarines
The Battle for Hong Kong During the battle of Hong Kong, there were 40 Royal Marines attached to HMS Tamar. When the battle began, the...
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Si Biggs
- Mar 28, 2019
- 2 min
"Operation Chariot" - St Nazaire Raid - 28th March 1942 #RoyalMarines
The St Nazaire Raid or Operation Chariot was a successful British amphibious attack on the heavily defended Normandie dry dock at St...
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Simon Biggs
- Dec 22, 2018
- 2 min
Royal Marines Search for Survivors of the Lakonia Disaster 1963
Royal Marines Bandsman from HMS Centaur search for survivors from the Lakonia Disater which caught fire and sank north of Madeira on 22...
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Simon 'Peters' Biggs
- Dec 13, 2018
- 5 min
Battle of the River Plate - Royal Marines HMS Exeter B Turret - HMS Ajax X Turret
During the Battle of the River Plate 15 Marines lost their lives mostly manning turrets, HMS Exeter 10 Marines killed, HMS Ajax 5 Marines...
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Simon Biggs
- Dec 12, 2018
- 7 min
41 Commando - Chosin Reservoir Korea November/ December 1950 - Task Force Drysdale #RoyalMarines
'As Commanding General of the First Marine Division, I desire to take this opportunity to acknowledge the high qualities of leadership,...
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Si Biggs
- Dec 12, 2018
- 3 min
42 Commando Raid on Limbang - Hostage Rescue - 12th December 1962 #RoyalMarines
'I assess the most important factor in the success of the operation was first class leadership by junior NCOs. Their section battle craft...
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Simon Biggs
- Dec 4, 2018
- 2 min
Bombing Run - War Correspondents fly with the Lancaster's of Bomber Command
Bombing Berlin BBC correspondent Stephen Evans tells the story of Wynford Vaughan-Thomas's 1943 report recorded aboard a Lancaster Bomber...
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Simon Biggs
- Dec 1, 2018
- 1 min
Pte Stanley Robert McDougall VC (1890-1968) - Pages of the Sea
On 11 November 2018, tens of thousands of people took part in Pages of the Sea – a commissioned art project by filmmaker Danny Boyle,...
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Si Biggs
- Nov 10, 2018
- 1 min
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old - For the Fallen (Ode to Remembrance) - Lauren
They went with songs to the battle, they were young. Straight of limb, true of eye, steady and aglow. They were staunch to the end...
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Simon Biggs
- Nov 5, 2018
- 3 min
Corporal John Prettyjohn the First Royal Marine Victoria Cross - 2nd November 1854 – Battle of Inke
John Prettyjohns VC (sometimes misspelled Prettyjohn) (11 June 1823 – 20 January 1887) was the first Royal Marine to win the Victoria...
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Simon Biggs
- Nov 4, 2018
- 2 min
The Royal Marines in World War One - RM a Geo History
Major Actions & Engagements of Royal Marines in the RND 1914-18 4th to 9th October 1914: Defence of Antwerp: (Portsmouth, Plymouth,...
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Si Biggs
- Nov 4, 2018
- 2 min
Wilfred Owen - War Poet - Killed 4th November 1918 #OTD
Wilfred Owen (1893-1918) - who was born in Oswestry on the Welsh borders, and brought up in Birkenhead and Shrewsbury - is widely...
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Simon Biggs
- Oct 21, 2018
- 3 min
Royal Marines at The Battle of Trafalgar - Death of Nelson - 21st October 1805
Lord Nelson's victory over the combined fleets at Trafalgar, the most decisive sea battle in British history. Ninety-three officers and...
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Simon Biggs
- Oct 1, 2018
- 4 min
Lieutenant-Colonel 'Pug' Davis - founding father of the Special Boat Service, and won a DSC
Lieutenant-Colonel "Pug" Davis (1923 - 2011 aged 87), was the founding father of the Special Boat Service, and won a DSC for a daring...
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